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By Aniefiok Christopher Akwa Ibom Government has reiterated its commitment to prioritise quality of education in the state in line with the educational advancement thrust of the ARISE Agenda programme. Governor Umo Eno gave the assurance Tuesday during the grand-finale of the 2025 Children’s Day celebrations at Uyo Township Stadium on the theme “Stand up, Speak up: Building A Bullying-Free Generation” which, he said, was quite apt and timely. Speaking through the State Commissioner for Education, Prof Ubong Umoh, the Governor said Children’s Day is usually an avenue for the government to renew its efforts and commitment to the welfare…

By Aniefiok Christopher  A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain from Ward 9 in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has beckoned on the party’s leadership to put its house in order and shop for a strong contender from the South, to correct the misrule and hardship the APC-led federal government has brought upon Nigerians. Speaking during an exclusive chat with our correspondent, Engr Augustine Udoh said there is nothing special about the President Bola Tinubu administration, insisting that APC has nothing tangible to offer Nigerians apart from the current hardship being witnessed across the country. Udoh who is opposed…

By Uduak Iniodu A crossroad is that decisive point where a person must choose between diverging paths that is often uncertain, usually defining and sometimes perilous. For Pastor Umo Eno, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, the crossroad has become a sharp and unpredictable turn that could alter the political trajectory of the State for years to come.  The planned defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) places him at the heart of this moment staring down a path many describe as a high-stakes political gamble or a suicide mission. The emergence of Pastor Eno…

Editorial On May 27, 2025, the children of Akwa Ibom State joined their peers across Nigeria in celebrating Children’s Day. This year’s theme, “Tapping the Untapped Nature Treasure,” was both timely and profound. It called attention not only to the rich environmental resources that lie dormant across the state but also to the vast potentials embedded in every child. Nature’s wealth in Akwa Ibom is undeniable: lush mangrove forests, pristine beaches like Ibeno, rich biodiversity in the state’s wetlands, abundant agricultural products in the arable soil, and mineral resources especially crude oil beneath its soil. These are treasures in the…

Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle secured places in next season’s Champions League as Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy after a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday. A record-equalling 20th league title for Liverpool and relegation for Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton had long since been decided, leaving the focus of attention on the battle for European places. Liverpool and Arsenal had already secured their place in the Champions League by finishing in the top two, while Tottenham will join them after winning the Europa League on Wednesday. City ensured a disappointing…

The suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central is alleged to have ‘vanished’ from Nigeria through connecting flights, Straightnews gathers.  Though unconfirmed report links Natasha’s trip to United States of America, Dr. Sandra C. Duru, the US-based Lady and Media Scientist, seen as big pin in her throat, mocked the suspended Senator for ‘trying but failing woefully’’ to cause security agents to deport her to Imo State in Nigeria. Natasha’s exit came 24 hours after Nigerian Government dragged her to the Federal High Court, Abuja over defamatory remarks against the Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the former Governor of Kogi…

Hard-fighting Heartland FC have been relegated from the 2024/2025 Nigeria Professional League Football season despite beating Akwa United in their final league game of the season.  Akwa United’s hopes of staying up were dashed after a 2-1 defeat to Heartland FC at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri on Sunday. Despite a valiant effort under series of coaches during the course of the campaign, the Uyo team finished 18th with 44 points, joining Sunshine Stars and Lobi Stars in the drop zone- Nigeria National League. Also read Akwa United beat Niger Tornadoes to quit Relegation Zone Akwa United Thrash Kwara…

Akwa Ibom State Government has sent away Channels TV crew—a journalist and a cameraman—from the Government House Press Corp, Uyo, over the leakage of a video clip in which Governor Umo Eno confirmed his planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). At Government House State Executive Council’s meeting to review the status of the administration’s numerous projects, Mr Eno used the opportunity to bared his mind about his planned defection. Eno told his cabinet members to prepare their resignation letters if they were unwilling to defect with him to the APC. “We want our commissioners…

A former Niger Delta freedom fighter, Pastor Reuben Wilson, has urged Nigerians to support the Senate president, Senator Godswill Akpabio in the face of attacks against him by the suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. This is as Wilson has warned Natahsa against further distracting the Senate president, the National Assembly and indeed the federal government. Wilson, who is also the founder, Pastor Reuben Initiative for Good Leadership and Accountability (PRIFGLA), said Natasha’s alleged sexual harassment may have been a ploy to stop the senate from punishing her for disobeying the senate rules, adding that her activities and actions were…

U.S. President Donald Trump ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of white genocide and land seizures during a tense White House meeting. Trump’s action was reminiscent of his February ambush of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy. South Africa has one of the highest murder rates in the world, but the overwhelming majority of victims are Black. Ramaphosa had hoped to use Wednesday’s meeting to reset his country’s relationship with the U.S., after Trump canceled much-needed aid to South Africa, offered refuge to white minority Afrikaners, expelled the country’s ambassador and criticized its genocide court case against Israel. The South African president arrived prepared…