Iniobong Ekponta

4 days ago | leadership.ng | Iniobong Ekponta

An 8-year-old pupil of Government Primary School, Ikot Uboh in Akwa Ibom State, Abasiofon Udeme Udoekpo, has escaped from the grips of suspected kidnappers after raising an alarm during her abduction. The abduction occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday June, 3, 2025, at Ikot Ibritam Junction, but the girl reportedly raised the alarm and thereafter escaped, resulting in her rescue by some ‘Good Samaritans’ in the community.

4 days ago | leadership.ng | Iniobong Ekponta

Rampant cases of gas explosions in parts of Akwa Ibom State, especially Uyo, the state capital have wreaked havoc in most homes, forcing the National Orientation Agency (NOA), the state Fire Service, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NMDPRA) and other non state actors to wade in through sensitisation and regulatory enforcement regimes.

5 days ago | nationaleconomy.com | Iniobong Ekponta

Former World Boxing Federation (WBF) Cruiserweight Champion, Bashiru Oloruntoyin Ali, popularly known as Bash Ali, has vowed to realize his ambition of hosting a Guinness World Record fight in Nigeria, seeking the support of Akwa Ibom State to finally make it a reality. Ali, who aimed at breaking the world boxing record and enlisting his name in the Guinness book, has named Uyo, Akwa Ibom state as the venue of the epic battle.

5 days ago | leadership.ng | Iniobong Ekponta

Medical workers under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have expressed dismay that infrastructural decay and negligence of workers’ by the federal and some states governments have combined to put the health sector in precarious situation, rendering it unable to discharge vital responsibility of saving human lives.

6 days ago | leadership.ng | Iniobong Ekponta

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called on the federal and state governments to address the issues of welfare, employment status and labour casualisation affecting medical workers within four months. NARD also expressed dismay that infrastructure decay and negligence of workers by the federal and some states governments have combined to put the health sector in precarious situation, thereby rendering it incapable of discharging vital responsibility of securing human lives.