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Akakan Umoh The Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare has warned against “trial by media,” insisting that it is the court that determines a defendant is guilty, not the Police, social media or conventional mass media. Azare made the call on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while presenting a paper entitled: The Role of the Media in the Administration of Justice: Towards Effective Crime and Court Reporting at a symposium organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, in collaboration with the Akwa Ibom Judiciary for journalists at the NUJ Press Centre, Uyo. The…

Aniefiok Christopher The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has accused the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, of obtaining loans without the approval of the National Assembly. Speaking on Channels TV recently, the senator said she had raised concerns with the Senate leadership over the FCT minister’s borrowings. “I have never seen Wike come to the national assembly and before the senate to ask for approval of anything,” she said. Kingibe said FCT budgets are usually presented to the Senate through the relevant committee for consideration before being approved by the upper legislative chamber. Also read: Wike Reminds…

Aniefiok Christopher Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has kicked against the establishment of ranches without the agreement of his administration and the people. This follows federal government’s plans to rehabilitate grazing reserves and establish modern ranching settlements in six areas identified as major conflict flashpoints nationwide. After the meeting with President Bola Tinubu, Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha while addressing journalists, had on August 11, identified Adamawa, Kaduna, Benue, Plateau, and Nasarawa states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as priority areas for the intervention because of their history of farmers-herders conflicts. Yoruba Leaders Reject Ceding Their…

Edi Umoh Country music icon, Dolly Parton, whose career spanned music, TV and film, and included 11 Grammys and inductions into the Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, has passed on at 80. “My name is Brin Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” Seaver said in a video. “This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future…

… Akwa Ibom Integrated Trade and Technology (AITTTF) is bold shift to innovation … a policy Blueprint for Transitioning from Traditional Handiwork to the Digital & Green Economy Prince Ukpong Idiong Jr and Ekerete Umoren Preamble: The gradual disappearance of practical education from our basic school system presents an urgent economic vulnerability. However, merely restoring the traditional crafts we once knew as handwork is insufficient. The nature of work has evolved, and our policy must reflect this reality. Crucially, we must acknowledge a stark economic baseline: Akwa Ibom currently possesses a minimal manufacturing base. Therefore, an updated educational framework cannot…

Akakan Umoh Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio has felicitated the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria and across the world on the occasion of Eid el Maulud, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). In a congratulatory message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Senator Akpabio described the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet as a timeless example of compassion, tolerance, humility, and service to humanity. “As we commemorate this sacred day, I urge our Muslim brothers and sisters to reflect on the virtues of the Prophet and to offer special prayers for…

Akakan Umoh  Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare has called on Nigerian youths to reject political thuggery, cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, electoral violence, vandalism and other forms of criminality, while embracing peace, responsible citizenship and positive nation-building. Speaking at the commemoration of International Youth Day 2026 National Youth Leadership & Security Initiative held at the state Police Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, CP Azare, said although young Nigerians come from different backgrounds and circumstances, they share common aspirations for education, employment, security, justice, equal opportunity and a better future. The Commissioner urged youths to embrace the…

Aniefiok Christopher As electioneering campaign for the 2027 elections kicked off nationwide last Wednesday, the Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi has declared that ‘‘A new Nigeria is possible,’’ urging his party members and supporters to remain united, peaceful and focused. The declaration came in the face of economic, security and corruption challenges, among others confronting the country. Obi, who addressed his supporters in Uyo on Saturday after attending the funeral service of the late Elder Etim Umoh in Oron, a retired Director of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), reiterated the message of hope and possibility…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Friday, hailed President Bola Tinubu, for giving approval on a Bill establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Obio Akpa in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Akpabio expressed thanks to Tinubu at the funeral service of the former Majority Leader of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly from 1999-2003, Hon.(Elder) Imo Akpan Ibokette. Speaking at the service held at the Abak International Nursery/Primary School in Abak Local Government Area and conducted by The Apostolic Church Nigeria, he also lauded Governor Umo Eno, for promptly releasing Obio Akpa campus of the Akwa…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), South-South Zone and Association of Niger Delta Online Publishers (ANDOP) are set to mount political debates for candidates contesting the 2027 elections across the region. The commitment was extracted when the Board of Trustees of ANDOP paid a courtesy visit on the Vice President, South-South Zone of the NUJ, Opaka Dokubo, at his office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The visit was aimed at formally introducing the association to the NUJ zonal leadership and briefing Dokubo on the proposed collaboration between both organisations to mount debates for candidates of various political parties ahead of…