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22 stories tagged akwa ibom.
In the midst of recent political developments leading up to Tuesday's election of presiding officers for the 10th National Assembly, Hon. Yekini Nabena, former Acting National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All…
Onofiok Luke, a federal lawmaker representing Etinan federal constituency and an aspirant for the 2023 gubernatorial race in Akwa Ibom State, has denied collecting money from anyone to support Pastor Umo Eno's candidacy…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election in Adamawa and Akwa Ibom states. The former vice president polled a total of 417,611 votes in Adamawa,…
A former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, says he will appeal a court verdict dismissing him as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Akwa Ibom north-west. On Monday, the court of…
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, nullified the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election that produced Mr.Obong Akan Udofia. Delivering the judgment on Monday, November 14, 2022, the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially kicked off its campaign for the 2023 presidential election. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku, and his running mate,…
Nigerian actor, Moses Armstrong has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping a 16- year- old girl. According to several reports, the actor was arrested by men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for allegedly…
A commercial bus belonging to Akwa Ibom Transport Company, AKTC has reportedly been attacked by unknown gunmen around Odo rubber in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo state. The vehicle which was Uyo-Lagos bound…
The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria over insecurity issues. This was disclosed in a travel advisory published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open grazing in Lagos into law. The governor assented to the bill at the Lagos House on Monday. This was disclosed by his media aide on print,…
A 36-old lady, Lorretta Anoh has allegedly killed her lover, an international businessman, Chikoka Emeka Henry and carted away his 4Matic Mercedes Benz car and a sum of N2.9 million naira in Uyo, the capital of Akwa…
Veteran entertainment, Onyeka Onwenu has condemned the lavish burial ceremony that was held by the billionaire/entrepreneur, Obi Cubana in honour of his late mother as she describes it as obscene and insensitive. Onyeka…
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has finally picked up the gauntlet thrown down by the National Assembly to name lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).…
COVID-19 case in Nigeria has now hit 39539 as it records new 591 confirmed cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed. The agency also disclosed that the country has confirmed 12 deaths bringing the…
An APC chieftain who came to testify in support of Senator Godswill Akpabio at the ongoing National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, Cletus Udoakpan today stunned the tribunal when he failed to prove that he voted…
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO), Friday accused the Buhari presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of secretly drawing over N478 million from the coffers of the Niger Delta Development…
Governors of the 36 states of the country are to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Governors will meet with the President immediately after the ongoing extended National Economic…
Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, has narrated how the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) forced some opposition members to join its fold. Mr Lamido, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, has charged the University of Uyo management team to rejig the institution’s science curriculum to bridge the technological gap and enhance the economic growth of the nation.…
President Muhammadu Buhari had a meeting with four governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party behind closed doors. All the governors are from the south-south region of the country. The meeting was…
