Leadership

I love Donald Trump and I want him to win on November.3rd. I believe he is the best for America and the world and that he is the only one that is capable of standing up to China. I do not however believe that he is infallible and his decision […]

BY: KHALID SANUSI KANI With the recent development of storming different warehouses squirrelling Covid-19 palliatives across the country by some famished “innocent” Nigerians, it has unveiled a new dimension on how wicked and uncaring our leaders have been and surreptitiously genetically modifying themselves to be the opposite. But the unbecoming […]

THE #ENDSARS PROTESTS; A FUNDAMENTAL LESSON IN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. […]

BEING THE TEXT OF  STATE BROADCASTBY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL,GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE, ON THE #EndSars PROTEST My dear Akwaibomites On Thursday, October 22, Akwa Ibom State, an ally in every developmental effort in our country, the cradle of peace and stability, the nest of hope for a better […]

It is unfortunate that the initial genuine and well-intended protest of youths in parts of the country against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was hijacked and misdirected, President Muhammadu Buhari told former Heads of State and Presidents of Nigeria, Friday in Abuja. In a virtual meeting with the former leaders, […]

As a democratic government, we listened to, and carefully evaluated the five-point demands of the protesters. And, having accepted them, we immediately scrapped SARS, and put measures in place to address the other demands of our youth. As a result of ENDSARS protest, human lives have been lost; acts of […]

-By Femi Adesina What a week it has been for our own dear native land! Just at the beginning of the month, as the country turned 60 as an independent entity, President Muhammadu Buhari had charged us to “begin sincere process of national healing, eliminate old and outworn perceptions that […]

POST HUMOUS TRIBUTE TO UDOKAHA JACOB ESUENE(1936-1993) THE NEED FOR IMMORTALISATION BY AKWA IBOM GOVERNMENT The famous Williams Shakespeare in one of his widely read books: THE TWELVETH NIGHT proclaimed, “some men are born great,some have greatness endowed on them while others attain greatness through hard work.” In the global […]

I was at the venue of one of the #EndSARS protests today. The safety of everyone involved in peaceful protests across Lagos is important and communicating with the CP, this is what we want to guarantee on all sides. Tomorrow, I will be meeting with HE President Muhammed Buhari in […]

NIGERIA AT 60: WE SHOULD NOT DESPAIR I congratulate all Nigerians as we celebrate our 60th Independence Anniversary. Today is another unique day in our nation’s history. It marks six decades of the anniversary of our self-rule. It is an occasion that commemorates our political freedom.Sixty years ago, we made […]

On Saturday, 26 September, 2020 in far away Abu Dhabi, Israel Adesanya, an illustrious Nigerian, who embodies the indefatigable Nigerian spirit made the nation proud by successfully defending his UFC middleweight title. That victory lifted our spirit, and gave us hope in a season of hopelessness when every index of […]

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As […]

Today we celebrate 60 years of independence from our former colonial masters. Sadly I am constrained to ask the following question: can our so-called “unity” be sustained for much longer? They say where there is no justice there cannot be any peace. Nigeria is a nation that is rife with […]

-By Akan Asindi Akwa Ibom State biblically, is a promise land blessed by God with milk and honey. It has a land mass of about 7,259 square kilometres, geographically located around the south south geopolitical zone within the Niger Delta region.Most of the land area can be seen littered with […]

In 2015 I said Buhari WOULD divide Nigeria, you didn’t believe. In 2017 I said Buhari HAD divided Nigeria, you didn’t believe. In 2019 I said Buhari had pushed Nigeria to the BRINK of disintegration, you didn’t believe. Today I say unless Buhari retraces his steps and we build bridges […]

Let me further shock Nigerians: Former President Jonathan inherited a total debt of ₦7.9 trillion when he became acting President in 2010. In 5 years he borrowed ₦4.7 trillion. He built the Abuja-Kaduna railway, 14 universities, 165 almajiri schools, revived the railways in 5 of the 6 geopolitical zones, completed […]

