Tag: Akwa Ibom
Landlord, Wife Killed By Tenant
A tenant in Uyo, Akwa Ibom allegedly set his residence ablaze on Monday, killing his landlord and landlady. The house…
NDLEA Decries Increase In Drug Abuse
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Akwa Ibom has decried the upsurge in incidences of drug abuse in…
Exxon Mobil issues force majeure as pipeline shut
US oil giant ExxonMobil’s Nigerian subsidiary warned on Wednesday it may not meet production expectations following the shutdown of a…
Jonathan In Uyo to open new Governor’s office
President Goodluck Jonathan is to inaugurate the new Akwa Ibom Governor’s office complex on Saturday. Mr Aniekan Umanah, the Commissioner…
Illegal Road Blocks: 8 Mobile Cops Arrested
Eight mobile policemen were on Tuesday arrested at various points between Akwa Ibom and Cross River states by a team…
Table Tennis Tourney: NTTF To Check Age Cheating
Nigeria Table-Tennis Federation, NTTF, has advised the players wishing to participate in its ‘Reach Out Nigeria Open Championships’ to come…
99,000 Litres Of Stolen Diesel Intercepted
By Emma Una/Calabar The anti-smuggling patrol team of the Customs Area Command for Akwa Ibom and Cross River states has…
PDP sweeps council polls in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s local…
Sack Of 1,000 At Mobil’s Terminal Worsens Unemployment
Chief Ekpu Johnson, the President-General of Ekid Peoples Union in Eket, Akwa Ibom, says the sack of 1,000 workers at…
Shot Nigerian Council boss flown to India
Mr. Okpo Ekere, the Transition Committee Chairman of Mbo Local Government of Akwa Ibom who was mobbed by irate youths…
Irate Youths Attack Council Boss
Mr. Okpo Ekere, Transition Committee Chairman of Mbo Local Government in Akwa Ibom, was attacked by irate youths in the…
OIL WELLS DISPUTE: Supreme Court Fixes 10 July For Verdict
The unending dispute between Cross River and Akwa Ibom states over ownership of 76 Oil Wells, resumed at the Supreme…
Akwa Ibom kick boxer macheted to death
Akwa Ibom kick boxer Alexander Joseph, nick named “Ibom”, has been killed by gunmen. According to the News Agency of Nigeria…
Power Outages, Fuel Scarcity Ruin Businesses
Prolonged power outages and persistent fuel scarcity in Eket and its environs have ruined small businesses in the area, the…
South-South Govs Call For New Policy On Power, Oil And Gas Sectors
In order to empower states of the South-South Region to generate, transmit and distribute power to complement the federal government’s…