•Governor Umo Eno For anyone who entertained the thoughts that the APC would have an uphill task winning the hearts of Akwa Ibom people, such thoughts perished last weekend. In a grassroot show of overwhelming strength, the APC in a statewide, scorched earth strategy tagged HOMECOMING RALLY, held simultaneously in all the headquarters of 31 [&...
•Governor Umo Eno The Banquet Hall of the Government House was jampacked, perhaps as never before. Aides of the governor who were standing and huddling in clusters seemed to be more in number than those who found a seat in the hall. For many, this meeting summoned by the governor with all his political appointees […]
•Governor Umo Eno Forget about the multiple awards given to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State by leading media organisations in Nigeria and beyond. For a moment, forget also about the recent ‘Governor of the Year Award 2025’, presented to Governor Eno by the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF. For now, let’s go back to […]
•Governor Eno and NUJ President Alhassan Yahaya The respected and highly celebrated Emma Goldman was wrong. Her famous postulation on political promises, which captured the imagination of the world, has failed the litmus test under Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A Jewish activist and writer, it was Goldman, a woman, who said [&h...
•Governor Umo Eno Many years ago, as the Sole Administrator and later General Manager of Akwa Newspaper Limited, AKNL, I kept a framed tabletop postcard on my office desk. That was in the 90s. The postcard was bold and impossible to ignore by anyone who visited my office. No staff who walked into my office […]
•Governor Umo Eno It may be heartbreaking for many Akwa Ibom people to contemplate the prospect of joining and voting for any other political party except the PDP. The PDP is in the DNA of Akwa Ibom voters. One of the reasons is that all the gigantic and nationally acclaimed development strides of the State […]
•Governor Umo Eno Someone said to me recently that Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State is the most documented and chronicled Governor in Nigeria. My answer to him was: “He deserves it”. The long list of his national and international awards as a governor speaks volume. The story of his stormy candidacy and first […]
•Mrs Ijeoma Itoro and Governor Umo Eno Remember her? The young, emotional and pitiable woman, whose video went viral last week for breaking protocol and compelling Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, like the Biblical Blind Bartimaeus, to stand still and “have mercy” on her. On her knees, March 11, 2025, inside the Uyo […]...
One of my best known mentors is Ray Ekpu, the renowned international journalist and 1987 World Editor of the Year. He is 76 years old now but still flourish with the memory of an elephant. I honour this man and his legendary friends, Dele Giwa, Dan Agbese and Yakubu Mohammed, who left indelible marks in […]
•Governor Eno (right) and deputy, Akon Eyakeyin Etoro-Obong Inyang, a prominent journalist and activist in Akwa Ibom State, momentarily suspended his unflinching loyalty to one of the opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State and went public a few days ago to salute Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State for “tickling” the State Council [&h...
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