Tag: Akwa Ibom
Court sacks Akwa Ibom senator, orders refund of all emoluments
The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo on Monday sacked Bassey Akpan, representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial district, from the Nigerian Senate.
It also ruled...
N14.5b Paris Club fund can’t settle Akwa Ibom gratuities, pension –...
The Akwa Ibom Government says the N14.5 billion refund obtained from the Paris Club cannot settle outstanding gratuities and pension owed retirees in the...
#TransformationTuesday: Akwa Ibom boy accused of witchcraft goes to school
It has been one year since Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén, rescued Hope, a boy abandoned to die by his family who accused...
Nobody died in Akwa Ibom market collapse – Police
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has denied that two people died and others seriously injured in the Edere Obo market collapse in Onna...
Two dead, 17 injured in another Akwa Ibom building collapse
Two women have been confirmed dead, while 17 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries following the collapse of market stalls at Urua Edet-Obo,...
Akwa Ibom constitutes panel to probe collapsed church building
The Akwa Ibom Government has inaugurated a commission of inquiry into the collapsed church building that killed scores of worshipers in Uyo on Saturday.
Witness...
Akwa Ibom governor escapes death as 200 die in collapsed church...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom survived death by a whisker on Saturday when the Reigners Bible Church International on Uyo Village Road collapsed,...
Charles Udoh: Banker, ex-footballer is new Akwa Ibom information commissioner
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Thursday swore in Charles Udoh as the commissioner for information and strategy of the oil-rich state following...
PGC wins IbomFest 2016 media account
Peekaboo Global Consulting (PGC) Limited has won the media account for the maiden edition of the IbomFest Heritage Festival which is billed to run...
5 must-dos if you’re visiting Uyo for the first time
Uyo, the capital city of Akwa Ibom State, is one of the most vibrant and prominent states in southern Nigeria. It beckons travellers from...