…threatens to shutdown Ibom Multi-Specialty Hospital By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Akwa Ibom State chapter has accused Governor Umo Eno of failing to prioritize the welfare of the work force in Akwa Ibom State. The union expressed her displeasure with Governor Umo Eno’s administration as part of the resolutions arrived at the end of a weeklong 2025 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of NMA in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. NMA criticized Governor Umo Eno over poor remuneration of Medical Doctors and other health workers working in Ibom Multi-Specialist hospital and St Luke’s hospital in Akwa Ibom…
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… applauds Udom Emmanuel’s Ibom Air vision Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has received 35 indigenous Ibom Air cadet pilots and engineers who recently graduated from the Airbus Flight Academy, Toulouse, France and Ethiopian Airline Aviation Academy. Receiving the young cadets accompanied by the Board and Management of Ibom Air, in his office at Government House, Uyo, Governor Eno expressed delight at the successful graduation of the 15 aircraft pilots and 20 maintenance engineers, and described them as assets to the State. “I am very proud of you. And, to know that you are all Akwa Ibomites gives…
A total of 5846 Mothers and 11,286 Children were reached with integrated medical services including ultrasound scans laboratory services, free consultation, medications and referrals across seven local government areas in Akwa Ibom State through the Ibom Open Maternity Project; an initiative of the Carelife Character Foundation in partnership with government agencies and international development organizations and partners including World Health Organization (WHO), Helen Keller, UNICEF among others. A whooping 1638 breastfeeding mothers received care while 1423 pregnant women were supplemented with Multiple Micronutrients Supplements (MMS). During the period, 3626 were assessed for malnutrition and 284 severe acute malnutrition (SAM) cases…
… says resort to open in December, after failed promises In what social commentators describe as the third thread of deceit presented by Governor Umo Eno to Akwa Ibom people, the Governor has again promised to inaugurate Ibom Arise Resort Park in December 2025. The promise is coming after Governor Umo Eno reneged on his earlier promise of opening the Park earlier in May, this year. The Guide Newspaper reports that the failure of Governor Eno to open Ibom Arise Resort in May, 2025 as promised was the second time the governor could not keep to his promise on the…
…as PDP NEC accuses APC of militarization of Democracy The decision of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to zone the Party’s presidential ticket to the Southern Region of Nigeria, has left the fate of President Bola Tinubu and other aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC), hanging on a swing as 2027 election draws closer. The decision of PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) to zone the Presidential ticket of the Party for 2027 General Election to the Southern Region of Nigeria was captured in a communique issued after the meeting of The National Executive Committee of the Party, held on…
-Says Gov Becoming Too Garrulous For A Leader A foremost socio-political group in Akwa Ibom State, Ibom Akwa Ibom (IAI), has cautioned the governor of the state, Pastor Umo Eno against making further reckless utterances that are demeaning, and disrespectful to the people of Akwa Ibom. The group, in an open letter to the governor with the caption “Governor Umo Eno’s Reckless Utterances: A Call for Caution” and signed by its Secretary General, Comrade Solomon Akpan-obong, described the governor’s remarks at the Town Square Meetings in Ikono/Ini and Etinan Federal Constituencies as distasteful and too low of a leader. “Your…
“You have approached governance with a human face. Pensioners are happy, Akwa Ibom workers are happy, business people in the State are happy with the grants and business support. Your Excellency, you’ve done well.” That was the verdict of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, while addressing a mammoth crowd at the grand finale of Governor Umo Eno’s Town Hall Meetings with the people of Etinan Federal Constituency at Ikot Edibon, Nsit Ubium. Describing the event as a carnival of love, validation, and endorsement, Umana said the Governor’s style of reporting back to the people…
The people of Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency have heaved a sigh of relief following an eight-day free comprehensive medical and ophthalmological outreach sponsored by their representative in the House of Representatives, Rep. Okpolupm Etteh. The intervention, which crisscrossed the four local government areas of the constituency, brought hope, healing, and relief to thousands of indigent patients who otherwise could not afford medical care. According to records from the medical team, the outreach attended to 1,523 medical and surgical patients, conducted 926 eye consultations, carried out 1,618 laboratory tests, dispensed 914 reading glasses, and successfully performed 57 eye surgeries and 246 general surgeries.…
..Says elders are liars who deny feeding fat from his govt. …Vows not to do any more road in the Fed. Constituency “All Political Elders in Ikono/Ini should be ashamed of themselves!” – Prof. Okon Elders, Stakeholders and indigenes of Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency went back with spits on their faces from the venue of the Federal Constituency Townsquare meeting held in Ikono Local Government Council today, August 21, 2025. In a rather scornful and disrespectful tone, Governor Umo Eno while making his remarks at the event took his time to scold the elders and stakeholders of the two Local…
The Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit-Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, Hon. Okpolupm Etteh, has joined well-meaning Nigerians in mourning the passing of Madam Lydia Yilwatda, mother of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who died at the age of 83. In a statement on Monday, Rep. Etteh described the late Yilwatda matriarch as a “revered community leader and devoted mother who gave her love, time, and energy to the service of God and humanity.” He further noted that as a committed member of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Madam Yilwatda lived a life of faith, discipline,…