PERSPECTIVE – Umo Eno’s 18-storey Lagos building
By Etim Etim I am not surprised that Gov. Umo Eno’s plans to invest in property development in Lagos and a hotel in Abuja has generated some controversy among his people. Few trust their…
Category: Akwa Ibom
PERSPECTIVE – Wanted: A long-term development plan for Akwa Ibom State
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] By Etim Etim About four decades after its creation, Akwa Ibom State urgently requires its first ever long-term development plan with a lifespan of 40 years, broken into…
NEWS FEATURE – My 140 days in kidnappers’ captivity in Zamfara, by NYSC member
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] By Etim Etim In the evening of August 17, 2023, 12 Akwa Ibom persons were abducted along Sokoto-Zamfara expressway as they traveled to Sokoto. Eleven of them were…
NEWScFEATURE – UniUyo Vice Chancellor: We need a new generation of Pan Africanists
By Etim Etim The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof Nyaudo Ndaeyo says Africa needs a new generation of Pan Africanists to deal with the many challenges besetting the continent and create a…
PERSPECTIVE – Ibom Deep Sea Port: Can Akpabio live up to his billing?
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] By Etim Etim Senator Godswill Akpabio visited Uyo last weekend on his way to Ikot Ekpene to attend a reception organized for him by the elders and political…
PERSPECTIVE – Managing political disappointments: Lessons from Akwa Ibom State
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_27115" align="alignnone" width="300"] Governor Eno, middle, his wife, and former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, left.[/caption] By Etim Etim An impressive collection of dignitaries gathered at the Worship…
PERSPECTIVE – Death decimates Akwa Ibom APC
By Etim Etim Members of Akwa Ibom branch of APC are getting increasingly frightened at the rampant incidents of untimely deaths of its important leaders in the last few months. Some are worried that at…
PERSPECTIVE – Taking care of the poor: the Akwa Ibom example
[caption id="attachment_17553" align="alignright" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim.[/caption] By Etim Etim What does palliative mean to you? Free food items from the government? Subsidized transportation or increased in wages? While other states are distributing food items…
PERSPECTIVE – A visit to the Worship Center
[caption id="attachment_26051" align="alignnone" width="225"] Mr. Etim Etim, left and a friend.[/caption] By Etim Etim Just before I rounded off my vacation in Uyo, I visited the Ibom Worship Center, the ecumenical center in the heart…