Akwa Ibom to establish new college
Bureau of statistics bill passes 2nd reading at Akwa Ibom Assembly
Gunmen abduct former Senator, shoot others in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom confirms COVID-19 Delta variant as cases rise, set guidelines
Akwa Ibom State government has confirmed the infiltration of the new COVID-19 Delta variant in the state, with an increase in cases resulting from rising infections. This was contained in a press statement released by Secretary to the State Government and Chairman of the state’s COVID-19 committee, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, who expressed displeasure over the […]
Akwa Ibom distrbutes 100,000 Oil Palm seedlings to farmers
Akwa Ibom State government has distributed 100,000 oil palm seedlings to farmers across the 31 Local Government Areas in the state. The oil palm seedlings were distributed on Tuesday, at Government Nursery Farm, Itak Ikot Udo, in Ikot Ekpene LGA to help boost the cultivation of cash crops in the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel, whose […]
My successor will never be my choice – Udom
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said that his successor will not be his choice but the choice of God, so as to avoid mistakes made by the Biblical Kings, Saul and Herod. He disclosed this during a special thanksgiving service held to mark the retirement of the Chief Judge of the State, […]
Court orders FG to pay $3 million to Akwa Ibom, Rivers
Court orders FG to pay $951m to Bayelsa State
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of $951 million being the 13% derivative sum due as arrears of revenue, payable to the Bayelsa State government. The plaintiff, Bayelsa state government had filed a suit through Ken Njemanze (SAN), urging the court to compel the Attorney […]
APC to Udom: ‘You’re like Ananias who lied to the Holy Ghost’
The all progressive Peoples Congress on Sunday accused Governor Emmanuel Udom of insincerity in the dealings of his administration. In a statement by the APC State Publicity Secretary, Nkereuwem Enyongekere, the party accused the Governor, who just celebrated six years anniversary in office of doing nothing meaningful for the state. The statement read: “Like Ananias […]
Police arrest soldier for killing driver who gave him a ride
The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested an officer of the Nigeria Army for allegedly killing a motorist who offered him a ride from Rivers State to Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state. A source, who narrated the incident to journalists in Uyo, said when the duo reached a lonely place in […]
Defection rumours: ‘Akwa Ibom is not like any other state’ – Gov. Udom
Akwa-Ibom Gov establishes ninety-five intervention projects