APC Homecoming: How Gov. Eno is rebuilding party for 2027
By ETIM ETIM By the time Gov. Umo Eno joined APC in June, the Akwa Ibom branch of the party was a disparate and disenchanted group of people that were…
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Individual Contributions and Community Development
By ETIM ETIM One morning early this year, I was at a barber’s shop in Shelter Afrique estate when a 10-year-old boy hawking stewed beef sauntered into the premises. ‘’Why…
AKSU Secures NUC Approval to Commence Law Faculty
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the Faculty of Law at Akwa Ibom State University. The decision follows a resource verification visit conducted by the regulatory…
A funeral as a celebration: Shettima, Egbetokun, Obaigbena in Akwa Ibom as CBN Deputy Governor buries mother
By ETIM ETIM What manner of a funeral event would bring Vice President Kashim Shetima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Prince Nduka Obaigbena, Chairman of Thisday & Arise News group; Inspector…
Gov. Eno visits Rev. Uma Ukpai’s family
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Monday night cut short the State Executive Council meeting to personally lead members of the Council on a condolence visit to the…
How to cope as an Opposition politician in Akwa Ibom State: an eyewitness’ perspectives
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…
For how long shall we ignore Akwa Ibom PDP?
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).…
Gov. Eno, Akpabio, Uzodinma, Others Honour Late First Lady, Patience Umo Eno, at Memorial
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…
BEING THE TEXT OF THE BROADCAST SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PASTOR UMO ENO, Ph.D, GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE MARKING THE STATE’S 38TH ANNIVERSARY – SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
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…
Akwa Ibom govt to establish Electricity Regulatory Commission, Electrification Agency
… 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…
Pregnant Woman’s Death: Akwa Ibom Assembly demands disciplinary action against on-duty medical personnel
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…
We’ll not run Ibom Hotels at a loss again – Gov. Umo Eno
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…
Doctors threaten to withdraw services in Ibom Specialty, St Luke’s hospitals over poor welfare
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…
ARISE Resort Sets December 2025 Opening
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…
Gov. Eno speaks on Comfort Emmanson-Ibom Air controversy
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…
A message to political appointees in Akwa Ibom State
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…
Call SPFL to order – Host communities beg Akwa Ibom, FG
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…
REMINISCENCE: How Gov. Umo Eno Brought Governance to the Village Square
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…
Ekemini Theatre Troupe: versatility, brilliance and youthful energy
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…
Umo Eno: I have no quarrel with those who did not defect with me
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…
Good Governance and importance of Public scrutiny
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…
Gov. Eno to build new secretariat for APC
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…
Government is not abandoning Ibom Specialty Hospital, says Health Commissioner
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,…
Akwa Ibom govt to shutdown health facilities employing unqualified personnel
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…
Executive Power Transition Bill passes second reading in Akwa Ibom House of Assembly
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…
Defection: AKHA Speaker announces 24 lawmakers have Joined APC
…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…
June 12: Gov Eno gives credence to former leaders, sues for unity in Akwa Ibom
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…
Did Gov Umo Eno compel anybody to defect with him?
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 empowerment: 540 Beneficiaries receive N250 million, nine vehicles
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,…
“My family is intact,” Gov Eno reacts to trending family video
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…
Gov. Eno: Our Progress is Powered by Peace
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,…
Tropicana Complex: Exemplary leadership of Gov. Umo Eno
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…
Ibom Deep Seaport: Akwa Ibom govt tasks indigenes to position selves for opportunities
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…
ARISE RESORT: There’s something for everyone
– 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…
GOV ENO DOLES OUT N303M, VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, TO 677 BENEFICIARIES, PLEDGES MORE AT ITU/IBIONO TOWN SQUARE MEETING
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…
Second Anniversary: Gov Eno to flag off key projects
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…
Akwa Ibom NLC, TUC pass vote of confidence on Gov. Eno
– 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)…
Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Town Square briefing: 293 Beneficiaries cart home Cash grants, Vehicles, Equipments
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…
National Assembly pledges to support review of outdated laws
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…
Prominent Akwa Ibom citizens Appeal to President Tinubu for Intervention on Key State Projects
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…
Medical professionals Begin Indefinite Strike in Akwa Ibom
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…