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…Restore Trade Education to Primary Schools  Prince Ukpong Idiong Jr A society that neglects practical education gradually weakens its capacity for innovation, industrialisation, and self-reliance. As Akwa Ibom State continues to invest in human capital development, restoring trade education at the Primary/Secondary school level should become a strategic priority rather than an afterthought. There was a time when handwork occupied a respected place within Nigeria’s Primary /Secondary education curriculum. Children learned practical skills that complemented classroom instruction and nurtured creativity, discipline, and self-confidence. Today, that culture has largely disappeared, leaving many young learners with limited opportunities to discover and develop…

Edi Umoh The Super Falcons have crashed out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after losing 1-0 to rivals Cameroon in a quarter-final match on Sunday.  With that, Nigeria have lost out on an automatic ticket to the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Myriam Nyadjou scored from a free kick to give Cameroon the surprise 1-0 quarter-final victory over Nigeria, the defending champions, in Casablanca on Sunday. The 19-year-old struck after 19 minutes, slamming a rising shot past the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and into the corner of the net. It was the first…

Press Release Christians in Akwa Ibom State have been urged not to be intimidated by opposition, conspiracies or life’s tribulations, saying only God can guarantee the safety, preservation and victory of His people. Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, gave the admonition on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when he ministered at All Nations Christian Ministry International, Eket, where he preached on the theme: My Shield. Drawing lessons from Psalm 3:1-3, Governor Eno, who is the Undershepherd of the church, said believers should not mistake seasons of adversity for evidence of God’s absence, noting that challenges and opposition are not necessarily…

Title: The Previous Hours of My Present Days Author: Emmanuel Thomas Abraham No. of Pages: 594 Publisher: Union Communications and Publications Limited, Ikeja, Lagos Reviewer: Israel Umoh The book, an inspiring autobiography, chronicles the author’s village, parentage/kinsman ship, role models, grueling childhood experiences, academic adventure, banking odyssey to becoming employer of labour through establishment of highly rated basic and secondary schools as well as a top-class tertiary institution. It is a collector’s item of a determined, young boy, who struggled from poverty in Mkpatak Village in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State  to becoming high-profile figure, through…

Aniefiok Christopher  In a renewed campaign against cultism, violent crimes, and other criminal activities across Akwa Ibom, the Police Command has arrested 10 suspected cultists and recovered a locally made pistol, dangerous weapons, charms, suspected cannabis sativa seeds, cult regalia, and other incriminating exhibits. A press statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, said ‘‘In one of the operations, on 4th August, 2026, at about 3:00 p.m., following credible intelligence and in furtherance of an ongoing investigation into cult-related activities, operatives of the Command swiftly mobilized to Akpautong Village, Esit Eket Local Government Area, where five suspected members of…

* WASCO moulded me to be what I am today * I am giving back to the school Israel umoh A member of Nigerian House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Unyime Idem has inaugurated the completed six-classroom storey building in his alma mater-  Western Annang Secondary Commercial School (WASCO) in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Dr. Idem, who inaugurated the classroom block worth millions of Naira on Saturday, August 8, said this was in addition to a two-classroom block he had built, furnished and handed over to the school. WASCO, a premier secondary school in the area established…

Edi Umoh Embattled FIFA President, Gianni Infantino has rejected calls to resign for now and apologised for the “mistakes” surrounding his controversial World Cup sell-off plan. This was as Uefa, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf, the regional federation for North America, Central America and the Caribbean were in solidarity with UEFA in planned boycott of FIFA’s tournaments. Infantino was forced to abandon his plans – namely to sell stakes in the World Cup and other Fifa tournaments to private investors – after public uproar last week, with Uefa confirming a boycott of Fifa events if the plan was voted…

Aniefiok Christopher Social media and tech giant Meta has been fined $567 million ( N773,767,890,000) by a court in the US state of New Mexico, with the money to be used to address harms caused to young people by its Instagram and Facebook platforms. The penalty is in addition to $375 million that Meta was ordered to pay in March as a result of a separate phase of the same court case. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of Santa Fe also ordered various changes to the way Meta’s platforms operate for children using them in New Mexico after ruling yesterday (6 August)…

Akakan Umoh In a tacit manner of evading the recent US Supreme Court’s ruling turning down his birthright citizenship opposition, President Donald Trump Thursday signed two Executive Orders. This is a new but narrower attempt to curtail birthright citizenship challenges the provision of the U.S. ​Constitution earlier rejected by the Supreme Court. Limiting birthright citizenship has been one of the top priorities in the Republican president’s crackdown on immigration, with the ‌White House taking particular aim at what it calls “birth tourism,” in which pregnant foreigners travel to the U.S. to give birth. Also read: Trump Ignores Supreme Court, Pushes…

Aniefiok Christopher The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested the manager of Mbiokporo Cemetery in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area, Elijah Edet and one Nsikak Effiong for exhuming a freshly buried corpse and stealing the casket.  The spokesperson for the command, DSP Timfon John, who stated this in a statement on Thursday, August 6, 2026, said the incident was uncovered on August 3 after a vigilant resident spotted two men transporting a casket on an unregistered motorcycle at night. In an attempt to evade arrest, one of the suspects, identified as Effiong Asuquo, fled the scene, while his accomplice, Nsikak…