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By Josephine Etuk It was an awesome moment and fun galore at the Christmas/ End of Year Thanksgiving service of the State Civil Service Commission as Staff turned out in their numbers at the Commission's arena on Monday to celebrate the goodness of God for year 2019. The Chairman of the Commission, Sunny Akpadiaha in his good will message reminded the Staff of the significance of Christmas as a season of love,  peace and good tidings. Akpadiaha enjoined the Staff to let love lead by closing ranks and supporting one another always. He thanked the Almighty God for preserving the lives of every Staff of the Commission throughput the year, and also appreciated the Staff for holding forth as a team despite  challenges to generate positive results, encouraging them to always tow the line of excellence for which they are known for . The Chairman particularly lauded the Permanent Secretary, Lady Rose Bassey for her motherly role as well as her managerial and administrative c

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, will tomorrow Tuesday, December 24, 2019, hold town hall meeting with the people of Uruan State Constituency. Speaking briefly on the event, Rt. Hon. Baasey said there was need for him to brief his people about his representation and the activities of the 7th Assembly for the progress of the area and Akwa Ibom. According to an invite for the event, the town hall meeting will afford the Speaker, who also represents Uruan State Constituency in the House of Assembly, another opportunity to thank the people for electing him and also brief them of his stewardship since assumption of office. The invite also hinted that the event will be in collaboration with Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Road Maintenance Agency, Prince Godwin Ntukudeh; Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Board of Internal Revenue, Mr. Okon Okon, and Chairman of Uruan Local Government Council, Hon. Henry Udofia. The event will take place at t

Governor Udom Emmanuel, today Friday, received more dignitaries from far and wide to grace the Akwa Ibom Carol, an epoch-making event that has the largest Guinness Record of Carol singers in the world. Governor Emmanuel, represented by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, welcomed the immediate past Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara; former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission, Mr. Kennedy Opara, among others. "From all indications, the 2019 Edition of the Akwa Ibom Carol, will be breathtaking," one of the House of Assembly members that accompanied the Speaker to the Victor Attah International Airport hinted.

Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, on Wednesday described the Supreme Court affirmation of the victory of Governor Udom Emmanuel as a clear confirmation of the victory of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 Governorship Elections in the state. Rt. Hon. Bassey, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Mr. Darlington Udobong, said “the Supreme Court verdict has finally put paid to the failed rumours propagated by the opposition in the state. It has also put the final legal seal on the victory of Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel and our dear party, the PDP.” He congratulated Governor Emmanuel and the leadership of the PDP, saying “the fact that the verdict came from the Supreme Court is a clear indication that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has no justification to challenge the mandate of the people of Akwa Ibom that was given through a free and fair election. The victory served is a victory dese

By Edet Okpo More than two years after, the inaugural promises made in 2017 by Commodore Emmanuel Duja Effedua (Rtd.) that he will give people enough reasons to celebrate his appointment as Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) and also effectively utilize CSR as a vehicle for touching lives and developing the host communities of the institution have never failed fulfilling by the day. Apart from the positive manifestations in other critical areas of his transformational agenda, Commodore Emmanual Effedua has given peculiar and pragmatic interpretations to the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by making it more engaging, holistic and inclusive with innovative packages that capture the composite needs of individual beneficiaries and diverse expectations of the entire host communities. Not gloating over his commendable and cumulative past record in this regards, the Academy recently sponsored and organized a one-month long football completion for youth

In an unanimous decision today, the Supreme court sitting in Abuja has  dismissed the appeal brought by Mr Nsima Ekere of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for lacking in merit. Parties are to bear their cost.

The Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel today 18th December, 2019 Signed the appropriation bill of 2020 into Law. Recall that on 5th December, 2019, Akwa Ibom State House Of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, passed the 2020 revised appropriation bill toof N597.735 billion, made up of N111.250 billion for Recurrent Expenditure, N369.577 billion for Capital Expenditure and N116.934 billion for Consolidated Revenue Fund Charges into law. Gov. Udom Emmanuel this morning after an Executive session Signed the appropriation bill of N597.735 into law to take effect from January 1st 2020.