Visiting Ibesikpo-Asutan
Across 30 LGAs in Akwa Ibom state, a similar event took place simultaneously this morning. It was the turning of the sod to mark the commencement of the construction of…
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The ARISE Palm Resort: a city within a city (Pics)
By ETIM ETIM A journalist friend of mine, Chijioke, came into Uyo on Friday from Port Harcourt and requested to visit The Arise Palm Resort and the Medical Corridor, two…
2027: Umo Eno’s political platform launched
….We must Build Akwa Ibom in Unity and Development – Gov. Umo Eno ….Ours is Political Movement to Deliver the APC with Impressive Margins- Uwem Okoko, President General ….Our Collective…
Akwa Ibom: Parties in early push for 2027 elections
By ETIM ETIM Political parties in Akwa Ibom State have commenced early preparations for the 2027 elections. APC in particular is setting off in ernest, signaling readiness to fend off…
Okobo LGA Takes the Spotlight Today at Christmas Unplugged 3.0
Today, Wednesday 24 December 2025, Okobo Local Government Area brings its rich cultural heritage to the Village Square at Christmas Unplugged 3.0. With the Offiom cultural performance leading the presentation,…
Obot Akara Day: A Historic Celebration of Culture and Community at Christmas Unplugged
By: Utitofon Morgan Today marks a significant moment in the calendar of Akwa Ibom’s cultural celebrations. On Tuesday, 23rd December 2025, Obot Akara Local Government Area steps into the spotlight…
Pastor Eno: The Slow, Steady Journey to the Mountain Top
By Essien Ndueso On December 18, 2025, the serene premises of the Prayer City, Mountain of Fire Ministries, Magboro, became the setting for a deeply reflective and inspiring moment as…
Keyamo: Akwa Ibom airport to be ready soon for international flights
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has commended Akwa Ibom State Government for its level of preparedness towards the scheduled take-off of International flights from the Victor…
A Cultural Doubleheader: Experience Ini and Itu’s Heritage This Tuesday at Christmas Unplugged
By: Utitofon Morgan This Tuesday, December 16th, the Village Square at Unity Park in Uyo transforms into a stage for a unique cultural journey. Day 16 of the Ibom Christmas…
Gov Eno Grants Automatic Employment to Once-Abandoned Girl Raised at Government Home
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, PhD, has approved the immediate employment of Miss Abigail Okon Edet, a young woman once abandoned at birth and raised in a…
Beyond the Stage: How Christmas Unplugged is Your Gateway to Experiencing Ikono LGA
By: Utitofon Morgan The Ibom Christmas Unplugged 3.0 festival is a magnificent celebration, offering a brilliant curated highlight of our state’s diverse heritage. For the discerning cultural tourist, it serves…
Experience the Heart of Annang Culture at Ika Day, Christmas Unplugged 3.0
By: Utitofon Morgan If you are looking for a cultural experience that goes beyond the ordinary, Ika Day at Christmas Unplugged 3.0 is the moment to mark on your calendar.…
Ibesikpo Asutan Day: A Powerful Display of Heritage at Christmas Unplugged 2025
By: Utitofon Morgan Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area brought life, colour, and deep cultural pride to the Christmas Unplugged Village Square on 9 December 2025. Their outing was not just…
A Cultural Experience You Cannot Miss: Christmas Unplugged in Akwa Ibom
Utitofon Morgan Every December, the city of Uyo transforms into a lively cultural hub through Christmas Unplugged, a festival that has become a defining attraction for visitors across Nigeria and…
Gov. Eno’s Encounter With Blind ‘Bartimaeus’ ChrisVic: A Testament To Faith And Compassion
By UduakAbasi Ikpat The story of Jesus healing Blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52) is a powerful testament to the transformative power of compassion and kindness. This miracle not only restored Bartimeus’…
SOUND AND FURY OVER “BAN” OF EKPO MASQUERADE IN AKWA IBOM
By Akpandem James Political scientists and historians broadly recognise that governing a democratic society comes with a distinct and often demanding set of challenges, frequently viewed as more complex than…
Akwa Ibom is best place to invest in, declares Alhaji Indimi
The Executive Chairman of Oriental Energy, Alhaji Mohammed Indimi OFR, has declared that Akwa Ibom State remains the best State for investments given the peace and security across the State…
GOV ENO SECURES INTERNATIONAL STATUS APPROVAL FOR VICTOR ATTAH AIRPORT
…International Flights Set to Resume in Uyo, First Quarter of 2026 Akwa Ibom State has achieved a historic milestone as the Federal Government has officially approved Victor Attah International Airport…
A Budget of Hope: Governor Eno’s N1.39trn Vision for Akwa Ibom’s Prosperity
By Uduakabasi Ikpatt The 2026 “People’s Budget of Expan5sion and Growth” presents a bold and comprehensive roadmap for sustainable development, with a clear focus on infrastructure, human capital, and economic…
Gov Umo Eno Presents N1.3 Trillion 2026 Budget Estimates to AKHA
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has presented a budget of N1,39 trillion for the the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Governor Eno made the…
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…
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…