Collapsed bridges cut off 16 communities in A/Ibom

Mr Itoro Columbia
Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area

About sixteen communities in Ikono Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State have been cut off following the collapse of the two bridges linking them to other parts of the area.

Opinion: Akwa Ibom State Government vs Local Press: War is coming, By Edidiong Godwin

By Edidiong Godwin

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders." –Winston Churchill

If Jesus tarries and barring any divine intervention, then the fierce rivalry between the Akwa Ibom state government and the local Press, will someday become a global concern. Whether we like it or we don't, a revolution is coming our way. A seed of discord was planted and as long as the soil remains fertile, the seed will germinate and bear fruits. May be we should take some moments to reminisce old times; was the relationship between the state government and the local Press this bad under former Governor Attah and in the early days of former Governor Akpabio? The answer is absolute No.

Government begins clearing of refuse from the streets of Uyo

Mountain of refuse along Nepa Line by Aka Road, Uyo, on Sunday, 26 October, 2014.

By Nse Peter

The Ministry of Environment, Akwa Ibom State, has started clearing heaps of refuse around Uyo, the capital of the State.

Nigerian Tribune: Akwa Ibom community faces extinction

 

Despite the averred transformation by the present administration in Akwa Ibom State, some communities are still void of government presence and getting fast extinct from the surface of the earth. Mkpeti Itam in Itu Local Government of Akwa Ibom State is one of such communities. Udeme Utip writes from Uyo.

My vote for Jonathan made Akpabio hate me – Senator Aloysius Etok

This explosive interview published by DailyIndependent newspaper is a must read. It is certainly to spark off numerous political fireworks in Akwa Ibom State ahead of the 2015 general elections.

Read the full interview after the cut…

Controversy as Senator opposed to Gov. Akpabio is barred from featuring on radio station – PREMIUM TIMES

By Ibanga Isine

Despite, the station owner’s claim, insiders said the station got a sudden instruction from officials of the Akwa Ibom state government urging it to block Senator Etok from speaking on the station

Senator Aloysius Etok

A senator representing Akwa Ibom North West in the Senate, Aloysius Etok, said Planet FM, a private radio station in Uyo, barred him from featuring on the station.

Mr. Etok told PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday that he was invited for a live interview on the station on January 1, but just as he made to enter the studio, the programme was aborted.

Dr. Udoma Bob Ekarika: Attah’s Reconciliation With Umana Okon Umana is 100 Percent – Weekly Insight

Front-page of this week edition of Weekly Insight newspaper

The front page of  this week edition of Weekly Insight, a leading local newspaper in Akwa Ibom State, sure captured our attention and deservedly so because of the recent media propaganda that the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah had allegedly refused to reconcile with former Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State government, Mr. Umana Okon Umana.

Rare letter to Jonathan reveals: House of Rep Member Knelt Down, Begged A'Ibom Dep' Gov for PDP Ticket

7^th January 2011

His Excellency

Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Aso Rock Villa

Abuja                            

 

Sir,

PDP NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRIMARIES ELECTION:

EXPRESSION OF CONCERN FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY AND REQUEST FOR JUSTICE

 After a 21 day ordeal in prison over trumped up murder charges (which spanned from 1^st January - 21^st January, 2010) I was finally released sequel to the apprehension of the actual culprits in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital by the Nigerian Police Force. This unfortunate turn of events effectively prevented me from participating in the National Assembly Primaries of the PDP held at the premises of Eket township stadium, Eket on the 7th of January, 2011.

Governor Akpabio appoints 10 new permanent secretaries

Governor Godswill Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio has tasked Akwa Ibom Civil Service Commission to evenly recruit officers into the civil service to avoid overloading some local government areas with staff to facilitate in the appointment of new permanent secretaries.

Chief Akpabio who stated this Wednesday after swearing into office 10 new permanent secretaries at the new Governor's Office, Uyo, decried a situation where some local government areas in the state could have more than 10 qualified persons to be appointed as permanent secretaries, others do not have even one qualified person.

''We had a problem in some local government areas because we could not find person in the civil service at the rank of a Director to be appointed as a permanent secretary. So, we had to go to State Secondary Education Board, Local Government Service Commission and the State Universal Education Board to look for very senior staff to appoint into the position to ensure fairness, justice and equity'', he explained.