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A young Akwa Ibom serial Entrepreneur, Emem Jacob Edem, has won the ‘Inspirational Founder of the Year’ award at the just concluded 2024 edition of the Startup South Conference. Startup South Conference gathers founders, innovators and investors from across Nigeria and beyond to a city within the South-South and South-East of Nigeria, annually. The 2024 edition of the event, which is in its 9th year, was held on the 3rd and 4th of October 2024 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. In his thank you speech after the award, Emem said “this award is a motivation for…

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Umana Okon Umana, has eulogized a stalwart of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State and former Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Chief Otu It’s Otoyo, during the celebration of his 70th birthday, held at SheerGrace Arena, Uyo, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The minister, who was represented by the Honourable Commissioner representing Akwa Ibom State in the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr. Emem Wilcox Wills, praised the Almighty God with the song “Great is thy faithfulness” in appreciation of the thriving life, loving family, fruitful political career, sound…

Pastor William Kumuyi, the General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry has disclosed that God will soon judge kings and sinners except they repent and turn to Christ. Kumuyi emphasized that the day of fierce anger of God is nearer than ever before, noting that it will be a day when God will punish the world for their evil, iniquity and will cause their arrogance to cease and lay low the haughty. The man of God made the revelation while speaking on ‘The Striking Prophecy of the Smitten, Smiting Stone’ during the systematic and expository study of the book of…

Princess (Dr.) Victoria Ibokette, African Democratic Congress, ADC candidate for Uyo Senatorial District in 2023 election has appreciated members of her campaign council, while also empowering them with cash to enhance their businesses. She encouraged them not to be deterred by the outcome of the election as God, whom she described as master strategist, will see her through. Princess Ibokette revealed she chose to join the contest on God’s mandate to liberate the people of Uyo Senatorial District, but noted that INEC betrayed the trust Nigerians had on the commission. I came on the mandate because God said so. He…

In October 2022, Prelate (Prof.) Isaiah Issong was appointed Board Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board after serving as member for over 13 years. After his appointment, he led 120 Akwa Ibomites for pilgrimage in Israel in January this year. In this interview with The Crest, Prelate Issong who is also President-General , Fathers in Faith for Good Governance, explained why Akwa Ibom State Government suspended pilgrimage for two years, the significant of the yearly exercise. He also speaks on salient political issues, including why Pastor Umo Eno will be different from his predecessor. He also warned against…

In the last two weeks, Nigeria has been passing through a serious phase of challenge occasioned by the recent flood disaster that has ravaged many communities in the country, with scores of deaths recorded at the same time. The flooding, described as the worst  within collectible memory; even worse that the 2012 said to have wrecked unquantifiable havoc in the country, has continued to attract comments and counter comments from within and outside the country. These comments, expectedly, are premised on what has been the reactive rather than proactive response of the federal, state and local governments, as well as…

In November this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN), came up with a new fiscal policy which seeks to regulate all cash-based transactions, particularly over-the-counter and Point of Sale (POS) withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities in Nigeria. Many think that this new cash- withdrawal- limit- policy is a crystallization of the recent redesign of some naira notes believed to be a vista for major transformational shift expected in the fiscal policy framework that will drive the economy of the country. The CBN had pegged that over-the-counter cash withdrawals by individuals and corporate entities do not exceed one hundred…

The Chairman Board of Trustees of the philanthropic and BBC praised “Sarah Enang Humanitarian Foundation”, SEHF, Dr. Wisdom Patrick Enang, has described the idea of having a unified taxation system in Akwa Ibom, as a key imperative for State and business Growth. Dr. Wisdom Enang made the assertion on Friday, 17th February 2023, while reacting to questions from newsmen who sought to know his take on the idea. Dr. Enang who is a Chartered Engineer with full accreditation and registration with the United Kingdom Engineering Council, stressed that the Akwa Ibom Internal Revenue Service and the Board of Internal Revenue…

“Solving Nigeria’s inflation problem and influence of middlemen in distribution chain through FarmX” is written by Kufre Etuk Thousands of farmers across Nigeria are struggling under rising rates of inflation, caused by the intervention of middlemen who believe in making profits at the expense of the poor. This results in artificial scarcity of goods and farm produce which in turn increases demand for those items. These middlemen, wrapped under the guise of associations and unions, do not only determine market prices for every good display for sale but also stratify people within their unions and decide which group should bring…

The people, ballot and the umbrella party   written by Enwono-Abasi Elisha The public is weary of the whip of lies from seekers of public office. More scared is that they seem to forget their manifestoes as soon as they get into office. The dramatic display in the Nigerian context makes Nigerians have rich-source for cartoons, commentaries and skits. The social-media spaces are awashed, sadly, with the humour of the pains of these failures. The scars left, make political propaganda difficult to be sold today. It like a rote! The over flogged line of how they will bring positive change once…