President Bola Tinubu. By: Maurice Ekong, Ph.D. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal. In the face of misleading narratives and half-truths surrounding the loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom State, I feel compelled to set the record straight. As someone who was deeply involved during this critical period, not only as…
By Dianabasi Effiong The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom has been told to provide the required leadership to checkmate the infiltration of the party by opposition elements in the State. The Executive Director, PDP Advocates for Peace and Justice (PAPAJ) Dr Tom FredFish, stated this on Friday in a statement in Uyo. FredFish…
One of the submerged farms. By Anietie Akpan Torrential rainfall has wreaked havoc in Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State destroying farmlands and houses worth millions of naira. The Cross River and its tributaries were dangerously overfilled thus sending the flood to farms and houses that have rampaged Ogoja, Yala and Bekwara Local Government…
By ltam Offor As part of initiatives to enhance rural infrastructure, improve access to essential services as well as strengthen emergency response, the State Legislature has recommended the procurement and distribution of outboard engines to riverine communities in Etung Local Government Area. The Legislators urged the State Government, through the Ministry of Transportation and Marine…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio . By: Ken Harries Esq In the kaleidoscopic turbulence of Nigerian politics, where discord often drowns out dialogue and egos flare like Harmattan wildfire, the 10th Senate under Senate President Godswill Akpabio has emerged as a lighthouse of stability, reform, and nation-building. Since its inauguration on 13 June 2023, following the…
President Bola Tinubu. By Anietie Akpan Indigenous displaced people of Bakassi in Cross River State have decried neglect and abandonment by the Federal Government of Nigeria 18 years after ceding the area to Cameroon. In a statement by the Indigenous Displaced People of Bakassi Communities (IDPBC), by Comrade Etim Bassey James, said they are “the…