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In a bid to enhance empowerment of the womenfolk, Abak Local Government Council in Akwa Ibom State plans to establish palm oil mills in the 12 electoral wards in the area. Speaking in an interview with some journalists, the Chairman of Abak, Mrs Ime Effiong Charles said this would help the people mainly the women who deal in oil palm business from the area traditionally known as the palm oil belt region. In addition, she pledged to grade some rural roads in the 12 wards of the area for easy evacuation of agricultural products to urban cities for sale. Related…

Aniefiok Christopher  A retired Court of Appeal Judge,  Justice Ita Mbaba, has recounted harrowing experiences punctuated by suffering and hardship after losing his parents as a teenager. Mbaba who retired from Asaba Judicial Division of the court after attaining the mandatory 70 years retirement age at the Bench recalled that the loss of his parents almost deprived him of having a formal education at the formative age. Apart from becoming a Lawyer and climbing the rung of legal profession to become a State High Judge and Court of Appeal Judge, Mbaba has written 20 books and many poems. He hails…

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has announced the passing of her father into eternity. Her father, Elder Lawrence Jonathan Edo Ekim was from Awa Iman Ward 1 in Onna Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State. Grieving the loss on her Instagram page on Monday evening, the actress described the deceased as her greatest cheerleader and first love. She noted that her late father would forever remain in her heart. “This post has been the hardest to make… I have lost my greatest cheerleader… My Beloved Father, My first Love.. The Heavens have gained an Angel. You will forever remain in…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has told new members of the State Executive Council “This is not a War Cabinet but a Delivery Cabinet.’’ Eno, who gave the advice after inaugurating a 27-man cabinet to further his administration’s blueprint, reminded them that he was not constituting a cabinet for war, but one to build bridges of peace and deliver to the people the dividends of democracy. The Governor charged the EXCO members to brace up for hard work, collaboration and unity of purpose towards adequate interpretation and actualization of the ARISE Agenda. Also read Akwa Ibom Commissioner, Special…

An Akwa Ibom girl, who dreaded road accident and kidnapping, later died in an auto crash on her way to Ebonyi State NYSC orientation, her family revealed. Grace Afangideh, a prospective Corps member from Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state (?) had boarded a flight from Lagos to Enugu with plan to complete the remaining part of her journey to the camp by road. Unfortunately, the 25-year-old met her untimely d3ath in the auto crash at Amenu community in Okposi of Ebonyi State on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Also read Fire Sends 30 to early graves in Ondo…

No fewer than 158 persons were on Saturday docked by the Environmental Sanitation Court for flouting the monthly clean-up exercise laws in Uyo, the state capital. The suspects were apprehended by the task force teams deployed to various locations during the exercise which lasted from 7 a.m to 10 a.m. A widely publicised notice dated February 18, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah, had imposed restriction of movement during the environmental sanitation exercise. The notice urged residents and commuters passing through the state to comply with the directive in the collective effort to…

All is set for the swearing in of the confirmed 27 Commissioner, Special Adviser-nominees by Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Monday, February 24. The venue is Government House Banquet Hall, Uyo at 11 a.m, a press release signed by Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah shows. Recall that Governor Eno had forwarded the names to Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on February 10 through an official letter to the Speaker, Udeme Otong, for confirmation. In the letter, the governor invoked Section 192(2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), seeking legislative approval for the appointments. Related…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dared Federal Government might and won the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the 30 local government areas of Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. The commission defied warnings by the police and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to put the poll on hold. Also read: Power to control Osun soul continues as APC Plans to Boycott LG elections  The commission relied on a judgement of the Osun State High Court in Ilesa which ordered the electoral agency…

Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu has told Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that National Assembly is a place for serious business, not for theatrics following her confrontation with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio over the reassignment of her seat. The dispute arose on Thursday, after Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, refused to accept her new seat allocation. Citing Order 10 of the Senate standing rules, she insisted on protecting her privileges. The reshuffle followed the defection of some opposition members to the ruling party, leading to changes in seating arrangements. However, Akpoti-Uduaghan resisted the move, accusing the Senate leadership of attempting to suppress her voice. Also…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming local government elections scheduled for February 22, 2025. The decision was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) and signed by the APC Secretary, Alao Olabisi Kamoru. The APC explained that its withdrawal was prompted by a recent ruling from the Appeal Court in Akure, which it argued made the planned elections unnecessary and unlawful. The court’s judgment, referenced as Appeal No. CA/AK/270/2022, reinstated previously elected local government officials, thereby nullifying the vacancy of local council seats. In the…