Governor Umo Eno has commended the peaceful and seamless working relationship between Councillors and their respective Local Government Council Chairmen. Speaking at a two-day capacity building workshop for Councillors themed: “Enhancing Legislative Effectiveness for Grassroots Development” held at Ibom-LED Centre, Uyo, the Governor described the relationship as disciplined and progressive. The Governor acknowledged the performances of all the 31 LGA Chairmen in the State and lauded the Councillors for their team spirit and smooth working relationship with their Council Chairmen. “I specially thank you, the Councillors, for your harmonious working relationship with your Chairmen. It is the support that you…
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The Golden Initiative for All (GIFA), with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has provided twenty survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) with new opportunities to rebuild their lives through the presentation of business start-up equipment to help meet their financial needs. The empowerment and Graduation Ceremony for the trained GBV Survivors, which took place at the Women Development Centre, Uyo, comes on the heels of an intensive six-months skills acquisition training programme in pastries, makeup and Gele tying, fashion design and hairdressing. The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady and Chairperson, GIFA Board of Trustees, Lady Helen…
The Unique Precious Care Foundation, led by its Chairperson and Founder, Pastor (Mrs.) Florence Umana, has concluded its 2025 Christmas outreach to widows across selected Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, impacting the lives of over 530 women and widows with food items, clothing, and cash support. The outreach exercise was rounded off on Monday, 22nd December, 2025, with visits to Ikot Edom Itam in Itu Local Government Area and Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Ikot Abasi Itam Dioceses Headquarters. At Ikot Edom Itam, the Foundation’s team was warmly received by Mrs. Soni Ayang, where about 120 women…
-Churns out N10m imprest monthly to mgt The Managing Director of Ibom Power Company Limited (IPC) Engr Camellius Umoh has sacked 56 workers of the company after owing them three months salary. An insider who did not want his name mentioned, said despite much taunted paucity of fund by the company’s management, the MD, still pays monthly imprest worth ten million naira to management staff and mid-level managers. Some staff, according to information, had worked with the company as drivers, cleaners, and cook for over 15 years. Speaking with The Guide, one of the affected staff said they were sacked…
Earlier this month the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities–an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. Persons with disabilities are integral part of every society. They deserve special love and care to help them level up with others in the ever competitive society where Charlie Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest is fast becoming a norm. To safeguard their rights and protect them from victimisation, humiliation and abuse by others, some countries like United States of America, Germany, Canada, New Zealand and Scandinavian nations (such as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark) have put in place…
By Mercy Obot The Ubong King Foundation has announced the ninth edition of its flagship youth-development conference, Thinkation, set to hold for the first time in Akwa Ibom State. This disclosure was made during a press briefing in Uyo on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The homecoming edition, themed “Reinvent The Future,” is scheduled for January 31, 2026, at the Flairmore Event Centre, 98 Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo. Speaking at the briefing, the co-founder of the foundation, Mrs Unyime-Ivy Ubong King, described Thinkation as a platform designed to reshape the mindset of young people through practical education, leadership training, and enterprise…
“26 tickets of AKHA members are in my pocket,” Otong boasts * Says Nobody Else Can Produce AKHA Member Under His Watch * Udeme Otong needs mental examination — Netizen By The Guide Newspaper In what political pundits describe as an unusual affront against Senator Godswill Akpabio, Governor Umo Eno and other APC stakeholders in Akwa Ibom State, the Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon. Udeme Otong has made a hasty boast that no body else in Akwa Ibom State has the right to choose any candidate to run for Akwa Ibom State House of…
-Nsikak Ekong, Iniebehe Etukudo, Ikoedem Efanga, Henry Archibong listed for removal By the Guide Newspaper A foremost socio political group in Akwa Ibom State, Ibom Akwa Ibom has called on Governor Umo Eno to stop sustaining unproductive Commissioners in his cabinet with tax payers money in the State. Insisting that the best way to demonstrate prudence in management of public funds and enhancing productivity in his cabinet is to use the carrot and stick approach to leadership by sacking non creative Commissioners within his cabinet to serve as a deterrent to others. Members of the socio-political group made the call…
As Christians across the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Member representing Eket/ONNA/Esit Eket/Ibeno Federal Constituency, Rep. Okpolupm Etteh, has extended warm Christmas greetings to the people of Akwa Ibom State, with special emphasis on his constituents. In a goodwill message released to mark the season, Rep. Etteh, Deputy Chairman of the House Committe on University Education, described Christmas as a period of reflection, sacrifice, and renewed commitment to collective progress. He called on the people to embrace peace, unity, and love as critical values for sustaining development at both the constituency and state levels. The lawmaker expressed…
By Nseabasi S. J. King Growing up as a child, it was advisable that you become mindful of what you shared with me, because I was bound to return to my father to ask if what you said was true. I believed he knew everything. He was my Encyclopaedia Britannica, because he always had an answer for every question that I ever asked. On this particular day, I had returned home from school to inform my dad that our class teacher had been moved to another class, and that she told me she would…