Tag: Akwa Ibom
Opinion: Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, has achieved nothing. He should “dakkada”
by Enenim Ubon Since the return of democracy to Nigeria in 1999, Akwa Ibom state has been among the very ...
Gunmen kidnap Akwa Ibom politician, wife
Gunmen have kidnapped a prominent politician, Obong Amaete Akpan Ntuk in Akwa Ibom, The Vanguard reports. Ntuk was reportedly kidnapped on Saturday ...
N100m, 16 | The 5 numbers that mattered this week
195 – The number of years a former Oceanic Bank staff, Aliyu Suleiman was sentenced to, for fraud by Justice Dije ...
Akwa Ibom gov. sacks 5000 teachers employed by Akpabio
Governor of Akwa Ibom Udom Emmanuel, has approved the sack of 5,000 teachers employed under the administration his predecessor, former ...
Akwa Ibom asks FG to refund N142bn spent on Federal projects
Indigenes of Akwa Ibom State, under the aegis of Ibom Vanguard have asked the Federal Government to refund N142bn the ...
“We are not only good in the kitchen…” | See the top 10 quotes from the past week
From the Chibok girls to the MTV Africa Music Awards, we’ve been your eyes and ears all week; listening closely ...
Attention, please: The Akwa Ibom government is now pimping out its women
If you know what’s happening in this photo, please step forward and explain to the rest of us… This ...
4 oil thieves arrested by Navy in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy has arrested four oil thieves in the Niger Delta. The thieves were arrested after youth of Ataba ...
Forget FG, these state governments are doing impressive jobs
With the current deplorable state of the economy and the pressure on the federal government to deliver on its promises ...
Man flees after killing step mother in Akwa Ibom
25-year-old Edikan John has allegedly killed his stepmother in Esit Urua community, in the Eket Local Government Area of Akwa ...
Opinion: Reflection of Delta at 25 and governor Ifeanyi Okowa goofed in his moment of glory
By Fejiro Oliver The celebration of Delta at 25 may have come and gone but the memories will ever remain. ...
3 suspected pipeline vandals arrested in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested three suspected pipeline vandals – Semiyefa from Bayelsa; Victor William and Nseobong Dickson ...
Just In: Over 100 militants storm Akwa Ibom Govt. House
The Akwa Ibom state Government House was on Tuesday besieged by over 100 militants. According to Daily Trust the militants who ...
5 fake ICPC officials arraigned in Uyo
Five persons have been arraigned before a High court in Uyo by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences ...
Chief priest kills infant daughter in Akwa-Ibom
A 30-year-old chief priest, Eno Akpan, has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom state Police command for allegedly killing his ...
Police Inspector accused of raping 15-year-old girl in Akwa Ibom
A 15-year-old girl has accused a police inspector attached to Mkpat Enin Division in Akwa Ibom State of rape at ...
Macwrites Spelling Bee Challenge announces change in 2016 championship schedule
The organising and administrating council of The Macwrites Spelling Bee Challenge have announced a readjustment to the 2016 championship schedule. ...
Opinion: What’s the fuss about Akwa Ibom political whore, Aniekan Willie Akpan?
By Peters Ikpe In what appears to be another political pandering if not hullabaloo, some commentators of the new waived ...
4 children, pregnant wife of monarch abducted in Akwa Ibom
The pregnant wife and four children of a traditional ruler in Akwa Ibom, have been abducted by gunmen. The gunmen ...
16 Akwa Ibom villages threaten to pull out of Nigeria and join Cameroon
Nigerians living in the 16 mangrove Island villages in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have threatened to ...
’16 villages in Akwa Ibom taken over by Cameroon’
The Republic of Cameroon is said to have taken over 16 mangrove island villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local ...
Hotel lodgers in Akwa Ibom to pay tax on alcohol consumption
In a bid to generate more revenue, the Akwa Ibom state government has announced that henceforth, tax will be paid ...
Hope, the Nigerian ‘witch child’ left for dead, is back to life and full of joy (PHOTOS)
Labelled a ‘witch’ and left on the edge of death, Hope, who’s between two to three-years-old, was rescued in 2015, by ...
Bayo Oluwasanmi: Supreme Court Justices out to destroy Buhari’s mandate
The recent ruling of seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices which upheld the election of PDP’s Udom Emmanuel as Akwa ...
Akwa Ibom APC to Buhari: ‘Probe Supreme Court’
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, in Akwa Ibom state, Amadu Attai, has urged the presidency to investigate corruption ...
‘Wike climbed into power over dead bodies, bloods of human beings’ – Itse Sagay
The Head of Presidential Anti-corruption Committee, Itse Sagay, has stated that the rulings that declared winners without elections in Rivers ...
Akwa Ibom governor, Emmanuel Udom celebrates Supreme Court victory (PHOTOS)
To celebrate the Supreme Court ruling that validated his election, Akwa Ibom state governor, Emmanuel Udom, on Wednesday, held a ...
Supreme Court ruling on Akwa Ibom is ‘victory of light over darkness’ – Oyedepo
Founder of Living Faith Church World Wide, Bishop David Oyedepo, on Wednesday, said the judgment of the Supreme Court, affirming ...
BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Emmanuel Udom’s election as Akwa Ibom governor
The Supreme court has upheld the election of Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom state. The court delivered its ruling ...
Opinion: We urgently need to save Akwa-Ibom from the hawks
Since the conclusion of the March 28 presidential election, things have not been the same in Nigeria. We have witnessed ...
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