UbongAbasi Ise

By UbongAbasi Ise There are two political parties I know of: they are the power class and the political subjects. Those that were at Onna for Pa Gabriel Nkanang’s burial could get this picture clearer. The polemics of Nigerian political construct were glaring at the grand funeral in that one wouldn’t find it difficult to locate the level they belong in the political game. Although there was nothing to stratify the multitude of sympathizers along the APC-PDP faultline, there actually existed class tendency naturally conditioned by individuals’ political status. While the members of political power class were seen consorting together, playing and teasing themselves as if they had no history of enmity, their subjects cum followers at the lower rung of the political ladder were apparently left to mingle with those of their class. This explains that APC, PDP, and the likes are mere abstractions that only enable upper political class to manipulate the system and share po...

By UbongAbasi Ise 14 th  February of every year, known as St. Valentine Day, is not all about popular craze with fashion draped in red and white colours, but it is about a day that has a theme built around love. A lot of people the world over see St. Valentine day as time to celebrate relationships and to demonstrate their affection for their loves ones. Most people share gifts with their love ones, some embark on exciting trips, others visit beaches, cinema; spend time in pubs and eateries. There’s never an end to ways of observing St. Valentine Day.  In Akwa Ibom State, apart from a lot of hangouts bracing up to host teeming love celebrants,   some Akwa Ibomites do not lack where to go on Val day. Some prefer to spend their time at the beach in Ibeno or Oron. Also the popular Unity Park, Tropicana Galleria, and Pyramid Lounge at Udo Udoma Avenue, including Discovery Park, and Maitama all in Uyo, as well as the Tilapia in Abak, are also some of the numerous...

By UbongAbasi Ise On the invitation by the management of Slyz-B Movies Music Production & Modeling Agency, this writer arrived at an Uyo hotel (name withheld), where the bevy of ravishingly beautiful ladies drawn from all parts of Nigeria camped in preparedness for the 2020 edition of Face of Valentine beauty pageantry scheduled to hold at the Pyramids Lounge in Uyo on Friday 14th February, 2020. My appointment with the management was simply for media interaction. It wasn’t taken so long when my discussion with the girls slide to a viral online video of a man that was found dead in the hotel room after a sex romp with a young sex worker simply identified as Precious from Akwa Ibom State. The girls did not express any iota of empathy for the deceased, rather, they were somewhat emotional about girl Precious because of the revelation that she usually indulge in prostitution in the night after she might have closed from a day’s work as a bar attendant.       ...

By UbongAbasi Ise It’s quite thrilling to follow the trending social media craze within Akwa Ibom online community hashtagged, Uyo Back Then. This comes with beautiful recollections of social activities, personages, and notable landmarks that used to characterize Uyo and gave it the uniqueness in the 1980s, 1990s and the early turn of the 2000s. The livings that witnessed what happened in Uyo back then and are now actively practicing the social media culture might not be able to contain the surge of nostalgia associating with the mention of those appellations that were common in the days when men were boys, and women girls. Going through the trending Facebook updates particularly, one would be reminded, with UyoBackThen hashtag, the rivalry that used to exist between Jetimo Football Club of Uyo and the Mobil Pegasus of Eket; some posts would mention businesses such as Joesco Group of companies, EMCO, Utuks and Inyangette motors; the buried name of an African highlife music i...

The fashion world is always apt to look up to celebrities for new ways of looks. But the individual quest wouldn’t settle without finding competent hands that would guarantee the taste they are craving for.  Ultima Citadella, a top unisex salon with pizzas, also offering best laundry and industrial cleaning services, has recently announced its presence at #1 Effiong Udo Akpan Street, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The company comes with the promise of dazzling the residents with the best of up-to-date services. Interacting with The Sensor recently , the managing director of the firm, Okwuolise Louis, said life is an open field, virgin and void, but can be shaped by orientation and implementation of goals and ideas, adding that “everything now revolves around your creative ability and innovation.” Louis, a gentleman with humble mien, is not the kind to do business without a human face. He promises to transform the upcoming ones into becoming productive in the fast-cha...

By UbongAbasi Ise Celebrated Akwa Ibom movie star and comedian, Mr. Ime Bishop Umoh, popularly known as Okon Lagos, along with famed Nollywood artistes, John Okafor a.k.a. Mr. Ibu, Victor Osuagwu, and Harry B Anyanwu, were all delight to behold as they stormed the premises of #37 Abak Road in Uyo on Wednesday 5 th February, 2020 to thrill hundreds of Akwa Ibom residents that filled the place beyond its perimeter. The event was not solely for the entertainment treat, but was primarily organized to unveil a new telecommunication brand in town that comes with the promises of snatching thousands of Akwa Ibom people from the clutches of financial hardship and unemployment. With the representatives of the state and the local governments joining the glitterati of business elites at the venue, it becomes apparent that the Resolution Technologies is coming to Akwa Ibom to reshape the state’s economic terrain. What Will Resolution Technology Do In Akwa Ibom For Akwa Ibomites?  ...