…as state records 1,106 surgeries under health insurance scheme By AmanamHillary Umo-Udofia & Emma Akpabio UYO (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Ibom State has recorded 126,000 consultations, 1,106 surgeries and 1,012 vaginal deliveries under its State Health Insurance Scheme, as the administration of Governor Umo Eno continues to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. At the February…
…calls on Govs Otu, Eno to seek dialogue for the interest of Abasi People By Destiny Isong UYO (CONVERSEER) – The leadership of the Abasi People Foundation (APF), a non-religious and non-partisan organisation, has called on the Governor of Cross River State, Prince Bassey Otu, and the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno,…
By Efiom Attoe CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The recent submission of the Federal Government’s Inter-Agency Committee report to the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) may appear, on the surface, to signal a victory for Cross River State. After years in the wilderness, Cross River is projected to be relisted as an oil-producing state with…
By Harrison Essien UYO (CONVERSEER) – Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a 28 year-old man, Shehu Dikko, to seven years’ imprisonment for the rape of a 17-year-old girl at Eka Street, Uyo, the State Capital. Dikko, a native of Sokoto State and a suya seller at IBB Junction, Uyo, was…
By Abubakar Mark Sule PORT HARCOURT (FIJ, CONVERSEER) – On Friday, January 16, a routine journey from Port Harcourt to Benin Republic turned into four days of brutal detention and sexual violence for a young Nigerian woman after officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) detained her against her will at the Akere checkpoint, an…
By Akata Loi UYO (CONVERSEER) – Worshippers were thrown into shock on Sunday after Apostle Sunday Abang, was reportedly caught attempting to steal church equipment at the Apostolic Church in Afaha Akai. Abang hails from Uko Ukim, Udung Uko Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. According to eyewitnesses, the cleric was intercepted within the…
By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of the Black Axe Confraternity during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo. According to a statement by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer in the state, on Sunday, the arrest was made yesterday, 1st February 2026, at about…
…pays tribute to heroes past By Our Reporter UYO (CONVERSEER) – The Abaak of Abak, His Royal Highness Oböng Ifiok Umanah Mkpopkporo VII (JP), PhD, has called on churches and parents to cultivate lasting values while honouring heroes to shape the future. Speaking after the Armed Forces Remembrance Day church service at Salvation Army Church…
…as NDLEA uncovers illicit drugs in full-body mannequins …dispatch rider, others nabbed; tons of illicit drugs recovered in raids across Edo, Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Oyo By Joe Udo UYO (CONVERSEER) – Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa,…
…encourages members to sustain the spirit of oneness and development By Destiny Isong UYO (CONVERSEER) – His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr) Solomon Daniel Etuk, CFR, Oku Ibom Ibibio, and President-General of the Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, graced the 58th General Assembly of the frontline socio-cultural organisation on Saturday, 13 December 2025. The…
