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Sports

Ibom Angels charges players to aim for NWFL exploit as Akan Ego donates equipment

Ibom Angels Football Club have been charged to aim for greater exploits in the upcoming 2026/2027 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season, as preparations intensify ahead of the new campaign.

Politics

Beyond Election Day: Anietie Eka Puts Etoi’s Grassroots Political Organisation in Focus Ahead of 2027

As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, attention is gradually shifting from political declarations to the structures through which parties organise, communicate with voters and seek support at the grassroots. In Etoi Clan, Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the Chairman of the Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA), Rt. Hon. Anietie Eka, is urging political stakeholders to begin that work early, with polling units at the centre of the mobilisation strategy.

Politics

Beyond Election Day: Anietie Eka Puts Etoi’s Grassroots Political Organisation in Focus Ahead of 2027

As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, attention is gradually shifting from political declarations to the structures through which parties organise, communicate with voters and seek support at the grassroots. In Etoi Clan, Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, the Chairman of the Uyo Capital City Development Authority (UCCDA), Rt. Hon. Anietie Eka, is urging political stakeholders to begin that work early, with polling units at the centre of the mobilisation strategy.

Politics

AKS-RAAMP Holds 3-day Progress Review Meeting to accelerate Rural Infrastructure Delivery

The Akwa Ibom State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (AKS-RAAMP) has held a three-day Progress Review Meeting to strengthen project implementation, accelerate ongoing works and ensure the timely delivery of quality rural road infrastructure across the state.

Sports

ITU WINS 2026 AKWA IBOM SPORTS FESTIVAL CROWN AS URUAN, ETINAN FINISH IN TOP THREE

Itu Local Government Area has successfully defended its 2025 Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival crown after finishing top of the medals table at the 2026 edition with an impressive haul of 108 medals comprising 59 gold, 33 silver and 16 bronze.

Education

UDA USA Awards Eight Ubium Indigenes Scholarships in Memory of Architect Ime Ekpo

The Ubium Development Association (UDA) USA Inc. has awarded scholarships to eight indigenes of Ubium for the 2026/2027 academic session, in memory of late Architect Ime Okon Ekpo, former Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources in Akwa Ibom State.

Sports

2026 AKWA IBOM SPORTS FESTIVAL : APPROVED SPORTS AND DESIGNATED VENUES FOR THE STATE SPORTS FESTIVAL

The Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the 2026 Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival has released the list of approved sports designated centers and approved venues for competitions as the state prepares for the commencement of the fiesta on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

Politics

Gov. Umo Eno is Building a Better Akwa Ibom, One Life at a Time–Ekaette Okon Joseph

The special assistant on media to Akwa Ibom state governor Ekaette Okon Joseph has said in a statement issued to journalists in Calabar has said The true measure of governance is not the volume of political arguments surrounding an administration, but the difference its policies make in the lives of ordinary people. In Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno’s development story is increasingly visible in roads connecting communities, students receiving educational support, farmers

Sports

SPORTS FESTIVAL: ATHLETES WITH DOUBLE REGISTRATION, FAKE IDENTIFICATION WILL BE DISQUALIFIED — SPORTS COMMISSIONER

The Commissioner for Sports,Akwa Ibom State Elder Paul Bassey, has cautioned Local Government Chairmen and Sports Supervisors to ensure strict compliance with the prescribed registration processes to avoid the disqualification of athletes from the games.

Religion

Encomium as Apostolic Church Inaugurates Ikot Udobia Area, Dedicates Temple After 30-Year

An atmosphere of thanksgiving, celebration and encomium enveloped Ikot Udobia in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State as The Apostolic Church Nigeria inaugurated the newly created Ikot Udobia Area and dedicated its new worship temple after more than three decades of waiting for the completion of the project.

Religion

Encomium as Apostolic Church Inaugurates Ikot Isong Area, Dedicates Temple After 30-Year

An atmosphere of thanksgiving, celebration and encomium enveloped Ikot Isong in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State as The Apostolic Church Nigeria inaugurated the newly created Ikot Isong Area and dedicated its renovated worship temple after more than three decades of waiting for the completion of the project.

Religion

Community Development Services: Latter-day Saints, partners tackle blocked drainages to combat flood in A/Ibom

In a renewed commitment to enhance Community Development Services and contribute to the ongoing Arise Agenda of Governor Umo Eno in Akwa Ibom State, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints have partnered government officials, Journalists, Rotarians and Residents to clear blocked drainages along Oron road and its environs with the aim of combating flood in Uyo metropolis.

Lifestyle

GIFA Takes Maternal Health Campaign to Uruan, Ika, Reaches Hundreds of Mothers

The Golden Initiative for All (GIFA), in partnership with the Carelife Character Foundation and local government councils, has stepped up its maternal and child health campaign across Akwa Ibom State, reaching hundreds of pregnant women, nursing mothers and young children in Uruan and Ika Local Government Areas.

Jobs & Opportunities

Mboho Ndito Ibibio USA Empowers 10 Akwa Ibom Citizens With Vocational Skills

The Mboho Ndito Ibibio Washington DC, USA Chapter has empowered 10 Akwa Ibom citizens with vocational skills, as two beneficiaries sponsored by the organisation graduated from IdyJay Kitchen Culinary School, Uyo over on Wednesday.

Agriculture

RAAMP will unlock Rural Economy, create jobs in Akwa Ibom - Ita Enang

The Nigerian Ambassador to Germany, Senator Ita Enang, has expressed support for the Akwa Ibom State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (AKS-RAAMP), saying the programme has the potential to open up rural communities, stimulate agro-allied investments and improve livelihoods across the state.

