Month: August 2025

GOV ENO TO FLAG OFF TREE CROP REVOLUTION IN A’IBOM

… plans ₦1 billion grant per LGA in 2026 In line with the agricultural revolution component of the ARISE Agenda, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced plans to kick-start an unprecedented oil palm tree planting revolution in…

IBENO BLOWS HOT: EPU Must Stop Meddling In Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve, Our Ancestral Land Is Not For Sale

Ibeno socio-cultural group in Akwa Ibom, Akwaha Esop Ndito Ibeno World-wide has come out swinging against Ekid People’s Union (EPU), describing their recent statement on Stubbs Creek Forest Reserve as a cocktail of lies, desperation, and mischief calculated to stir…

APC Blasts Fake “APC Stalwarts”, Dismisses Baseless Smear Campaign Against Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has rebutted malicious, fabricated and cowardly smear campaign targeted at the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Obongemem Ekperikpe Ekpo. In a strongly worded statement issued by its State Publicity…

Saviour Peter Udoh Elevated As Substantive GM, AK-RUWASA, Tasks Ahead on Rural Water Reforms

UYO – The Akwa Ibom State Government has officially confirmed Mr. Saviour Peter Udoh as the substantive General Manager of the Akwa Ibom State Rural Water and Sanitation Agency (AK-RUWASA), elevating him from his previous position as Acting General Manager….

Akwa Ibom APC Hails Usoro Akpabio’s Appointment as Pioneer MD/CEO of SSDC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has congratulated Ms. Usoro Akpabio on her inauguration as the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the South South Development Commission (SSDC). In a statement signed by the State Chairman, Obong…

Ebong, Akpabio Take Oath as South South Development Commission Inauguration Ends in Praises

The swearing-in of Dr. Nkereuwem Christopher Ebong as Commissioner representing Akwa Ibom State on the board of South-South Development Commission (SSDC) and Ms. Usoro Akpabio as Managing Director has been described as an inspiring milestone that ended in songs of…

Akwa Ibom Unveils Logo, Sets Date for Maiden State Sports Festival 2025

UYO – Akwa Ibom State Government has announced plans to host the first-ever Akwa Ibom Sports Festival with a firm commitment to use sports as a driver for unity, talent discovery, and tourism promotion in the state. Speaking at a…

Nigerian Monarch Jailed in U.S. Over COVID-19 Fraud

A traditional ruler (Apetu) of Ipetumodu in Osun State, South West Ngeria, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede has been sentenced to 56 months (4 years, 8 months) in prison by the U.S. District Court on Tuesday. He holds dual U.S. and…

SPOTLIGHT: South-South Development Commission’s New Board Set to Drive Regional Transformation

The newly constituted board of the South-South Development Commission (SSDC), being inaugurated today in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city raises high expectations of a fresh era of socio-economic transformation for the region. With a mandate to tackle infrastructural decay, environmental degradation,…

Governor Otu’s CoS Launches Citizen Engagement Forum to Drive Inclusive Development

CALABAR – In a decisive move to deepen citizen participation and accelerate development, Chief (Dr.) Emmanuel Ironbar, Chief of Staff to Governor Bassey Otu, officially inaugurated the executive members of the Cross River State Consultative Forum. The new socio-political group…