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A'Ibom Community Pledges Unity, Legacy At Solemn Assembly From Emmanuel Iyoho (President of  Akwa Ibom Community Abuja,  Mkpisong (Barr)  Gabriel Fan) President of Akwa Ibom Community in Abuja, Mkpisong Gabriel Fan, has pledged his administration’s commitment to the welfare of Akwa Ibom indigenes in the Federal Capital Territory and its environs, vowing to take the community to greater heights. Speaking at the weekend during a Solemn Assembly of thanksgiving, fasting and prayers organized by the community leadership, Fan said with God on his side, he and the entire executive would steer the community to an enviable position. He commended members for the massive turnout and full participation in the spiritual exercise. He specifically appreciated immediate past President Aniefiok Ibah, a legal practitioner, and other dignitaries present at the event held at Akwa Ibom House, Central Business District. Organizers said the gathering was more than “another event on the calenda...

A'Ibom Community, ICAN, Constituency Forum Honour Late Elder Mfon Brooks From Emmanuel Iyoho Late  Elder Mfon Asuquo Brooks Tributes flowed at Qua Iboe Church, Kubwa Superintendency, Abuja Area Conference on Sunday, 7th June 2026, during a service of song held in honour of Late Elder (Akparawa) Mfon Asuquo Brooks, FCA. The event became a convergence point for grief, gratitude and glowing tributes as family, friends, professional colleagues and community leaders gathered to celebrate his life. The atmosphere was solemn yet celebratory, as speakers eulogised a man described as a devoted servant of God, exemplary leader, and pillar of the Akwa Ibom community in the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Officiating minister, Rev. Udeme Friday Udoh, anchored his sermon on the theme “From That Time” with text from Matthew 26:14-15. He emphasised service and restoration as defining marks of Christian living, urging believers to emulate Elder Brooks’ commitment to God and humanity. Rev. Udo...

A'Ibom Community, ICAN, Constituency Forum Honour Late Elder Mfon Brooks From Emmanuel Iyoho  Tributes flowed at Qua Iboe Church, Kubwa Superintendency, Abuja Area Conference on Sunday, 7th June 2026, during a service of song held in honour of Late Elder (Akparawa) Mfon Asuquo Brooks, FCA. The event became a convergence point for grief, gratitude and glowing tributes as family, friends, professional colleagues and community leaders gathered to celebrate his life. The atmosphere was solemn yet celebratory, as speakers eulogised a man described as a devoted servant of God, exemplary leader, and pillar of the Akwa Ibom community in the the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Officiating minister, Rev. Udeme Friday Udoh, anchored his sermon on the theme “From That Time” with text from Matthew 26:14-15. He emphasised service and restoration as defining marks of Christian living, urging believers to emulate Elder Brooks’ commitment to God and humanity. Rev. Udoh prayed for “all-round restor...

Nigeria’s Audit System: Why Tinubu Must Urgently Assent to  Federal Audit Service Bill - CSJ By Emmanuel Iyoho Eze Onyekpere Lead Director Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). Recently, civil society leaders, lawyers, and budget experts gathered in a packed Abuja conference room. On the table was an 83-page document that, to most Nigerians, sounds technical and boring. But to the people who manage public money, it is a blueprint for plugging one of the biggest leaks in the country’s finances. The document is the _Audit Opportunities Assessment Study_, produced by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), The Statecraft Report, and Princewill Eziukwu. Its message is blunt: Nigeria is losing billions yearly not because we lack an Auditor-General, but because the office is still bound by a 1956 colonial law with no real enforcement teeth. That, the group says, is why President Bola Tinubu must urgently assent to the _Federal Audit Service Bill, 2025_. A 69-Year-Old Law for a ₦68 Trillion Budge...

Edo Govt Deploys 1,000 Forest Guards, 5,400 Local Security Officers to Flush Criminals from Hideouts Habiba Sam  In a bold move to reclaim Edo’s forests and protect rural communities, the Edo State Government has deployed 500 newly recruited Forest Guards, joining the 500 personnel recently approved by the Federal Government. The combined force of 1,000 guards is now stationed across the state’s bushes, border areas, and “black spots” to dismantle criminal hideouts and secure farming communities. Disclosing this  during the weekly briefing by the Ministry of Information and Strategy in Benin City, the Commissioner for Public Security and Safety, Hon. Fesus Ebea, said the government designed the operation to place guard posts directly inside the forests. The strategy, he explained, is to deny kidnappers, armed gangs, and other criminal elements the safe havens they have exploited around boundaries with neighbouring states. “These Forest Guards will live and operate from forest ...

Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole Lauds Governor Okpebholo for Ending 8-Year Promotion Stagnation in Edo Public Hospitals By Admin  For more than eight years, the conversation in Edo State’s public hospitals was heavy with one word: stagnation. Medical doctors who stood on the frontlines through night shifts, emergencies, outbreaks, and daily service watched their career progression stall. Promotion files gathered dust while dedication remained constant. The result was uncertainty, low morale, and a growing fear that service would go unrecognized. As Honourable Commissioner for Health, Edo State, I, Dr. Cyril Adams Oshiomhole, commend His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, Executive Governor of Edo State, for his decisive leadership and approval of the long-awaited promotions for medical doctors in the Edo State Public Service. One signature has ended years of delay and restored hope to doctors across Benin City, Uromi, Auchi, Irrua, and every public health facility in the state. This ...