The Akwa Ibom Government says it has established an electricity regulating and holding company to take care of its electricity assets. Mr Iniobong Robson, the Commissioner for Power, who stated this at a media briefing in Uyo on Friday, said that the decision followed the need for states to manage …
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Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom says his administration is expanding aviation sector investment in order to create more jobs and contribute to economic development. Eno said that the acquisition of the brand new Airbus – A220 aircraft and ongoing infrastructure development at the Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA) would …
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Nist Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom has received N153.2 million Renewed Hope Cash Transfer from the Federal Government. Ms Emem Ibanga, the state Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs disclosed this during the commencement of the programme in Ikot Edibon Headquarters in Nsit Ubium on Tuesday. Ibanga said that the intervention was …
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Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Joseph Mbake, a 36-year-old Cameroonian fisherman in Mkpanak Village, Mbo Local Government Area of the state, over alleged defilement of a 4-month-old minor. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, …
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The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared two medical doctors wanted for allegedly abdicating duty after being trained for eight years by the state government. The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ekem John, made this known at a press conference in Uyo, the state capital, on Tuesday, September …
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A 70-year-old village head from Atiamkpat Ubium, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has been ordered to spend 21 days in prison as he awaits a court ruling on charges of raping an 8-year-old girl. The Akwa Ibom Magistrate Court in Uyo, presided over by Magistrate Ukoima, issued …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom, says six persons have died in a fatal crash along Mbiabong Itam Road in Akwa Ibom. Mr Edward Odiete, the Sector Commander, FRSC Command in Akwa Ibom, disclosed this in Uyo on Thursday, Oduete said that the crash which involved a …
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TWO people have been reportedly killed and several others declared missing following renewed boundary clashes between Oku Iboku in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and Ikot Offiong in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The attack occurred on the morning of Monday, May 13, …
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Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has authorised the payment of N80, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state effective November, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh in Uyo on Tuesday. Udoh said the authorisation …
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For my none Ibibio readers, Mbiam is something every Ibibio man is afraid of From birth, you are regaled with the wickedness of members of your family and village members, and Mbiam is what symbolises this wickedness as it is said to be used to give you – Akpa ubeng, …
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