Facts have emerged on how Ata Ikiddeh, a self-appointed aide to the President of the Senate and Chairman National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio projected Prof. Mgbeke also know as Sandra Duru as a ready help to the Senate President in his moment of desperation. Available facts have it that Ata Ikiddeh personally contacted Prof. Mgbeke to parade herself as the person that can halt Natasha’s unrelented attack against Akpabio while recording Akpabio’s conversation for future use. “Ata Ikiddeh personaly brought and introduced the lady to the Senate President and since she came from a perceived trusted source, nobody suspected anything.…
Author: Ini Sam
The Akwa Ibom State Head of Civil Service, Mrs. Elsie Peters has allegedly blocked special promotion for civil servants in the state. The special promotion is a reward system introduced by the state government as appreciation to civil servants who have demonstrated exceptional showmanship in service delivery within the civil service. The Guide was informed that the selection process for civil servants who merited special promotion was completed, names compiled by permanent secretaries of different ministries and submitted to the HOCS for approval yet she rebuffed with no further directive on the issue. It can be recalled that the Head…
A prominent socio-cultural and political advocacy organization, the Ibibio Vanguard, has extended warm congratulations to the government and people of Akwa Ibom State as the state marks its 39th anniversary, noting that the state is growing stronger, more united, and economically resilient. In a pres statement issued by its National Secretary, Comrade Silas Udom, to commemorate the milestone, the group lauded the collective sacrifices of the state’s founding fathers, civil society groups, and successive administrations, noting that the state has made remarkable progress since its creation in September 1987 from the former Cross River State. Reflecting on the state’s trajectory…
A growing wave of delays across key capital projects in Akwa Ibom State has drawn criticism from governance analysts and engineering experts, who trace execution bottlenecks directly to Governor Umo Eno’s centralized management style and frequent policy shifts. Despite high-profile announcements under the administration’s signature ARISE Agenda, ranging from housing estates and road expansions to model primary schools and healthcare facilities, several key initiatives have slipped past their initial delivery timelines. Dr. Clement Bassey, a public policy analyst and institutional governance researcher, observed that the administration’s tendency to centralize operational decisions within the executive office has effectively paralyzed statutory project…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed the conviction of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. The Court of Appeal, in its judgment delivered on Thursday, September 18, 2026, in Appeal No. CA/ABJ/CR/1798/2025, upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which convicted Professor Ndifon on Count One of the charge and sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment without an option of fine. The conviction arose from evidence before the trial court that Professor Ndifon, while serving as…
Operatives of the Ifo Division of the Ogun State Police Command have recovered a stolen 2016 Toyota Camry from a hotel in Ifo, less than eight hours after the vehicle was reported stolen, while one suspect was arrested and efforts intensified to apprehend another who fled. The vehicle, belonging to an Indian national based at the Ilupeju Industrial Estate, Lagos, was allegedly stolen on September 9, 2026, by the driver, Waidi Olaide Kolawale, who had been employed only two days earlier. Kolawale reportedly told his employer that he was taking the vehicle to a nearby vulcaniser to repair a tyre…
By Bassey Ibiatisuho Defending champion, Bright Bassey representing Ikot Ekpene local governmeEdint area will face his elder brother, Wisdom Bassey from Uruan local government area in the male table tennis final of the ongoing Akwa Ibom State Sports Festival. It will be the first time in the history of the sports festival that two brothers are stacked up against each other in the final. Bright Bassey, poached by Ikot Ekpene won the final last year, and got to this year’s final following his semifinal victory over his opponent from Etinan, while his brother, Wisdom Bassey defeated his opponent from Onna…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been honoured in New York by world leaders, business executives and prominent Nigerians who gathered to celebrate his life, leadership and legacy. The event, organised by the Chief Executive Officer of Mutandis Africa, Chinelo Anohu, featured tributes to the former Nigerian leader from former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed the event in a post on her official X handle on Tuesday. Among those who attended were Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote; United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed;…
… felicitates Seplat Energy new CEO Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has assured investors of sustained support and partnership, stressing that his administration is committed to the protection and security of investments in the State. The Governor gave the assurance when he received the management of Seplat Energy led by the Chairman, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who paid a courtesy visit on him in Government House, Uyo. He congratulated the new Chief Executive Officer of the company, Engr. Effiong Okon, on his appointment and assumption of duty, stating that his appointment is not only to serve the interest…
-Says Eno Using EFCC to Seize Udom’s Money, Properties The 2027 governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in Akwa Ibom State, Senator John James Udoedeghe, has alleged that the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, deceived his predecessor, Mr Udom Emmanuel, with satanic humility. In a recent interview, Senator Udoedeghe revealed that in the quest to have a loyal successor, the former governor of the state, Mr Emmanuel, misjudged Mr Eno’s show of humility like kneeling down to pay respect (while serving as a commissioner) to mean loyalty, stressing that Eno was only pretending in order to deceive the…