The Empire

The legislature has been described as the backbone of Akwa Ibom State Governor's Completion Agenda as all captured in the Budget. This was the position of Elder Anikan Uko the Member Representing Ibesikpo Asutan in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly recently while leading the House Committee on Special Projects on oversight visits to inspect level of work done on some projects. At the Four Point by Sheraton Hotel, Elder Uko while stressing that oversight was paramount to ensure that government spends monies judiciously commended the Commissioner for Special Duties and Aviation Development, Rt. Hon. Okpolupum Etteh seeing that contractors handling the project adhere to contractual terms adding that the hotel will aid in bringing in tourist to the area who will also harness the vast potentials of tourism. He tasked Mariot, managers of the hotel to carry indigenes of the State along when floating employment to fill positions in the hotel At the second runway pre

Without being surprised or ruffled in any way, my quality attention and that of Oro Nation Advocacy Group for Good Governance, has been drawn to a badly fabricated and libellous online report by one aimless, parasitic, self-appointed activist and notorious character assassinator who goes by the name, Francis Otioro. In the said mis-targeted report, Francis Otioro,a school dropout  who has lived the exact opposite of his name, made some insinuating allegations to the effect that Mr. Okon Bassey Okon our highly respected son and man of impeccable character, the Director of Finance and Account at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, had an undocumented deal with him to fight any external forces that would work against the then legally constituted Interim Management Committee    in the Academy. We make bold without equivocation or any fear of contradiction to state that such stupid, indiscreet and uncalculated attempt at tarnishing the name of a man who has diligently, dutifully

Screening of applicants for the second batch of the capacity building initiative for young start ups and entrepreneurs, My Entrepreneurship Goals Programme (MEGP) has commenced in Uyo Akwa Ibom State. Information made available by the Programme Coordinator, Mr. Brian Ekwere, the screening of the Batch 2 of participants by the Directorate of Microfinance and Enterprise Development, has commenced and shall continue till application closes. Ekwere further stated that the Directorate is ready to drive the programme to another level with a more robust curriculum structure. In line with his plan to grow Akwa Ibom State through small and medium scale businesses, Gov Udom Emmanuel, through the Directorate of Microfinance and Enterprise Development, facilitated the exclusive business advisory and training of Akwa Ibom start ups and existing entrepreneurs through the free 3 months entrepreneurship class, tagged, 'My Entrepreneurship Goals Programme' (MEGP). In his remark, the co

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aniekan Bassey, during the 2019 commemoration of Nigeria’s Independence in Uruan Local Government Council, awarded and added two more students of the area to his Scholarship Scheme, which has run into millions of naira. According to Rt. Hon. Bassey, the Scholarship Scheme is designed to encourage the educational pursuits of indigent students and those with financial challenges within and outside Uruan origin from secondary to university level. While presenting the scholarship to the new recipients, the Speaker appealed “all recipients of the Scholarship Scheme to make good use of the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. Education, we all know, is the bedrock of any society and the hope of Uruan, Akwa Ibom and Nigeria lies in the education of its youths.” Rt. Hon. Bassey, who represents Uruan State Constituency and who has been giving out financial support to students through the Scholarship Scheme unann

Fresh crisis greeted Qua Iboe Church Nigeria, 112 Ikot Ekpene Road, Oku, Uyo last Sunday following the announcement by the Secretary of the Church, of the decision by the Church Committee and other stakeholders to join the National Council of Qua Iboe Church Nigeria, in spite of the inconclusive legal battle said to have been embarked by some members of the church in view of the schism, which has engulfed leadership of the church in recent times, over the issue of name change. The Church Secretary, Mr. Sylvester Edem, while making the announcement during church service, admitted that the church had been encircled by a number of issues over the years, as a result of attempts by some members of the church to change of the name of the church from Qua Iboe Church to United Evangelical Church. He noted that Quo Iboe church, Oku, had remained neutral in the naming conflict, expecting resolution of the conflict by leaderships of the factions in the conflict, until last Saturday, when

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2570884722933056&id=100000346615683 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2570884722933056&id=100000346615683 Credits: David Akpan

Speaker of the 7th Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, on Monday called on the people of the state, irrespective of their political affiliation and positions in the society, to “re-enact the indomitable and patriotic spirit of the state’s founding fathers.” Rt. Hon. Bassey, in a goodwill message, charged the people of the state to emulate “the likes of Egbert Udo Udoma, Ibanga Udo Akpabio, Bassey Udo-Adiaha Attah, Udo Idiong, Antia Obong, Nsima Lawson, Clement Isong and many others who envisaged and worked for a united, peaceful and a prosperous Akwa Ibom.” “They worked for the progress of Akwa Ibom. Let us keep to that same path,” he added. The Speaker used the opportunity to felicitated with Governor Udom Emmanuel and the people of the state on the occasion of the 32nd Anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. In his word: “Your Excellency, I salute your courage, dedication, dogged commitment, determination and focus towards the path of our f