Tinubu returns to a Nation on edge
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria Monday night after a 19-day trip to France and the United Kingdom, stepping into a country that has grown increasingly anxious…
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Pope Francis (1936 – 2025)
by Reuben Abati Pope Francis who died yesterday morning, April 21, at the age of 88 was a trailblazer in more than one respect and definitely one of the most…
Gov. Eno: I have fulfilled my promise to unite Akwa Ibom people
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has reaffirmed his unwavering commitment to unity and reconciliation across the state, declaring that the sustenance of peace far outweighs any political interest.…
Expert: Trump Wants to Dismantle WTO
A Professor of Economics and former Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Mike Idi Obadan, has stated that the current tariff war, which…
Report: Manufacturing Investment Fell by 35. Percent in 2024
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in its “MAN Economic Review Second Half 2024,” has said that real manufacturing investment fell by 35.3 percent year-on-year to N658.81 billion in 2024.…
CPPE Kicks Against RMRDC’s Bill on 30% Processing of Local Raw Materials Before Export
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has kicked against the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Bill currently before the National Assembly, which proposed that no…
Police rescue two day old baby sold by mother, grandmother for N800,000
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State Police command said it has rescued a two day old baby allegedly sold by mother, Blessing Walter and grandmother Grace Walter in Oron local government…
Bakare: Nigeria Democracy Degenerating into Tyranny
The Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has declared that Nigeria’s democracy is in a decent into tyranny under the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
Trump to downgrade diplomatic relations with Africa
By Edward Wong New York Times A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting…
The wages of presidential subterfuge
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On the evening of 5 April 2012, the prime-time bulletin on the television news of the Malawi Broacasting Corporation (MBC), announced to the country that the…
Easter: EFCC chairman, Olukoyede charges christians on rededication to anti-graft values
Comfort Isaac The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has encouraged Christians to reflect on the lessons of Easter season and rededicate themselves…
In a stirring Easter message, Kukah asks Tinubu to rescue Nigerians from hunger, insecurity and anguish
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has asked President Tinubu to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians and restore hope and peace to the nation. In his 2025 Easter…
Murder: NPF completes extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo alias “Killaboi” to face Charges.
As IGP Appreciates AGF, INTERPOL, Assures of Diligent Prosecution The Nigeria Police Force has successfully completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, male, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha,…
Umo Eno, Tinubu and the 2027 election
By ETIM ETIM The most topical political issue this Easter weekend is Gov. Umo Eno’s public endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term and the discussions it’s generated across…
Sports Festival: Akwa Ibom govt sets up committee to review performance
Comfort Isaac Barely one week after the Niger Delta Sports Festival which was held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State; the State Ministry of Sports has announced plans to set up…
NIIA Report: U S. Tariff Hike to Disadvantage SME Exporters, Hit Nigeria’s Macro-Economic Stability
A report by the Nigerian Institute of International Affair (NIIA) has declared that the hike in tariffs by the United States of America would hit Nigerian agricultural and manufacturing SMEs…
LCCI: U.S. Tariff War Threatens Nigeria’s N323.96 billon non-oil, non-energy exports to USA
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has said that the ongoing trade war between the United States of America and the rest of threat to Nigeria’s N323.96 billion…
Ambition vs. Strategy: Can the opposition overcome Its divisions before 2027?
Isaac Samuel When former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently restated his conviction that only a broad-based coalition could defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027, he was not merely issuing a…
GOV Eno doles out N260 million to 655 beneficiaries in Ikot Ekpene
…gets 2nd Term Nod from Senate President, Stakeholders A total of 655 entrepreneurs, including farmers and small-scale business owners in Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency, have received business support grants totaling…
PTDF laments continued retention of trained Nigerian scholars in foreign countries
Patrick Ekpoh Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has expressed concern that most of its trained personnel have failed to return to the country after they’ve completed their studies. The commonest…
Gov. Eno: Fiscal discipline, revenue diversification critical for sustainable development
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has emphasized on the need for states and local governments to embrace fiscal discipline and revenue diversification to achieve sustainable development. The Governor…
Rivers State government: Fubara not summoned by Sole Administrator
Rivers State government has debunked a social media post claiming that the Interim Administrator, Vice Admiral IbokEtte Ibas has summoned the suspended governor, Sim Fubara, and his deputy to appear…
Nigeria Charts Path to Transitioning to Less Carbon Economy
Nigeria is demonstrating commitment to addressing climate change, promoting sustainable economic growth by encouraging the development of a Just Transition Guidelines for the country in line with Paris Agreement. This…
Leaders of defunct CPC pledge support for Tinubu
Isaac Samuel Prominent members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the legacy parties that merged to form the All Progressives Congress (APC), have pledged their loyalty…
Preparations for next census heighten
