The Empire Naija

  What was meant to be a routine APC statewide meeting in Ibiono Ibom Ward 4 on Friday quickly morphed into a full-blown mobilisation ground, as the Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency, Hon. (Barr.) Ime Bassey Okon, threw his weight squarely behind Governor Umo Bassey Eno’s 2027 re-election bid. Addressing party faithfuls at the Primary School, Atai Ibiaku, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, during the meeting held on January 30, 2026, Rep Okon charged constituents to close ranks, energise the party structure at the grassroots and deliver massive votes for Governor Umo Eno and the APC in the next general elections. He urged the people to strictly heed the Governor’s directive by intensifying efforts to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Cards and APC membership cards, stressing that professed loyalty to the Governor and the party would be meaningless without translating it into actual votes at the polls. “Ibiono Ibom local government must seize this oppo...

  By Edet Okpo, PhD The Chairman, Senate Committee On Solid Minerals and Senator representing Akwa Ibom South (Eket ) Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abuja, Senator Ekong Sampson PhD,  is truly making impact and difference in  the lives of his constituents  through provision Of quality Infrastructure such as roads, electricity, healthcare  Services, Education, human empowerment and capacity building initiatives, engagements in lucrative jobs. His huge investment in education especially in the provision of scholarship and grants to students is no small feat, and it is clear that he is  passionate about empowering the next generation. In less than three years in Office, Senator Ekong Sampson has donated 20 exotic Cars,  buses and trycicles to some Of his Constituents. Within this Week, hẹ has donated  5 Exotic cars to his Constituents across the 3 federal Constituencies making Akwa Ibom South (Eket)Senatorial District: Họn. Barr. Ini I...

  The South-South Development Commission (SSDC), in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has announced the rollout of Phase II of the Integrated Measles–Rubella and Child Health Vaccination Campaign across the South-South geopolitical zone. The campaign, scheduled to run from January 27 to February 13, 2026, follows an earlier strategic meeting between both agencies and is aimed at expanding access to life-saving vaccines and essential child health services in the region. Speaking on the initiative, the Managing Director of SSDC, Ms. Usoro Akpabio, said the campaign underscores the commission’s commitment to strengthening primary healthcare delivery and safeguarding the health of children in the South-South. The exercise will be jointly coordinated with the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr. Muyi Aina. Under the integrated outreach, residents will receive free, WHO-approved vaccines, including Measles–Rubella, Polio, Routine Immunisation, ...

  By Aniefiok Christopher  The Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS) has called on relevant agencies of government to ensure mandatory geoscientific investigations before mining activities are carried out in the country. President of the Society, Mrs Rose Ndong, made the call in Uyo during a recent news conference as part of activities marking the 261st National Council Meeting of NMGS. Ndong maintained that such investigations would not only serve as a foundation for sustainable infrastructure development but enhance environmental management. She frowned at the rate with which illegal mining activities are carried out in the country, stressing that aside the economic loss Nigeria had suffered, the environmental degradation had been worrisome. Ndong raised concerns over pushbacks from the people who engaged in such practices when confronted and advocated more sensitisation of the public to curb the menace. “NMGS will continue to advocate for mandatory geoscientific in...

By Henshaw NYONG. Following the overwhelming endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno by traditional rulers of Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, the Member representing Itu/Ibiono Ibom Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Barr. Obong Ime Bassey Okon, has declared that Akwa Ibom State will be at the forefront of the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Okon, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, spoke at the weekend while reacting to the high-powered endorsement by royal fathers at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium, describing the action as historic, fatherly and deeply symbolic. According to the lawmaker, himself a multiple traditional title holder, when traditional rulers, who are custodians of culture and fathers of the land, collectively rise to endorse leaders, it speaks volumes about performance, trust and visible progress. Hear him: “These ro...

  By Edet Okpo, PhD  A formidable Students' Support Group in Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Akwa Ibom South Students For Ekong Sampson ( AISSES), has thrown its weight behind the collective position of Stakeholders of Akwa Ibom South ( Eket) Senatorial District to reject notion for single tenure and replacement of an elected Senator in the Senatorial District during the 2027 National Assembly election but resolve to support experience, capacity and encourage ranking in Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District. It would be recalled that on December 30, 2025, during Eket Senatorial District Stakeholders' Meeting at Villa Marina, Eket, Chaired by the Chairman of Eket Senatorial District Stakeholders' Forum, Rt. Hon. Chief Nduese Essien, after a detailed and Comprehensive Briefing by Senator Ekong Sampson and upon satisfaction of performance and quality representation in less than 3 years in Office, a motion was duly moved by the immediate past Secretary to the Akwa Ibom Sta...

  By Edet Okpo, PhD In furtherance of his sustained efforts in spreading quality  life- touching projects across the length and breadth of Akwa Ibom South ( Eket) Senatorial District,  the Chairman, Senate Committee On Solid Minerals and Senator representing Akwa Ibom South( Eket) Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Abuja, Senator Ekong Sampson PhD, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 flagged off  a Solar Powered Water Project and classroom Block at A.M.E Zion School, Idua Assang, in Oron Local Government Area.  The lawmaker disclosed that when completed, the two projects will be named after his close ally and  colleague, late Hon. ( Pastor ) Oyong Etim Asuquo who was the Chairman Of Oron Local Government Council the  same time hẹ was the Chairman of Mkpat Enin Local Government Council. Accompanied by some Members of former Local Government Chairmen Forum in Akwa Ibom State, (Class of 2003), including  Hon. Prince Uwem Ita Etuk, former Chairm...