Tag: Akwa Ibom

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Op-ed EditorNovember 22, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 7, 2016

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 ...

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ToluNovember 5, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaNovember 3, 2016

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 ...

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AzeezOctober 28, 2016

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 ...

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RoqeebahOctober 23, 2016

“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 ...

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ToluOctober 16, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 2, 2016

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 ...

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ToluSeptember 23, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 2, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaAugust 30, 2016

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. ...

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AzeezAugust 19, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 16, 2016

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 ...

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AzeezAugust 10, 2016

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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 2, 2016

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 ...

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AzeezJuly 19, 2016

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 ...

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Oreoluwa PetersJuly 15, 2016

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. ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 1, 2016

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 ...

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Azubuike AzikweMay 2, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 16, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 7, 2016

’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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMarch 6, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuMarch 2, 2016

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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 22, 2016

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 ...

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Mazi EmekaFebruary 17, 2016

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 ...

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Janeth JFebruary 13, 2016

‘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 ...

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Janeth JFebruary 10, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 10, 2016

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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 4, 2016

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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 31, 2015

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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