Author: Benjamin Jimmy

The joy of the women of Ikot Inyang, Eka Uruk Eshiet Community, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, and all the patients in the Postnatal, Caesarean Section and Paediatric Surgical Children Wards at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital new no bound on Friday, 22nd December, 2023, following donations of different items worth millions of naira to them by EmeBest Foundation. The event which commenced with the donation of items to the women of Ikot Inyang, Eka Uruk Eshiet, Etim Ekpo, ended with donations to Special Children’s Home along IBB Way and Divine Children Home, Atan Affot, all in Uyo Local…

The discourse on energy transition globally has received more attention recently than it did in years past. This is apparently because the world continues to experience negative impact of climate change on human lives, the ecosystem and aquatics, all occasioned by both human activities and natural occurrences. The huge negative impacts of climate change makes a discourse on  energy transition expedient. Beyond the negative impact of climate change which is clearly the reason for this relatively new thinking; a discourse on energy transition, is the alarm that oil revenue will continue to dip steadily following what has become a global…

A non-governmental organisation, Electoral Integrity Protection and Democratic Participation and Accountability Project, through its sub-set, “Follow The Promises”, has trained 31 youths drawn from the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State as project coordinators. The two-day training which held on Thursday and Friday at EEMJM Hotels and Suits, Dominic Utuk Avenue, Uyo, was aimed at equipping the coordinators with knowledge and skills needed to track government projects in communities within the state. https://crestnews.ng/defamation-commissioner-demands-apology-from-ekid-peoples-union/ Speaking on the essence of the project, ” Follow The Promises”, the Global President At Ready To Lead Africa, Mr. Godbless Otubure, said it was…

The 2023 National final to determine Nigeria’s representatives in the International Pair Golf Tournament finals in Portugal has ended in Uyo with Barristers Usenobong Akpabio and Edidiong Idiong emerging victorious. The competition, which had over sixty participants from various golf clubs all over Nigeria, started on Friday September 15, 2023 and ended on Sunday September 17, 2023 with the Prize Presentation Ceremony at the Golf Course of Ibom Icon Hotel and Golf Resort. At the annual event which was organized by Mr. Remi Olukoya, the MD/CEO of Falcon Golf, Usenobong Akpabio and Edidiong Idiong trumped Okechukwu Igwe and Saadi Baloni…

-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…