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  By UbongAbasi Ise Friday 10 th December 2021 makes complete five years since Reigners Church mishap took place. There is no surprise about the permanent silence on the sad incidence, no surprise at all. Sometimes one could wonder if Akwa Ibom State Government under Mr. Udom Emmanuel is mechanically configured against bearing human sympathy when considered how Reigners church tragedy is forgotten after five years without conscience. If the living witnesses would cast back their mind to the tragic Saturday afternoon of December 10, 2016, they may feel some jolt of dismay given the apathetic way Governor Udom Emmanuel is handling the matter involving human lives, and human deaths. When recollecting the dreadful scenes of the mangled bodies, pools of blood; the heartrending death grunts; the miserable sight of dying children; the wailings of women; the horrible, and pitiful sight of victims solemnly taken away from the scene of the wreckage, one could have expected the governor ...

  By UbongAbasi Ise Abong is a movie produced by Enobong Nkanta with setting in Akwa Ibom State. Initially titled, My Audition Story, the film has gone through subtle modifications apparently for technical purpose. The movie is like a coin with two sides. The obverse exposes common behind-the-scene situations facing movie actors while the flipside relives forgotten cultures of Ekid people living in the southern part of Nigeria.   Although the story captures contemporary epoch, it takes the viewers’ minds back to the past where indigenous cultures, societal ethos, mores and values were highly revered. At its best, Abong is a perfect mix of modern glamour and rural splendor of typical Akwa Ibom local communities. The scenes serve as window through which Akwa Ibom geophysical and social environments could be viewed by the outside world. Directed by Prince JTT Jude, Abong is a true-life story recounting how four actors travel long distance to another part of the country f...

  By Da Daniel Effiong Thank God it is Silver Jubilee of Obot Akara local Government Area. The word "Jubilee" means blast of the Rams horn or trumpet. It signifies a time of release, freedom and a return to original possession, that is, getting back what was rightfully or originally belonged to oneself. It is a sincere belief that now is the time for what to get what rightly belong to Obot Akara and her people in the spiritual, academic, political and socio-economical spheres. In a normal circumstance, a 25 years old man or woman is an adult of marriageable age. At 25, a young individual may be a graduate or prepares to graduate from a tertiary educational institution. This age represents a period of one’s maturity and preparedness to shoulder greater responsibilities. It is a ripe age to regain lost grounds. "For it is the jubilee, it shall be holy unto you, ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. In the year of this jubilee, you shall return every man u...