– By Abdulrahman Sade She marches on like an amazon. All vilification of the past from naysayers, she has put behind her, to address the fundamental responsibility of her public office. Sadiya Umar Faruk Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development is a believer in herself, shouldering […]

The leadership, patrons and members of  Ekid People’s Union (EPU), the apex socio-cultural organ of Ekid Nation, has congratulated  her distinguished members, who were recently appointed into the various offices in the administration of Akwa Ibom State Government.  In a statement personally signed by the President General of the Union, […]

By Godwin Elijah “I would maintain that ‘thanks’ are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder”G. K Chesterton Nature has gradually made humans feel entitled even of the things they naturally may not deserve. Therefore, constant self and group assessments is key in order […]

Some people get easily angry whenever they see me being insulted. I think that is childish. I’m a politician and it is my right to be insulted. It is my right to be called names, it is my right to get bad wishes from whoever I outrun in the polity. […]

The current issue filling the State airspace lately is that of Pension and Gratuity of retired Primary School Teachers. The discuss which has long been and will continue to be is indeed sad and calls for an immediate response. Daily, we read of and hear varying degrees of lamentation by […]

Akwa Ibom State government said it ordered the demolition of the Knowledge of God Ministry, Uyo, to avoid community transmission of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who led members of the COVID-19 Team on Tuesday demolished the Knowledge of God Ministry building located at […]

-By Camillus Etim With the mineral resources deposited in basins and rocks of some countries in Africa, the continent has failed to wake up from her economic slumber. No matter how a nation is rich, if the leaders are corrupt, that nation will go begging. African culture is viewed to […]

The Presidency wishes to acknowledge concerns expressed by several members of the public regarding the recent incident among the occupants of the State House which escalation led to the arrest of some staff by the police. This is to assure all and everyone that the President and Commander-in-Chief of the […]

My Democracy Day message to Nigerians I felicitate with fellow Nigerians on the occasion of this year’s Democracy Day, the second time it is being celebrated on June 12. June 12 has become a metaphor in our country for free, fair and credible elections and a memorial for the day […]

On this day, one year ago, I took the oath of office into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to represent Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District for a second term. That epochal feat on June 11, 2019, resonated God’s continuous faithfulness of a flight to the red chambers, […]

Richard Peters The 21st Century leadership quotient is not measured by the number of academic degrees one has acquired in his life time, but by the percipience, sapience, acumen, sagacity and eggheadedness of a leader. Although, we cannot completely rule out the essentiality of academic intelligence in governance, but it […]

The President of African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adeshina has celebrated five good uninterrupted years in office as the president of the bank. In his words, he thanked the shareholders of the bank, his family and good wishers for their support. ………………………………………………………………………… On this day, May 28th, five years ago, […]

Essien Ndueso It is hard to believe that the same Akwa Ibom where a governor some few years ago confessed to his government being bedeviled by cultism; with insecurity and violent crimes walking on two legs is the harbinger of peace and youth empowerment under another administration A News magazine […]

WE’RE 100 DAYS IN OFFICE TODAY Today, our administration is exactly 100 days in office. It is usually a significant period to roll out the drums by governments, especially in this part of the world but I have decided not to. My dear friends like you know, all over the […]

President Muhammad Buhari has signed the executive order No 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary into law today 22nd May, 2020. The president in his statement reiterated that, his administration will do all they can to strengthen the principles of democracy […]

… JOHESU members to get pay in two days The leadership of the House of Representatives has resolved the issues surrounding the delays in the payment of salary of some health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Consequently, some of the health workers under the aegis of Joint […]

While giving the concluding remarks on a motion titled “Power Sector Recovery Plan and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic,” on the floor of the Senate today, the Senate President, senator Ahmad Lawan called for the immediate review of the privatization exercise of the power sector by previous administrations. According to […]

Today, I met with members of the state taskforce on COVID-19. The meeting reviewed measures taking so far in the fight against the global pandemic in the state. At the end, the following was agreed: As a state, we will implement the two weeks “Gradual Ease” of the lockdown by […]