•Founders of Newswatch magazine He now goes with the nickname of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. That’s because Ray Ekpu is the only surviving legend of the four legends who founded the legendary 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 Magazine. This historic magazine, that first hit the newsstands on January 28, 1985; revolutionised Nigerian print media by introducing fearle...
•Governor Umo Eno Early in the life of Governor Umo Eno Administration, more than three years ago, I wrote a story titled: GOVERNOR UNUSUAL. It was a simple but intriguing story of the new Governor of Akwa Ibom State, who was defying protocols and security do-and-don’ts, to reach out impromptu habitually to the less privileged […]
•Governor Umo Eno …From The Editor-in-Chief It is often said that vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. In Akwa Ibom State, we are currently living through such a moment. In the Health Sector, just as in the broader sectors of tourism, aviation, infrastructure, rural development, agro-mechanisation, transportation, edu...
•Governor Umo Eno (left) The enormity of this project speaks volumes of the magnitude and unlimited extent of the governor’s vision. Beyond vision, it takes a lion’s heart to contemplate and undertake the construction of a sprawling world-class medical ecosystem that bestrides 100 football fields like a colossus across five LGAs. G...
•Governor Umo Eno Professor Udeme Udofia, a specialised environmentalist at the University of Calabar and a known advocate of good governance, believes that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is a master strategist, a deep thinker and a go-getter, who is highly skilled at creating long-term plans to achieve specific goals. Not everybody agree...
•Governor Umo Eno (right) Fresh from the inauguration of International operations from the acclaimed, world-class Victor Attah International Airport last weekend, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has shifted his attention and set his eyes on another word-class infrastructure in the centre of Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State. Thursday, May 7,...
The first international flight to land in the international wing of the Victor Attah International Airport, VAIA, in Uyo, took place at 16:04 hours, Sunday, May 3, 2026. The airline was Ibom Air. The pilot was Captain Abdulkarim Abubakar and the co-pilot was EwongoAbasi Esara, one of the pilots trained by Akwa Ibom State Government […]
•Governor Umo Eno For me, this matter touches my heart. It speaks volumes about the calibre of leader and governor we have in Akwa Ibom State. Never in the history of this state has any governor gone out of his way to pursue passionately and seek to complete the uncompleted projects of the previous Administrations, […]
•Governor Umo Eno Teachers and practitioners of political science are familiar with the concept of ‘government as a continuum’. They are also the first to confess and admit that this concept is “more academic than real”. That is to say that in practice, government is not a continuum, especially in developing countries and even in [...
•Governor Umo Eno at VAIA Even his worst critics would admit in their sober moments that this governor has excelled in multiple dimensions. The latest territory Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has conquered for his state and people is the elevation of the state airport to the status of an international airport by […]

