•BoI Efforts by Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State to bring financiers of entrepreneurs and enterprises to Akwa Ibom State, yielded bountiful fruits, yesterday, Tuesday, February 6, 2024, as the federal government-owned Bank of Industry, BOI, opened its first ever branch in Akwa Ibom, since the state was created 36 years ago. And Governor [&h...
The Minister was visibly surprised by what he saw. His joy was conspicuous and written boldly on his face. Since he became Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development on August 21, 2023, Festus Keyamo, a brilliant senior lawyer and politician, had been agonising publicly about the lack of world class aviation facilities in t...
The groundwork began quietly very early in the first few weeks of the Umo Eno Administration. Preliminary discussions took place inside the ground floor Meeting Room of the Governor’s Office, with Governor Eno personally presiding. This was followed by a couple of technical sessions of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. Then thr...
•International Worship Centre, Uyo Segun Ayobolu, respected journalist, author and perfect gentleman is my contemporary in what used to be called the Lagos-Ibadan press axis. Festus Adedayo, another journalist and media consultant, belongs to the same axis but is little known to my generation of editors. There is however a fine thread that con...
By the Rivers of Uta Ewa, in Ikot Abasi LGA, Akwa Ibom State, there we sat down to remember our fatherland, our homeland. It was December 23, 2023, the onset of harmattan haze. The riverside was gloomy, a perfect picture of Nigeria. The currents were strong and tended to change direction suddenly, a perfect picture […]
•Udom and Eno Governor Umo Eno and his predecessor Mr. Udom Emmanuel, exchange mutual respect at Christmas, showcasing a model that makes for peace and good governance It was not the usual Father’s Day, a day of the year when fathers are particularly honoured by their children. But for Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom […]
•Rep. Unyime Idem and Deputy Governor Akon Eyakenyi The crowd was as far as the eyes could see. It was a sea of heads everywhere you turned. Inside and outside the 12 massive domes of tents was probably the largest number of guests that this community had ever hosted. You could hardly find a space […]
The atmosphere was electric. The trigger was the majestic entrance of the multimillion dollar, brand new Ibom Air Airbus into the sprawling frontage of the imposing aircraft workshop known as Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, MRO, facility. This was in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, December 8, 2023, at the Victor Attah International Airport...
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