By ETIM ETIM From my observation, many PDP members in Akwa Ibom State have been seriously troubled by the movement of Gov. Eno into the APC. The symptoms of these…
By ETIM ETIM Since Gov. Umo Eno defected from the PDP to APC in June, the few remnants in the PDP have presented severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…
The memory of the late First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Patience Umo Eno, was celebrated on Friday, September 26, 2025, as Governor Umo Eno and his family hosted…
Fellow Akwa Ibomites. 1. I come to you this morning full of gratitude to God and to you my dear people for the great journey of purpose we have collectively…
… targets 2034 to achieve quality power for all The 2-day Electricity Summit convened by the Akwa Ibom State Government has ended with Governor Umo Eno disclosing plans to set…
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly committee on health has called on the Ministry of Health and the Hospitals Management Board, to take immediate disciplinary action against medical…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said hospitality facilities belonging to the state government would no longer be run at a loss, under his administration. Governor Eno gave…
Comfort Isaac The Nigerian Medical Association Akwa Ibom State chapter has threatened to call up members working in Ibom Multi-Specialist hospital and St Luke’s hospital in the state, if the…
By Aniekan Umanah At exactly 4:05 p.m., the convoy of Governor Umo Eno rolled into the sprawling ARISE Resort , a bold tourism project rising from what was once a…
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has announced that he has waded into the dispute between Ibom Air, the state-owned airline, and Ms Comfort Emmanson, a…
By ETIM ETIM I watched the Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency Town Square meeting on TV yesterday and was surprised to hear Gov. Umo Eno announce that some of his political appointees…
Comfort Isaac Host communities of Sterling Petrochemical and Fertilizer Limited, SPFL, in Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Mboho Ikot Abasi, have appealed to Governor Umo Eno and the…
By Aniekan Umanah Open governance is more than a political buzzword. It is a deliberate philosophy of transparency, accountability, and citizen participation , a belief that leadership should not merely…
By Comfort Isaac At the South-South stakeholders’ meeting of APC in Benin in July, the star attraction was not the beautiful speeches of the governors or the flamboyant costumes of…
By ETIM ETIM Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has stated that he has no quarrel with some PDP members who did not decamp to APC with him; and…
ETIM ETIM It is a rare sight in this country for officials to submit themselves to unpaid-for media interviews, and more uncommon for a governor to open himself up for…
By ETIM ETIM Less than two months after he joined the APC, Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has pledged to build a new secretariat for the party in…
By ETIM ETIM Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ekem Emmanuel John has confirmed that although the State government is planning to establish a world-class 350-bed hospital in Uyo,…
Comfort Isaac The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced plans to shut down health facilities in the state that employ unqualified workers. This decision aims to ensure that healthcare services…
Comfort Isaac The Executive Power Transition Bill has passed second reading at the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly. The bill, titled “A Bill for a law to provide for…
…appoints Effiong Johnson as Acting Leader Rt. Hon. Udeme Otong, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, has announced that 24 out of the 26 members of…
Comfort Isaac As Nigeria celebrates June 12 as its Democracy Day, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has eulogized past leaders in the state for upholding the…
By ETIM ETIM Elder statesman, Chief Nduese Essien, has just issued a well-written press statement on the recent defection of Gov. Eno to APC, and I think I should contribute…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Wednesday continued his empowerment drive, with the financial grants of 250 million naira and vehicle donations to 540 beneficiaries from Ikot Abasi,…
Comfort Isaac Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno has reacted to the viral family video where one of his daughters, Jane was seen speaking about the death of…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has declared peace and unity as the greatest enablers of progress under his administration, asserting that without the prevailing atmosphere of harmony,…
By ETIM ETIM The decision of the Umo Eno administration to complete the long-abandoned 200-room hotel and a 5,000-capacity convention centre at the Tropicana complex in Uyo is a clear…
Comfort Isaac As the realisation of Ibom Deep Seaport and the larger Ibom Industrial City, ICC, is on top gear, the Akwa Ibom State government has urged its citizens to…
– Gov. Umo Eno’s Two Hours of Vision and Detail at ARISE Resort By Aniekan Umanah ———————————— Dateline :Tuesday, May 13, 2025. It had already been a day of solemn…
It was another rain of empowerments as 677 people in Itu and Ibiono Ibom local government areas smiled home with cash, working kits and vehicles at the ongoing Town Square…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will commence the construction of key projects in the state as part of activities to mark his second anniversary in office. Some of…
– Say Payment of N78 billion backlog of Entitlements Unprecedented – In a remarkable show of unity and appreciation, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
293 indigenes of Ukanafun and Oruk Anam Local Government Areas smiled home on Tuesday with sundry support schemes ranging from cash grants to equipment for business support and vehicles. The…
Patrick Ekpoh The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has pledged that the National Assembly will give the necessary legislative backing for the review of outdated laws to promote police reforms and…
The Akwa Ibom Unity Forum (AUF), a bipartisan coalition of prominent sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State, has issued a heartfelt appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging federal…
Patrick Ekpoh Affiliate bodies of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Akwa Ibom State chapter—including the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) and the Association of Specialists Medical and…
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.…
…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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
By ETIM ETIM It was yet another day of honour for Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday as Leadership newspaper bestowed the Governor of the Year Award for 2024 on Gov.…
Patrick Ekpoh Akwa Ibom State governor, Umo Eno, has again restated his administration’s zero tolerance to excuses, warning that his administration will no accept any failure on the part of…
– Splashes N355m on Oro Farmers, Entreprenuers Akwa Ibom State Governor. Pastor Umo Eno has revealed that all is now set for construction work to begin at the Ibom Deep…
