Tag: Akwa Ibom State
’86 Oil Wells: Revenue Commission Must Pay Rivers’
In the wake of the controversy between Akwa Ibom State and Rivers over which of the states own the 86…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Opposition Parties In Akwa Ibom Threaten To Boycott Election
Four opposition political parties in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria, have threatened to boycott the presidential, governorship and House of…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
SSS Arrests Lawmaker Over Printing Of Fake Ballot Papers
The State Security Service in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State says it has arrested a member of the State House of…
Weightlifting Association Decries Poor Facilities In Akwa Ibom
Secretary of Akwa Ibom Weightlifting Association, Peter Nyong, said inadequate facilities prevent weightlifters from training regularly in the state. Nyong…
Lagos ACN Decries Clampdown On Party In Akwa Ibom
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has strongly condemned the arrest of the governorship candidate of…
Treason Trial: ACN Governorship Candidate Denied Bail
The Action Congress of Nigeria governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Senator James Akpanudoedehe, was this morning docked at a…
Cook Steals N6m Jewelry
The police in Lagos have arrested a cook, Celestine Etim Emmanuel, for allegedly breaking into the private room of his…
Owumi: Why NFF Can’t Sack Me
Nigerian football may witness another crisis early in the new Year, as the chairman of Nigeria Premier League, NPL, Davidson…
Quota System Killing Our Football —Ikpeba
By Adebobola Alawode There is no doubt that Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is using quota system to appoint coaches to…
Nigeria’s Premier League Boss Sacked
The good job started by Nigeria Premier League, NPL boss, Davidson Owumi, which has seen an upward development of the…
Akwa Ibom Vasity Gets NUC’s Nod
The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Tuesday granted licence of operation to the Akwa Ibom State University of Science and…
Jonathan Begins SMS Campaign
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan of Nigeria began his campaign for the 2011 Presidential election with Short Message Service, SMS, campaign…
Child Witchcraft Activists Are Fraudsters —Gov. Akpabio
Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio has branded a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which campaigns against stigmatisation of children as witches…
ExxonMobil Resumes Oil Shipments After Nigeria Spill
US oil giant ExxonMobil said Wednesday it had resumed oil deliveries from Nigeria after cleaning up a spill from an…
Ex-FCT Minister Down With Cancer
Alhaji Iro Abubakar Dan Muas, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory , FCT, and member Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…
What Peter Must Do To Defeat Klitschko
Festac Youth Boxing Club and Academy’s Chief Coach, Sholanke is confident that Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter would be lucky…
Kidnapping: Nobody Is Safe Again In Nigeria – Ajomale
Following the abduction of top journalists by unknown gunmen in eastern Nigeria, the Chairman, Action Congress (AC), Lagos chapter, Otunba…
Nigeria Threatens US Oil Firm With Sanctions Over Spills
The Nigerian government on Tuesday threatened Exxonmobil with sanctions if it fails to manage spills properly, in talks with officials…
Fishermen Blame Fish Scarcity On Oil Spillage
Fishermen operating in the Atlantic shoreline in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria have attributed the current fish scarcity in the area…