Author: Benjamin Jimmy

-Coerces councilors, political office holders for endorsement In a desperate move to save his face from the wide rejection that greeted his political leadership ambition in Mkpat Enin local government area, Akwa Ibom Works Commissioner, Prof. Eno Ibanga has launched his allies on a mission to buy or forcefully obtain signatures from relevant stakeholders to support his political leadership. This is perceived to be a quick reaction on the part of Ibanga to the position taken by stakeholders of the area through a message issued by Mkpat Enin Unity Network and published in various reputable print and online mediums in…

A socio-political group, Mkpat Enin Unity Network has dismissed the selection of Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Prof. Eno Ibanga as Political Leader of Mkpat Enin local government area. In a release signed by Akpabio Ufot- Akpabio, National Coordinator; Barr. Ebute Ebute, General Secretary; Mr. Joe Akpan, Chapter Coordinator and Hon. Udoiyang Mbat, Dir. Pub. Affairs/ Media, the group expressed reservations in the process that led to the emergence of Eno Ibanga as political leader in the area. They recalled crisis that erupted in Mkpat Enin some years ago on the choice of a political leader, and advised purveyors…

Ibom Hall, IBB Avenue, Uyo, on Saturday, was ago as Akan Emah, a former Rotarian of Rotary International District 9142 was installed as the 7th Governor of the District. He is now DG Akan Emah. DG Emah is to lead the affairs of the District which comprises Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Abia, Anambra, Imo, Enugu and Ebonyi, for a period of one year. According to his citation, DG Emah had served in many clubs and District Committees in the then District 9140 and presently 9142. He is the Vice President of Rotary District 9141 and 9242 Alumni Association. He is…

Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Fedral Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has appealed to Federal and State Governments through their respective Ministries of Health, Information and the National Orientation Agency to intensify efforts in the fight against the viral Hepatitis. Hon. Etteh, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, stated this at the weekend during interaction with newsmen in Abuja while commemorating the 2023 World Hepatitis Day, themed “We Are Not Waiting.” He urged government to make the fight against the sickness effective by empowering communities to confront the challenge head-on…

As part of its mandate to interpret and extend programmes of government as well as support its realization, Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission (EARCOM), has taken a proactive step to strengthen Akwa Ibom Children Prayer Network ( AKC-PRAN), a prayer forum for children in primary schools across the state. Addressing the coordinators of the network who are also heads of various primary schools in the state, on Wednesday, at the headquarters of the commission, along Idoro Road, Uyo, EARCOM chairman, Dr. Dorothy Thompson, said the event was organized to interface with the coordinators and also encourage them to continue to…

The wife of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, on Saturday, urged youths in Akwa Ibom State to appreciate the crucial role entrepreneurship plays in transforming unemployed individuals into employers of labour and embrace it. Mrs. Patience Eno was addressing youths and entrepreneurs drawn from across the state who converged on the Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, on the occasion of this year’s World Youth Skills Day. Speaking on the theme: “ Youths and Entrepreneurial Skills in Our Society: Book Keeping, Pricing and Branding”, the wife of the governor reminded participants that the World Youth Skills Day…

In a proactive attempt to gain entrance into the ARISE agenda of His Excellency Pastor Umo Eno,the Ethical and Attitudinal Reorientation Commission, EARCOM has embarked on visit to select secondary schools in Uyo metropolis to advocate against vices. The chairman of the commission, Dr. Dorothy Thompson, while setting the tone for the campaign, warned the schools and students that the governor will not tolerate any form of impediment to the ARISE agenda as it relates to the educational cardinal point of his developmental pursuit for the state. She described such behaviour as cultism, rape, drug abuse as anti ethical to…

A non-governmental organization, Atmosfair Sav80 Clean Cookingstoves has sensitized women in Akwa Ibom State on the negative impact of climate change on their health and the environment. The organization has also introduced the women to clean cookingstoves, a health and environmental-friendly cooking product developed by the NGO to help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. Speaking during the programme which held at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel, Ikot Ekpene, at the weekend, the Chairman, Advisory Board of Atmosfair Climate and Sustainability, an NGO based in Germany, Amb. Faruk Yabo, said the adverse effects of climate change exacerbated by human…

By Benjamin Jimmy Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Akwa Ibom State Command, has been rated high by Human Rights Group for its performance in protecting critical national infrastructure in the state and maintaining a good civil relations with members of the public. Saviour Akpan, Esq., who is the Akwa Ibom State Cluster Lead, handed down the rating during a visit to the head, Department of Private Guard Companies, PGC, of the command, Assistant Commandant E. E. Peters. https://crestnews.ng/pdp-governorship-candidate-mbah-declared-enugu-gov-elect/ Explaining the reason for his visit, Akpan told Asst. Commandant Peters that it was occasioned by the study he was…

A non- governmental organization (NGO), Youth Development Cluster, YDC, Akwa Ibom State, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over what it described as lack of a sustainable youth policy framework after an analysis of the manifestos of the YPP, PDP, and APC governorship candidates in the state. The organization raised the concern in a press conference while presenting the outcomes and recommendations of the analysis it conducted on these three frontline governorship candidates’ manifestos held at Uranus House, Uyo. YDC said it was most worrisome to see gaps existing in these manifestos which suggested that the thinking that went into the…