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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Akwa Ibom State Council has called off the planned industrial action expected to commence on Monday, 15 September, 2025 over non- implementation of 32 per cent pension arrears to pensioners in the state. However, the congress has given the state government a 21-days’ ultimatum to give room for healthy discussions aimed at resolving the matters. This was contained a communiqué issued at the end of emergency State Executive Council (SEC) Meeting of the NLC held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Workers’ Solidarity Centre, Atan Offot, Uyo and signed by the Chairperson of NLC, Akwa…

Akwa Ibom Police Command has begun manhunt for attackers of herders and burglary suspects in the state. ‘‘The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation and manhunt for a group of individuals involved in a conspiracy, assault, and stealing incident that occurred on September 11, 2025, in Etoi village, Uyo Local Government Area,’’ DSP Timfon John stated. John, the state Police Public Relations Officer in a press release dated September 13 said’’ At approximately 5:30PM on Thursday, September 11, 2025, police received a distress call from a man (name withheld) in Etoi village. The caller reported that…

Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci cooked a record-breaking amount of jollof rice on September 13, 2025, at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest pot of jollof rice. The event saw over 20,000 attendees, including celebrities and government officials, culminating in the serving of the giant pot of jollof to the public. Thousands gathered and watched the food influencer’s latest world record bid, after in 2023 holding the title for the longest cooking marathon – an exhausting 93 hours and 11 minutes, or nearly four days. Related news: Hilda Baci Gets Guinness…

A woman in has narrated a scary experience between her and suspected kidnappers in Akwa Ibom State that has shocked her followers.  The story reveals how suspected kidnapp£rs have now introduced a new method to trap their victims, alerting residents and visitors not to move carelessly, trust strangers easily and to always let someone know their whereabouts. Shared under the name: EstelleDeSouza on the Facebook, the married mum-of-one said she left her phone at home to run errands and was almost done with her errand when a man in a car stopped beside her to ask for directions. She said…

Akwa Ibom Governor Umo Eno said the era of energy insecurity in the state is over, describing electricity as the single most important driver of the State’s development agenda. This might not be disconnected from the collapse of  national grid that resulted in the megawatt (MW) generated dropping from 2,917.83 (MW) to 1.5 (MW) between 11 am and 12 pm on Wednesday with attendant blackout in Akwa Ibom. Speaking at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Akwa Ibom State Strategic Roundtable held in Abuja on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 before signing a Memorandum Of Understanding with the agency, Eno said…

A village Head from Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State is in police net over attempted murder of a woman. Chief Friday Jonah Umoren, the village head of Ibagwa, who allegedly shot one, Unwana Effiong Friday Inyang, 32 years, in the head with a gun, is cooling his feet in the Akwa Ibom Police Command’s cell.  A press release dated September 9 and signed by DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State, said ‘‘On September 6, 2025, at approximately 2:30PM, operatives of the Command received a report of an attempted murder. You may wish…

Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime minister in 12 months.  Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him. Bayrou paid the price for what appeared to be a staggering political miscalculation, gambling that lawmakers would back his view that France must slash public spending to repair its debts. Instead, they seized on the vote that Bayrou called to gang up against the 74-year-old centrist who was appointed by Macron last December. Also read:…

An own goal by Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong and an equalizer from Calvin Bassey saw Nigeria held to a 1-1 draw in a crucial 2026 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in Bloemfontein on Tuesday. The Super Eagles’ failure to secure maximum points away to Bafana Bafana South Africa in Bloemfontein leaves Nigeria’s 2026 World Cup hopes hanging. With two matches left to play in the group, Nigeria are 6 points behind South Africa who are topping Group C with 17 points, while the Super Eagles are on 11 points alongside Benin Republic who have a match at hand.…

Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in four sets on Sunday to win the US Open, as loud boos — mixed with a smattering of cheers — greeted President Donald Trump at the final in New York. Earlier, world number one Aryna Sabalenka had overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch the fourth Grand Slam title of her career. The 22-year-old Alcaraz won 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to capture his second US Open crown and sixth Grand Slam title, avenging his lone defeat in a major final by…

Operatives of Akwa ibom Police Command have neutralised robbery attempt and arrested a suspect in Ikot Ekpene of the state. This was as the command recovered several suspected stolen items from a driver along Abak Road in Uyo. A press release dated September 7, 2025 and signed by DSP Timfon John, the Police Public Relations in the state ‘‘On September 2, 2025, at approximately 0012 hours, operatives of the Command received a distress call reporting an attempted armed robbery in Abiakpo Ntak Inyang village, Ikot Ekpene LGA. ‘‘The report, received from a concerned citizen, stated that two residents, (names withheld)…