Tag: Akwa Ibom State
Buccaneers As Statesmen
By Chido Onumah I have always advocated for a full-scale socio-political restructuring of Nigeria. The reason is simple. Unless we…
Akpabio’s Egregious Bill
An egregious aspect of the Nigerian democracy is currently playing out in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, and at…
M.I, Wande Coal, Others Set For Uyo
Funsho Arogundade Saturday 12 April, the city of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, will welcome popular entertainers including M.I, Wande Coal,…
Akpabio sacks 3 commissioners
Governor Godswill Akpabio of the eastern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom has dropped three commissioners and a special adviser in…
Chidi Mokeme Retained As GUS 10 Anchor
As the 12 finalists that will scavenge the Usaka Forest of Akwa Ibom State for the Gulder Ultimate Search 10…
Udy To Present ‘An Evening Of Hope’
After six years of regaling audiences with profound stories of persons who triumphed over some of the most daunting challenges,…
Akwa Ibom pays for life-changing treatment for deaf kids
Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state Government plans to sponsor five deaf children from the state to India for life-changing treatment. Governor…
Gulder Ultimate Search Returns To Akwa Ibom
As Nigeria’s leading reality television show, Gulder Ultimate Search clocks 10, the action is set to return to the deep…
‘My Plans For All Stars FC’
The newly elected President of All Stars International Football Club, Mr Larry Ugo Ugoriji has promised to take the club…
My Affair With Tonto Dikeh, Yvonne
Iyanya Mbuk, the first winner of MTN Project Fame, tells BAYO ADETU about his career and other issues You started…
Akpabio swells gifts for Eagles with N37.5m
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State on Sunday in Uyo gave the Super Eagles N37.5 million for winning…
Celebs in Uyo As Tuface, Annie Macaulay Wed
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Many Nigerian celebrities have touched down in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for what has been tagged the “Showbiz…
NGF Election: Akpabio To Lead Jonathan’s Battle Against Amaechi
Less than 24 hours after he emerged as the Chairman of People Democratic Governors Forum, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa…
Fresh oil spill reported in Akwa Ibom
The Ibeno people, in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom state and hosts to Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) have reported a fresh oil…
Chiejine Relishes Football Gold
Head Coach of Lagos female football team at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival, Anne Chiejine, has expressed her joy…
SSS manhandles journalist at Governor Akpabio’s party
Operatives of Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) in Akwa Ibom State on Sunday brutalised the correspondent of The Nation, Mr…
Akwa Ibom deputy governor quits
EMMA UNA/Calabar Mr Nsima Ekere, the Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor resigned from his post on Wednesday afternoon following political…
Wife of Ex-Governor Attah Dies
Nnenyin Alison Victor Attah, wife of the former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, is dead. Her death happened in Lagos…
Jonathan Promises Support for Hangar Project
Oluokun Ayorinde President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the federal government will partner with Akwa Ibom State government in the…
Kamsee, Others For Akwa Ibom @ 25
As part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State, southsouth Nigeria, 12-year old…
Governor Akpabio asks for extra N125b
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state, in south-south Nigeria has presented a supplementary budget of N125 billion to the…
Exxon Mobil causes oil spill in Akwa Ibom
An oil spill has been detected along the coast of southern Nigerian state of Akwa Ibom, near operations for US…
OIL WELLS: Supreme Court Favours Akwa Ibom
The legal battle for the ownership of 76 oil wells located in the Atlantic Ocean between Akwa Ibom and Cross…
Okon Not Prepared For NB Chess Tourney
By Sunday Akintoye A national Chess player, Akan Okon has explained why he did not take part in the ongoing…
2 journalists brutalised in Nigerian poll
Two journalists covering the council polls in Eket , Southern Akwa Ibom, were on Saturday brutalised by the Police at…
40 die, 40 missing in Nigerian communal clash
Forty people have died and forty declared missing in a communal clash between Ntan Obu-Ukpe in Odukpani Local Government Area…
Bizwoman abducted in Nigeria’s oil rich city
The proprietor of De Clemcy Nigeria Limited, Mrs Chinasa Ngokere was abducted on Sunday in Eket, Akwa Ibom, by yet…
Maid Steals Employer’s $5,500
A house maid, Grace David, 29, from Akwa Ibom State, has been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a…
Akwa Ibom Hailed For Hosting transport Council
The Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) has commended the Akwa Ibom State government for hosting the 11th National Council on…
Gunmen Kill 2 In A/Ibom, 2 Suspects Arrested
Unidentified gunmen have killed two persons in Ikot Apaden, in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Sources…