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   The Oriental Energy Resources Limited, an oil company operating in Akwa Ibom has inaugurated a eight-member Board of Trustees for Effiat and Mbo Host Communities' Development Trust. The inauguration is in compliance with   with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021, and the Host Communities' Development Trust Regulations, 2022 accordingly.  The members of the Host Communities' Development Trust inaugurated were; Barr. Inam Effiong Okon, Chairman; Barr. Asuquo Asuquo Okpo, member; Mr. Kedrick Solomon Isangedighi, member, and Dr. Ikwo Agamtem Ekuma, member. Others are; Engr. Okpo Etim Etim, member; Alice-Joe Mfon Henry, member; Mr. Edet Asukwo Inyang, member, and CSP Etim Etim Ediete, member. The Effiat and Mbo Host Communities' Development Trust, comprising eight members from Uda, Udesi, Ebughu and Enwang Communities in Mbo Local Government Area, has statutory objectives to the host communities which are; to finance and execute of projects f...

  The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has turned down a request by the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to extend the tenure of Local Government Transition Committees. This is coming ahead of the June 7, 2024 expiration date of the current tenure of Local Government Transition Committees in the state. In a letter addressed to the Speaker and read by Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs NsikakAbasi Orok at Thursday Plenary, Governor Eno said it was necessary to extend the tenure of the local government officials, pending when the Akwa Ibom State Independence Electoral Commission would conduct Local Government Election in the State. The Governor's message was received through a Motion moved by Rt. Hon. Asuquo Nana Udo of Ikono State Constituency, and seconded by Rt. Hon. Mfon Idung of Etim Ekpo/Ika State Constituency. However, the Speaker of the Assembly, Udeme Otong, while responding to the Governor's request, said the Lawmakers will review the activities of each local government council...

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The Senate President Godswill Akpabio and 10 senators are expected to receive the 2023 governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom State, Bassey Albert, into the All Progressives Congress (APC) today, Friday, in Akwa Ibom. A source, who disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES, said the event will take place in the afternoon at Mr Akpabio’s hometown, Ukana, Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. “The senators are already in town, they are lodging at a hotel in Ikot Ekpene. Akpabio, yesterday, had a meeting with Oba (Mr Albert is popularly known as Oba in Akwa Ibom) and his supporters who are already defecting to the APC,” the source said. “Akpabio is not acting on his own, it’s a directive from Tinubu that he and other senators should come over to Akwa Ibom to receive Oba,” he added. The chairperson of the contact and mobilisation committee of Mr Albert’s governorship campaign council, Daniel Udoh, confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES, Friday afterno...

  The State Working Committee and 28 Chapter Chairmen in Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State  have passed a vote of confidence on its State Chairman, Rt. Hon. Martins Inyang over what they described as transparent and people oriented leadership.  The party officials  have also vowed to work together in unity to build a formidable party that will not only contest but will win the confidence and mandate of the people to serve in different political positions in Akwa Ibom State.  This formed part of the resolutions reached at the end of the joint meeting of Accord Party held at the Party secretariat, Uyo on Thursday January 11, 2024.  The people after recounting the efforts of the State Chairman in planting and nurturing Accord Party in every unit, ward and local government areas of Akwa Ibom State before the just concluded 2023 elections, mentioned that such effort can never go unappreciated.  They reiterated their determinations to defend and support Rt Hon...

        Archbishop Friday Ibanga Mfonobong Ekanem Nigerian citizens have been advised to prepare for unprecedented famine that the country will face any moment from now. The Prelate for West Africa, Wesley Synod International Mission Canterbury for Africa who is also the President/Founder Everlasting Christ Gospel Mission Int'l, Archbishop Dr. Sir Friday Ibanga made this known recently during January 2024 monthly Communion Service held at the Mission Headquarters, Mbiabong Ikot Udo Uso, Etoi, Uyo. The Cleric raised alarm over an impending famine that will be experienced in the country soonest. According to him, "there is going to be famine in this country, don't sell your land, learn to plant on your farm". " We have to go back to the farm to arrest and alleviate the forthcoming situation. "If you sell your land, make sure you sell it for investment; don't sell your land for entertainment". He admonished worshippers against extravagant spending of m...

  The yearly Armed Forces Remembrance  ritual done with pomp in Nigeria every January 15 does not capture the pitiful state of Nigerian military veterans in anyway. If anything at all it has been an occasion for politicians to show off the lofty offices they occupy across the nation. Some of them do not even understand the sombre attitude they should put up and the event. They don't know that what is been recalled is the sorrow, pain and death of Nigerians who for whatever reasons decided  to be the ones that will lay down their lives to protect the sovereignty of country and equally ward-off any dastardly move to cause insecurity within the nation. We, at The Eyes Portal Newspapers have witnessed with disgust how some government officials stroll majestically to the cheers of their larky, bootlicking supporters on their way to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. We are of the view that this must stop forthwith. Politicians should be told in no uncertain ter...