NEWS

Abandoned Shell Wells: Akwa Ibom Communities Count Cost of 70-Year Oil Legacy

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

…Farmers lose farmlands, fishermen lose streams as HOMEF demands cleanup, compensation and enforcement of court judgment Seven decades after Shell drilled and capped oil wells that were considered commercially unviable in parts of Akwa Ibom State, communities in Ikono and Ibiono Ibom

NEWS

Akpabio Commends Eno, Says Akwa Ibom Is Shining Example for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has described Akwa Ibom State as a shining example of unity, development and progress in Nigeria. Akpabio made the declaration on Tuesday as the Special Guest of Honour at the official commissioning of a newly acquired Airbus A220-300 aircraft for Ibom Air at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo. […]

NEWS

2027: Akwa Ibom APC/PDP, Others, Collapse Structures For Tinubu, Akpabio and Eno

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2026

The re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, received a major boost on Saturday, with their unanimous endorsement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Rising from a meeting of its critical […]

FEATURES

Historic Rally As Akwa Ibom Becomes APC State

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2025

By Joe Iniodu The arena spangled with an assortment of colours – white, red, purple , yellow , grey, green, brown- either as uniform worn by different groups or flags fluttering as banners coalescing into a constellation of colourful spectacle. The atmosphere was boisterous as music from the speakers intertwined with varying entertainment from various […]