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Akwa Ibom Governor’s wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, has expressed concern over the increasing rate of the crimes caused by drug abuse in the society. According to her, the victims “resort to desperate measures to obtain drugs or to finance their addiction,” reiterating the commitment of the AKSDCC to regular sensitizations by members. The Governor’s wife stated this Tuesday, during a Town hall meeting to sensitise stakeholders and community leaders of Etinan Federal Constituency on the menace of drug abuse, held at Ikot Edibon, the Council Hall of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area. Decrying the negative effects of addiction to…

The 24 countries to trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded list of qualified teams. A breakdown of the qualified countries shows that 12 former AFCON champions, including three-time champions Nigeria will be on parade come January, 2024. Hosts, Cote d’Ivoire will be leading a strong West African contingent of 11 countries, including holders Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Guinea, Burkina Faso among others. Tanzania representing East Africa…

Construction of the dilapidated Ukpom Abak/Ediene Ikot Obio Imo Road cutting across many villages in Uyo and Abak Local Government Areas is underway. The road destroyed by heavy duty trucks that plied the Trunk C road during the construction of Ikot Oku Ikono Flyover has cut off the link with many villages and hospital and secondary school. The Chairman of Uyo Local Government Area, Dr. Uwemedimo Udo stated this during an interaction with Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA), as part of their annual engagements with relevant stakeholders to discuss matters pertaining to economic development and progression,…

Forty two companies/entities have been issued award letters after successful bidding for 49 Flare Sites during the 2022 Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) Auction process.  The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) that announced the outcome of the bidding exercise said 38 of the companies/entities have been awarded 40 Flare Sites for standalone single flare site development, while four are awarded nine sites to be developed as clusters. A press release issued by NUPRC management on Wednesday says ‘‘Reserve bidders’ status has also been accorded some companies for the corresponding flare sites in case the preferred bidders fail to…

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly appeared to be under pressure in withdrawing a Bill that would have compelled the 31 local government Councils’ Chairmen to live in their headquarters. The executive bill sent to the house for consideration and passage into law suffered heavy backlash from members of the public. Apart from some castigating the state governor for pushing for the passage of the bill, others picked bones in the governor’s action in not sending bill of financial autonomy to the house for passage. To the critics, they reasoned that it was unnecessary to have asked the chairmen who…

Nigeria loses foreign exchange and human capital in the process of her citizens attending schools in other countries, Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, said. Speaking at the opening of a three-day Workshop for Southern Zone Critique of the Zero Draft Minimum Standards Document for Senior Secondary Education in Nigeria held in Uyo on Wednesday, Eyakenyi  attributed the losses to poor management of the country’s education system. ‘‘Our children are now schooling in nearby African countries where education is better managed while some travel to far away Europe, America and Asia in search of globally acceptable quality of education.…

Speaker Kevin McCarthy Tuesday directed a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election. McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of the president’s son, Hunter Biden, from before the Democratic president took office. “These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives,” McCarthy, R-Calif., said outside the speaker’s office at the Capitol. “That’s why today I am directing our House committee to…

As a step towards achieving agricultural revolution by the present Akwa Ibom government, 31 youths of the State are to undergo training in the Songhai agricultural technology at Cotonou, Benin Republic. Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno, announced this while fielding questions from Government House Correspondents at Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo, upon his return to the state from an official trip. Eno said the youths after training are expected to replicate the Songhai Farm technology in the state and explore agricultural investment opportunities for the state. Also read:  Bring your enterpreneurial acumen to bear on Akwa Ibom- body urges Umo…

Delta, Akwa Ibom and Rivers States took the lion’s share of the N1.51 trillion statutory Federation Account Revenue Allocations (FARA) to the 36 states in the first six months of 2023, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) revealed on Sunday. It meant that the 36 states of the federation collected 34.5 per cent of the total N4.37 trillion shared by the three tiers of the government between January and June, 2023, the organisation stated. In all, NEITI noted that the states received about N817.79 billion from the N2.32 trillion total distributable allocations in the first quarter and N688.2 billion…

The Serbian is the first man to win three Grand Slam events in the same season four times, crowning his impending return to world number one in the most fitting of ways inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev in straight sets on Sunday to win his fourth US Open and a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, avenging his loss to the Russian in the final two years ago. The 36-year-old Djokovic won 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 to become the oldest men’s champion in New York in the Open era and match Margaret Court’s all-time mark for…