Tag: Akwa Ibom
Monkeypox spread to Akwa Ibom
The Monkey Pox epidemic, first detected in Bayelsa state, appears to have spread to neighbouring south-south states as there a…
EFCC opens office in Akwa Ibom
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened an office in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, its Spokesman, Mr Wilson…
Ex-Akwa Ibom governor loses wife
The wife of the first civilian governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Imo Isemin is dead.
Buhari Deserves Second Term For His Projects In Akwa Ibom – Enang
Former Senator and current Special Assistant to the President on Senate Matters, Chief Ita Solomon Enang has commended President Muhamadu…
Akwa Ibom Elections: Vote For Credible Candidates: Ex-Minister
Mr Ndueso Essien, a former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, on Saturday urged the electorate to vote for…
Of Nigerian Rats And Akwa Ibom Noise Makers
When did Nigeria got reduced to this comedy theatre where our pride and integrity as civilized people could be bastardized…
Akwa Ibom Groups Disagree On New Governor’s Lodge
Some indigenes of Akwa Ibom, under the umbrella of Akwa Ibom Conscience, on Thursday staged a peaceful protest against a…
Police Arrests Fake Corps Member
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested a fake corps member at the NYSC orientation camp, Ikot Itie Udung,…
State Govt. to build industrial parks to boost seaport, other projects
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, says his administration will build industrial parks to boost activities at the envisaged Ibaka…
Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Akwa Ibom Scribe
The Akwa Ibom Police Command said it has arrested eight persons suspected to be the killers of the late Ukanafun…
Akwa Ibom Indigenes To Immortalise 90-Year Old Virgin
Indigenes of Ikot Udobia village in the Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State are planning to set up…
Army Arrests 17 Cultists
The 2 Brigade Nigeria Army says it has arrested 17 cultists with assorted arms and ammunition in Oku Iboku, Itu…
Govt. earmarks N56bn for road construction
The Commissioner for Works in Akwa Ibom, Mr Ephraim Inyang, on Friday, said the state government earmarked over N56 billion…
NGO educates 5000 persons on malaria prevention
A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000…
Govt. procures 3, 000 metric tons of fertilisers for farmers
The Akwa Ibom Government says it has procured 3, 000 metric tons of fertilisers for farmers in the state for…
Abductors demand N200m for release of Turkish expatriates
Abductors of two Turkish expatriates in Akwa Ibom have demanded N200 million to release them. The victims were abducted on…
A’Ibom To Produce 400 million syringes annually – Gov. Emmanuel
The ongoing syringe factory in Akwa Ibom state is targeted at manufacturing 400 million syringes yearly.
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In A’Ibom.
Rainstorm which occurred on Wednesday evening has destroyed property worth million of Naira in four communities in Ibesikpo Asutan Local…
Akwa Ibom parleys US Ambassador on strategic development
Akwa Ibom State Government has indicated interest to partner with the United States of America in strategic development, particularly in…
Akwa Ibom Wins 2017 JETS Competition
Akwa Ibom has emerged winner of the 20th National Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) in which all the states…
Osinbajo visits Akwa Ibom Thursday
Nigeria's Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is visiting Akwa Ibom State tomorrow.
Akwa Ibom: DPR Blames Petrol Scarcity On Tanker Drivers
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field office, Akwa Ibom has attributed the scarcity of petrol in the state…
Akwa Ibom loses N180bn revenue
The Akwa Ibom Local Content Compliance Monitoring Committee (LCCMC) has alleged that the state government has lost N180 billion revenue…
Teen, Aunty beaten for being witches
Mercy Ekwere, 44, from Edo Esit Eket, Akwa Ibom State, escaped death this week, after police dispersed witch-hunters who cordoned…
5000 teachers go through re-screening
The Akwa Ibom chapter of Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) has threatened to drag Akwa Ibom government to court for contempt…
4 feared dead, houses burnt in renewed A’Ibom, Cross River boundary crisis
Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in…
Fresh oil spill hits Ibeno communities in Akwa Ibom
Fresh oil spills suspected to emanate from American giant oil facility- ExxonMobil has hit more than 10 communities situated on…
Rotary donates blood to Uyo Church collapse victims
The Assistant Governor, Rotary International District 9140, Mr Akan Emah, on Wednesday said his members had donated blood to victims…
Breaking: 50 killed as church collapses in Akwa Ibom
A church building has collapsed in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, with many feared dead. The Reigners Bible Church, located along…
Six feared dead in Akwa Ibom petrol tanker crash
At least six persons were feared dead in a petrol tanker crash which occurred at Kilometre 8, Obong Itam, along…