Tag: Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom Rerun: Thugs snatch result sheet
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mr Gabriel Ada, has alleged that suspected thugs snatched result sheet from an…
Akwa Ibom: APC’s Okon withdraws from rerun polls, quits party
Mr Victor Okon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the March 12 Akwa Ibom rerun election has withdrawn his…
Akwa Ibom: Our position on the Supreme Court judgment – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has described the verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship election…
Akwa Ibom, Abia Verdicts: Supreme Court to explain decisions Feb. 15, 26
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Supporters of Dr Alex Otti, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Abia State and Chief…
Akwa Ibom: Supreme Court set for verdict
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Supreme Court is set to rule on the case filed by Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa…
Supreme Court rules on Akwa Ibom, Abia election today
Nigeria’s Supreme Court will hear the Akwa Ibom and Abia state governorship appeals today and as they had done with…
Akwa Ibom govt to engage Canadian consultants on cocoa production
The Akwa Ibom Government has announced plans to engage consultants from Canada and Switzerland to educate farmers in the state…
Ex-PDP chairman, senator defect to APC in Akwa Ibom
Former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Otu Ita Otoyo has defected to the All…
Umana to Nigerians: Don’t forget the poor this Christmas
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, Chief Umana Umana, has congratulated Christians across the country for…
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Appeal court sacks Akwa Ibom’s Udom Emmanuel
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday nullified the election of Emmanuel Udom as governor of Akwa Ibom on…
‘Akwa Ibom in dire need of change ‘ – Group
A group known as the ‘Youth for Development’ has stated that Akwa Ibom is in dire need of change because…
Court sacks Akwa Ibom Assembly Speaker
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Court of Appeal in Abuja division on Tuesday sacked Aniekan Uko, the Speaker of Akwa Ibom State…
Appeal Court upholds Akpabio’s election
A Court of Appeal has upheld the election of Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio. In reaction to the judgement, Akpabio…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Appeal Court panel to sit Tuesday
A special panel of the Court of Appeal constituted to hear and determine all appeals relating to and emanating from…
Akwa Ibom screens 60 enterprises for BoI loans
The Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP) says it has screened and prequalified 60 small and medium scale enterprises for loans…
Rise against PDP, Akpabio’s impunity, Attah urges Akwa Ibomites
Former Akwa Ibom State governor and elder statesman, Obong Victor Attah,has described the verdict of the Akwa Ibom State Governorship…
Why I’m appealing tribunal’s verdict – Umana
Umana Okon Umana, has stated that he is going to appeal the verdict of the election tribunal in Akwa Ibom…
APC kicks against Akwa Ibom tribunal judgment, set to appeal
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday said it would appeal against the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal…
Celebration in Abuja, Uyo, Lagos as tribunal calls for Akwa Ibom guber re-run
There was celebration in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and Lagos on Wednesday following…
Akwa Ibom: Tribunal calls for fresh guber election in 18 LGAs
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has called for fresh governorship election in the state following…
EFCC quizzed Akpabio over N108.1bn theft
A citizen’s petition, not an investigation by the EFCC was the reason the agency invited Senate minority leader and former…
EFCC arrests Ex-Gov. Akpabio over alleged fraud
A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and incumbent Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday arrested by the…
Akwa Ibom election alien to civilisation, counsel tells tribunal
The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal resumed sitting on Thursday for the adoption of final written addresses by parties with…
With all the evidences, I’m optimistic Akwa Ibom guber will be reversed – Umana
After a two week adjournment, the Akwa Ibom governorship tribunal sitting in Abuja resumed on Thursday to adopt written addresses…
Akwa Ibom Senate: Lawyer tells tribunal that 205,519 persons can’t cast 444,505 votes
The Akwa Ibom National and State Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday reserved judgement in…
Akwa Ibom Senate: INEC ends case, calls one witness
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday closed its case before the Akwa Ibom National and State Assembly tribunal…
We are not behind DSS’ search of Akwa Ibom Govt. House – APC
The APC on Monday continued to deny its alleged involvement in the Directorate of State Security (DSS) search of the…
A/Ibom Senate: Akpabio’s nomination did not follow due process, Ex-aide tells tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) closed it’s defence in the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district on Saturday with its…
A’Ibom guber tribunal concludes hearing, as INEC witness develops health problems
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday concluded hearing in the petition brought before it by the…
A’Ibom guber tribunal rejects INEC’S objection on destroyed ballot papers
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday September 16, 2015 overruled an objection by the…