Tag: Akwa Ibom
Flood kills 10-year old boy, destroys houses in Oron, Akwa Ibom
A downpour that happened on Wednesday, which lasted for several hours, wreaked havoc and drowned a 10-year-old boy along Stadium…
DPR seals 37 unlicensed filling stations
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Eket said it had sealed 37 unlicensed filling stations in the last three…
Man commits suicide, blames harsh economic situation
It was a gory sight as the body of a 50-year-old man, identified as Chief Ekanem Edet, dangled from a…
Police refute alleged pipeline attack in A/Ibom
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Murtala Mani, on Thursday refuted an alleged explosion of pipelines at Ikot…
Abductors of monarch’s wife, children demand for N100m
Abductors of wife and four children of the paramount ruler of Esit Eket, Edidem Ubong Assam, on Wednesday asked for…
A/Ibom Govt. detects 1,458 BVN-related frauds in public servants, pensioners accounts
The Akwa Ibom Government on Monday said it had uncovered 1,458 cases of Bank Verification Number (BVN) related frauds involving…
NSCDC arrests 13 vandals in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it arrested 13 suspected vandals…
NDDC disowns college renovation contract in Akwa Ibom
The management of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says it did not award any contract for the renovation of classroom…
Akwa Ibom to implement one teacher one subject policy in primary schools
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom says the state will soon implement the one teacher one subject policy in public…
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Udom’s election, as Umana loses
The Supreme Court behaved true to its complexion in recent weeks, by again upholding the election of Governor Udom Emmanuel…
Police kill 2 suspected kidnappers, arrest 11 others
The police in Akwa Ibom say they have killed two of a three-man suspected kidnap gang in a gun battle…
We are repositioning Akwa Ibom for greatness – Gov. Emmanuel
My administration is re-positioning Akwa Ibom to achieve sustainable development through industrialisation, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has said. Emmanuel made the…
‘Appeal Court ruling on Akwa Ibom gift to election violence victims’
This year, the hopes of Akwa Ibom indigenes were dashed twice, first during the presidential election then during the governorship…
Gov. Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom people: Embrace love
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on the people of the state to embrace love and live…
Akwa Ibom elders seek probe into election petitions judgments
The Akwa Ibom State Elders have called for probe into what they described as contradictory judgements in the election petitions.…
Ombudsman resolves 300 cases in Akwa Ibom
The Public Complaints Commission (Ombudsman) said on Sunday that it had resolved 300 cases brought before it in Akwa Ibom…
Gov Emmanuel to evacuate prostitutes from Uyo
The Akwa Ibom Government has announced plans to evacuate commercial sex workers from the streets of Uyo. The Commissioner for…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Court hears APC, PDP, INEC appeals
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgement in separate appeals against the April 11,2015 Akwa Ibom…
Emmanuel seeks re-appraisal of ex-militants’ training programmes
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called for re-appraisal of the training programmes offered to the Niger Delta ex-militants…
DPR seals 35 petrol stations in Akwa Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Office, on Monday said it had sealed 35 petrol stations in Akwa Ibom…
Police confirm militants’ attack in A/Ibom
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Monday confirmed the attack by militants at T-junction in Itu Local Government Area…
Akwa Ibom to set up 10 cassava processing plants
Akwa Ibom Government says it is planning to establish 10 modern cassava processing plants in the state. Gov. Udom Emmanuel…
We are glad over nullification of Rivers’ governorship election – APC
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Saturday expressed gladness at the verdict of…
Akwa Ibom Guber Polls: Tribunal orders rerun in 18 LGs
Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered rerun in 18 of the 31 local government areas of the…
EFCC didn’t arrest me over treasury looting, says Akpabio
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited him and…
Gov. Emmanuel inaugurates construction of 81km roads in Akwa Ibom
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has commenced the construction of 81km roads at different local government areas. The Commissioner…
Akwa Ibom Senate: Akpabio closes case with no-show
Former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio on Thursday closed his case at the tribunal without testifying before it. Akpabio…
Akwa Ibom senatorial: Akpabio’s plea to delay proceedings rejected
Former governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio on Saturday told the tribunal that he is…
Akwa Ibom to spend N500m on ambulance services
The Akwa Ibom Government says it is planning to establish a functional ambulance services, estimated to cost about N500 million…
Akwa Ibom Guber: Two PDP witnesses claim to sign same result sheet
Barrister Bassey Okon Willie, a witness for the Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel and the PDP, told the governorship tribunal…