The Akwa Ibom State Government has disclosed that it has spent over N208.16 billion on roads and other infrastructural projects since Governor Umo Eno assumed office on 29th of May 2023. The Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Prof. Eno Ibanga, made the revelation during a press briefing in Uyo, the state capital, on Sunday. He was accompanied by the …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested nine suspected smugglers in connection with illegal dealings in petroleum products and impounded three trucks conveying 135,000 litres of the products in Akwa Ibom. The state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Eluyemi Eluwade, disclosed this while briefing journalists on Saturday at the command headquarters in Uyo. Eluwade …

Staff members of the Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP), on Friday. commenced a seven-day warning strike with a protest walk around the school premises to press for their demands. The workers, who began the protest after a brief congress held at …

On a serene Tuesday morning, 21 May, my phone buzzed with a WhatsApp message that instantly warmed my heart. It was from the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno a man I consider both a brother and a friend. His invitation to celebrate his first year in office thanksgiving service was an opportunity I eagerly embraced, driven by …

Residents of Atiku Abubakar Way in Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom, woke up early Tuesday morning to behold the tragic incident involving the alleged murder of a girl (name withheld ) by her lover simply identified as Elisha, a 25-year-old man. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 7 am in a residential compound near the popular Beaulah International …

Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has unveiled a free food package for poor residents of the state. The initiative will be executed under the state’s palliative scheme through the newly launched Bulk Purchase Agency (BPA). Eno said the BPA is deliberately targeted at the less privileged residents who are captured in the social register (SR) for free food items. …

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has floated a social welfare programme tagged ‘ARISE initiative’ aimed at supporting the elderly people across the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Mr Ekerette Udoh. According to the CPS, the governor  launched the programme on Sunday at the All …

One single thread links Umo Eno, self-styled pastor governor of Akwa Ibom State, his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel and Felix Houphouet-Boigny. It is the religious bigotry and senselessness behind the Akwa Ibom International Worship Centre and the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. While Eno and Udom constructed a worship centre said to have gulped a frighteningly …

One Ulim Amos Udo of Udianga Enem village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has lost his life while trying to steal electric cables belonging to the community. It was gathered that the electric pole crashed with the suspected cable thief to the ground, killing him in the process. Community sources told Newsmen on Sunday that the …

The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service has shut down three banks for their alleged failure to remit outstanding tax liabilities of N228.6 million to the state government. The banks were shut down on Thursday during an exercise conducted by the board’s Enforcement and Recovery Department, following an order of Notice of Distrain from the Akwa Ibom State High Court, …