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census on Wednesday. The committee will submit an interim report within three weeks, according to…
Access Holdings Records 88% Growth in Gross Earnings to N4.878 Trillion
Access Holdings PLC, a leading African financial services group, has announced its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024. The Group delivered 88% year-on-year growth in…
Gov Eno to host town square meeting in Ikot Ekpene
Governor Umo Eno will host the next edition of the ARISE Town Square Meeting and Empowerment Series on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium. This significant…
Easter Festivity: Pernod Ricard, FRSC, NDLEA, Others Campaign for Road Safety
With few days to the commencement of Easter festivities, the Pernod Ricard Nigeria has collaborated with the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Nigeria Drug Law…
MAN: U.S. Tariff Hike Will Undermine Nigeria’s Industrialisation, Wipe Out N2trn from Nigeria’ Agricultural Exports
… Wipe Out N2trn from Nigeria’ Agricultural Exports The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has stated that the 14 per cent tariff imposed on Nigerian exports to the United States…
President flags off Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday flagged off the construction of the 65KM, three-lane dual carriageway, linking Akwa Ibom and Cross River State. The road is part of the 750KM…
PDP in crisis: Anyanwu responds to Governors
The National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu has called on the PDP Governors forum to immediately reverse the draconian resolution on the appointment of…
The Vice President’s visit to Uyo
By ETIM ETIM Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Akwa Ibom on Monday to launch the second phase of the federal government’s National Human Capital Development programme (HCD); but the visit…
Speaker Abbas inaugurates 21-member committee to assume Rivers Assembly functions
Isaac Samuel Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad-hoc committee mandated to provide legislative oversight on the administration of Rivers State during the ongoing…
Administrator Wants NBA to Refund River’s N300m Donation
NBA: No, it’s ‘unconditional gift’ The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete Ibas, has asked the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to return the N300 million that was given…
Peter Obi issues statement on controversial visit to Benue
Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has explained the circumstances that led to his being barred from visiting Benue State by Gov. Allia. Obi…
Nigeria Signs ECOWAS Tariff Offer to Advance AfCFTA’s Implementation
Nigeria has officially gazetted and transmitted to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Schedule of Tariff Offers for Trade in Goods…
I Took Over Dysfunctional Zamfara State
The Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Dauda Lawal , has said that Zamfara was a dysfunctional state when his administration started in 2023. Lawal added that his predecessor, former Governor…
EFCC arrests 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has apprehended 17 suspected internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement…
Alleged N1.38bn fraud: EFCC presents first witness against ex-Psquare manager
By Comfort Isaac The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 14, 2025, presented its first prosecution witness,…
Our party won’t join any coalition ahead of 2027, say PDP governors
Isaac Samuel Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday ruled out the possibility of the party entering into any merger or coalition with others ahead…
Democratic Republic of Congo: Contradictions, agony and implications for pan Africanism
By ETIM ETIM Although the rest of Africa seems to have forgotten about the crisis and wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some scholars, intellectuals and thinkers from…
SEC bans operation of non-registered Digital Security, FX Exchanges
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared that it is illegal under the Investment and Securities Act (ISA 2025) for anyone to operate digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange…
Final year student slumps, dies at Akwa Ibom Polytechnic
Comfort Isaac It was a bleak weekend for the students of Journalism and Media Studies of Akwa Ibom Polytechnic as they lost one of their final year Higher National Diploma…
Courting the General: Why Kaduna is now the road to 2027
Isaac Samuel A silent political pilgrimage is underway. One that leads not to Mecca or Jerusalem but to Kaduna, the quiet compound of former President Muhammadu Buhari. There, behind closed…
From ravine to a golf resort
Patrick Ekpoh explores how AKSG is fast turning a gully erosion site into a leisure and recreational centre There is a huge construction project in the heart of Uyo that…
10 jostle for Uniuyo VC position as professor Ndaeyo’s tenure ends December
Patrick Ekpoh No fewer than 10 professors have signified interest in becoming the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, as the incumbent, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo, completes his five-year…
Akwa Ibom govt debunks payment of N50,000 biz grant to all individuals
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State government has denied the claims that governor Umo Eno has begun the payment of N50,000 bussiness grant to all individuals in the state. The Chief…
FG Takes Tough Stance on Expatriate Quota Administration
The federal government has declared that it would introduce stricter measures to clean up the country’s administration of visa issuance and administration of expatriate quota administration. This was announced yesterday…
Tell your Papa: MRA slams NBC over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song
Comfort Isaac Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has tackled the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, over its recent ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song tagged, “Tell Your Papa.” The NBC had on April…
Akwa Ibom Government building partnership with UN
With the current challenges rocking oil production globally, the United Nations and the Akwa Ibom State Government are collaborating on programmes to help diversify the State’s economy through tourism and…