Tag: Akwa Ibom
Controversy trails nomination of Umoren as Akwa Ibom INEC’s REC
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group, the PDP Aborigines Initiative and other stakeholders have raised alarm on nomination of Etekamba…
Palliatives: Akwa-Ibom receives N2bn, 3000 bags of rice
Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom Government has confirmed receipt of N2 billion and 3,000 bags of rice palliatives promised by…
NBC moves to resolve Abia, Akwa-Ibom boundary dispute
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC) launched new efforts in Abuja on Wednesday to resolve the longstanding border…
Akwa Ibom NUJ bars members from covering House of Assembly
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom Council, has barred its members from covering the activities of the Akwa…
Akwa Ibom set to host maiden ECOWAS food, cultural festival
According to him, the goal of the event is geared toward a food and cultural revolution in West Africa.
Why INEC cancelled Akwa-Ibom federal constituency rerun
The election was called off in all 17 polling units due to the theft of electoral materials, including Bimodal Voters…
Electoral malpractices: INEC blacklists 100 ad hoc staff
INEC said the blacklisted ad hoc staff were found culpable of electoral malpractices during the Presidential and National Assembly elections…
Why I dropped out of governorship race – Carolyna Hutchings
This comes after her principal, Mr Iboro Otu, the governorship candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) in Akwa Ibom, called…
Abak APC stakeholders root for Tinubu, Akpabio in Akwa Ibom
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abak Five Political bloc in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District have united…
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Tinubu shocks Atiku, Peter Obi with massive crowd in Akwa Ibom (Video, photos)
This is a South South State and home of the PDP, which has Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate and…
Akwa-Ibom PDP governorship candidate not suspended
Ologunagba said that contrary to the claims in the fake letter, the NWC did not at any time hold any…
NDLEA siezes 460.34kg drugs in Akwa Ibom
Illicit drugs seized were 231.377kg of Indian hemp, 2.611kg of cocaine, 0.919kg of heroin, 0.032kg of meth, 92.803 kg of amphetamine,…
NDLEA nabs 60 drug dealers in Akwa Ibom
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom Command, has arrested 60 drug suspects and secured 11 convictions in…
381 pharmacies, patent shops sealed in Akwa Ibom
The sealing of the pharmacies and patent shops followed an enforcement exercise by the council to ensure that they comply…
Police issue strong warning to ‘political saboteurs’ in Akwa Ibom
The police commissioner is dismayed and miffed at the attitude of some political stakeholders, especially as it pertains to the…