Politics

Understanding Akwa Ibom's Preventive Security Model of governor Umo Eno

ARISE (Nnemme ARISE), in Ibiobio dialect means His excellency Governor Umo Eno objectives of his mass development of Akwa Ibom state is the programme that explains the policies, programmes, and projects of the Akwa Ibom State Government in the Ibibio language, making government information simple, clear, and accessible to everyone.

Politics

Exco meeting: Akwa Ibom Governor Locks Out, Suspends Commissioners For Coming Late to meeting

The Akwa Ibom state Governor pastor Umo Eno has Locks Out, Suspends Commissioners For Coming Late To EXCO Meeting The our correspondent gathered authoritatively Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, on Friday took the disciplinary action against members of his Executive Council, reportedly locking out and suspending Commissioners who arrived late for the weekly State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting at Government House, Uyo.

Business

GIFA Takes Empowerment to Doorsteps, Supports Entrepreneurs with Grants, Business Tools in Uyo

The Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) has sustained its grassroots empowerment campaign under the "GIFA At Your Doorstep" programme, providing business grants and equipment to entrepreneurs across Uyo in a bid to strengthen small businesses and improve livelihoods.

Opinion

The Power of Partnership: How Collaboration Is Expanding Humanitarian Impact in Akwa Ibom

In Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno's administration is expanding humanitarian support through a partnership model that pairs government coordination with outside expertise, funding and technology. According to Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Princess Emem Ibanga, FCIPA, the model brings together faith-based organisations, development partners and the private sector to reach Persons with Disabilities, women, youth and other vulnerable groups across the state's local government areas.

Health

ActionAid, CIF, Stakeholders Adopt Akwa Ibom Declaration, Push Community-Led Resource Governance

Stakeholders in Nigeria's extractive sector have called for greater community participation, transparency and accountability in the management of natural resources, insisting that host communities must be at the centre of decision-making as the country transitions to cleaner energy.

Politics

Putting Citizens First: Umo Eno's Humanitarian Model Strengthens Social Protection in Akwa Ibom

The joyful smiles, heartfelt prayers, and quiet expressions of relief that greeted the distribution of 7,000 bags of rice and beans in communities across Akwa Ibom State told a story that extended far beyond food assistance. They reflected the growing impact of Governor Umo Eno's humanitarian governance philosophy, one that places the welfare of vulnerable citizens at the centre of public policy.

Opinion

Pst. Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom and the rest of us

Civilisations seldom decline because they exhaust their natural resources; they decline because they deplete their moral resources. Roads crumble only after public trust has begun to fracture. Institutions decay only after integrity has become negotiable. Economies falter not merely through governmental inadequacy but through the quiet erosion of civic virtue. The visible decline of a society is almost always preceded by an invisible decline in its collective character.

Trending

Media Extol virtues of AKS, Gov. Umo Eno says the state is crime free

Akwa Ibom state have been described as safe haven for individuals in the state and the country at large as the state Governor Umo Eno rhumb up to see in all ramifications the state is a hitch free and crime free state.

Education

Rt. Hon. Barr. Ime Okon honours first class law graduate in Abuja

The Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ime Bassey Okon, has honoured an outstanding constituent, Etimbuk Philip Udoh, Esq., from Ikot Odiong Ididep in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, following her exceptional academic achievement of graduating with a First Class from the Nigerian Law School.

Education

Arise Agenda: No fewer than ₦1.368 billion approved and expanded by Gov Umo Eno over West African Senior School Certificate – SA media

In its efforts to soften examination fees to parents In Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has shows serious commitment on his administration to boost the education moral in the state According to.the SA media Ekaette Okon.Joseph the administration.has “invested so much in education “Special assistant to the governor Ekaette Okon Joseph has said

Education

Governor Umo Eno's Strategic Investment in Education and Youth Empowerment

Education have been described as the foundation of development. and good givernance Ekaette Okon Joseph Special Assistan to the givernor of Akwa Ibom.state on.media made the acertiin in.a.statement The special Assistant said “But for governments, the true measure of commitment lies not in policy declarations but in financial decisions.”

Education

MINNANA Supports Gov Eno’s Education Drive, Distributes 10,000 Books To Students

A non-governmental organization, Mboho Ima Ndito Nsit Atai North America (MINNANA), in support of the Akwa Ibom State Government’s ARISE Agenda on education is partnering with Nsit Atai Local Government in the provision of educational support initiative with the distribution of 10,000 exercise books to seven secondary schools in Nsit Atai Local Government Area.

Lifestyle

EMOIMEE Empowers Persons Living with Disabilities in Mkpat Enin with Cash, Equipment, Skills Training

The NNPC/MPN Joint Venture EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) has expanded its community development initiatives with a two-day empowerment programme for persons living with disabilities in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Economy

Economics Empowerment: Gov. Umo Eno empowered ₦7.38 Billion Cooperative Fund

The Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has raised the economic level of women in the state the sum of a ₦7.38 billion investment across Akwa Ibom's 369 wards reflects a broader strategy to expand financial inclusion, strengthen women-led enterprises and drive inclusive economic growth.

Health

Ibom Medical City and the Quest to Reverse Africa's $7 Billion Medical Tourism Drain

Every year, Africa exports billions of dollars through an unlikely channel: its hospitals. From Nigeria to Kenya, patients travel to India, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and South Africa in search of treatments they believe are unavailable or inaccessible at home.