Ikot Ekpene also have a mini Stadium, which sometimes host the Nigerian Amateur and premier league games, it is also the venue where Senator Godswil Obot Akpabio decamped from his former party, the PDP, to his new party, the APC, with over thirty two (32) Senators of the Federal Republic, over forty (40) members of the House of Representative, Nigerian Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian Jagaban, Boss Mustapher, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the dancing Oshiomole, other ministers and the who is who of the country in attendance to witnessed. Not too long ago, the city also played host to Vice President (Pro) Yemi Osinbajo, who was in the city’s markets, Urua Mbakara and Urua Otou, respectively, to flagged off his “Traders’ money” campaign in the state, where he empowered poor traders with Ten Thousand naira (N10, 000) each. I want to believe that was the first time, those government’s personalities and officials ever stepped their foots in the country’s first LGA, Ikot Ekpene, and I bet most of them would want to returned again, as it is one beauty of a settlement.......

Maryama Ijabani (Staff Writer)



In keeping with the digital demand of the time, Ritman University, a fore-most licensed Private University in Nigeria, recently got the kudos from The National University Commission, (NUC), for her standardized and efficient e-Library facility, a facility and operation that is one of the highlights attractions of the University.

The team of NUC, led by Dr. N. B. Saliu, Director of Accreditation, who were in the University to vet the University’s operational standard and level of compliance, fully accredits and grant full accreditation to all the courses run by the University.....for complete reading, click..http://www.friendsofnaija.com.ng/2019/04/ritman-universitys-e-library-facility.html