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The Diamond Jubilee celebration of Chief Edet Isong, Okete Okete Oro, was marked with grandeur and heartfelt goodwill, as family, friends, associates, and distinguished personalities joined in celebrating his 60th birthday. In his message of appreciation, Chief Isong expressed profound gratitude not only to those who attended physically but also to the many who reached out with phone calls, text messages, and WhatsApp greetings. “Your presence, calls, texts, WhatsApp messages, and prayers made my Diamond Jubilee truly special. I remain deeply grateful. May God bless you all richly,” Chief Isong said. Among those specially acknowledged were: Chief Isong emphasized that…
Publisher of Newsday Newspaper, a frontline publication in Nigeria, Chief Edet Isong, will joyfully celebrate his 60th birthday on Thursday, August 28, 2025. An erudite businessman and respected community leader, Chief Isong hails from Uboro-Oro in Urue Offong Oruko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Born in 1965 into the royal family of Late HRM Ahta Okon Oyokunyi Isong JP, the first Paramount Ruler of Oron, he has continued to uphold his family’s legacy of leadership, excellence, and service. Chief Isong is the visionary Founder of Isong Childcare and Health Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization dedicated to providing quality healthcare…
The Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, led by its Chairman, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, has inspected ongoing road construction projects being executed by the Commission in Cross River State. Members of the Senate Committee, accompanied by the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku and the Executive Director, Projects, Dr Victor Antai, inspected the 20-kilometre Okomita–Uyanga–Ehom Road in Akamkpa and Biase Local Government Areas. The team also inspected the 1.5 km Idundu Junction–Idundu Bridge Road in Akpabuyo LGA, and 10.8km Aking–Osomba Road in Akamkpa Local Government Area. Speaking during the inspection, the NDDC Chief Executive Officer reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to…
Leadership especially in government is the ability to use state’s resources for the overall benefits of the people. The strength of character to do it, the method of doing it to ensure it gets to the beneficiaries, and the follow up to make certain that the people actually make full use of it are what make leadership sterling. Since it’s inception in February, 2025, the novel Arise Town Square Meeting by Pastor Umo Eno has transform lives of Akwa Ibom State People beyond expectations. For clarity, Over 6,000 people have directly benefitted one form of empowerment or the other and…
In what turned out to be a climax in a season of appreciation and endorsements, the People of Etinan Federal Constituency have reaffirmed their solidarity to the Government of Pst Umo Eno,PhD, and have pledged their resolve to support his re-election, and the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a second term in office. This is as the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has doled out N361,450,000 to 844 persons from Etinan Federal Constituency. The donation comes in the form of farmers grants, traders grant, equipment support, MSMEs, cars and mini buses beneficiaries. At what was tagged…
I wish to commend the governments of Imo and Benue States for their courageous and thoughtful decision to ban pre-nursery graduation ceremonies. This policy is not only timely but also a step in the right direction — one that prioritizes the welfare of parents and restores the true essence of early childhood education. Across Nigeria, many families already grapple with the burden of rising school fees, uniforms, books, and daily living expenses. The added cost of elaborate graduation events — often involving expensive outfits, souvenirs, decorations, and parties — only worsens this strain. At the pre-nursery level, children are still…
••• Sets Up Foundation for Children’s Education. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, today attended the funeral service of late Sir Donatus Linus Amama in Nto Edino1, Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Sir Amama is the elder brother of the Special Assistant to the President of the Senate on Youth Matters, Comrade Emmanuel Amama. In his very brief condolence message at the country home of the deceased, Akpabio described his death as “a very painful situation, saying, “he lived for the people of Obot Akara. I am here to assure the children and wife that they…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has promised to step in and resolve the ongoing matter between Ibom Air and Comfort Emmanson. Governor Eno described Ibom Air as the pride and property of Akwa Ibom people, while affirming that Comfort is equally a daughter of the state. He emphasized that his administration will ensure justice and harmony prevail. “Ibom Air belongs to Akwa Ibom State, and Comfort is our daughter. We will not allow issues like this to divide us. My duty is to ensure that fairness, peace, and justice are maintained,” the Governor assured. He called for patience…
On behalf of the Directorate of Projects and on my behalf, I extend my warmest felicitations to you, my Boss, Brother, and our Managing Director/CEO, Chief Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, Ph.D, on the occasion of your 50th birthday. This Golden Jubilee marks not just a personal milestone, but a celebration of a visionary leader whose transformational strides have repositioned the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) from a transactional entity into an institution of impact, legacy, and hope for our people. Under your stewardship, the Commission’s achievements are not mere projects, but timeless imprints of purpose—destined to remain etched on the sands of…
On this joyous occasion of your 50th Birthday, I, together with the August Born Foundation, join thousands of Akwa Ibomites in celebrating a distinguished son of the soil – Rt. Hon. Frank Archibong Udoh, Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Akwa Ibom State. Born into the family of Late Archibong Udoh of Ikot Ibiok, Eket, you pursued your early education at Community Primary School, Rumuoamasi, Port Harcourt, and Methodist Boys High School, Oron. You later obtained a B.Sc. in Marketing and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Uyo. From the oil and gas sector,…