Over 10 pastors have been arrested by police from the Eket divisional headquarters in Akwa Ibom State for holding church services against the stay-at-home directive of the state government. Governor Udom Emmanuel had on Thursday ordered a total lockdown across…
‘Konga built on fear of God’, to launch strategic retail hub in Uyo Tuesday
Vice President, Retail, Mr K. Johnson has disclosed that e-commerce giants, Konga is a business built on the fear of God and uncommon ethics. He made this known while speaking at the end of the 2019 edition of Unusual Praise,…
Three teenagers drown in Akwa Ibom beach (Guardian)
Three teenagers, two boys and a girl, have reportedly drowned in a beach at Mkpanak community of Ibeno Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. The incident, which occurred on Saturday, brings to 10 the total number of persons who have…
Court orders arrest of APC gov candidate in Akwa Ibom (Punch)
A Rivers State chief magistrates’ court in Port Harcourt has issued a warrant for the arrest of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Nsima Ekere. Sir S.D. Andrew-Jaja, a chief magistrate, said Ekere,…
Oil workers to FG: Revive Nigeria’s refineries (Independent)
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has implored the Federal Government to increase the nation’s local refining capacity and remove all observed encumbrances to full rehabilitation of all the four refineries. The Group Managing Director of…
A’Ibom 2019: Plot to tag Udom’s aides cultists thickens
As the buildup to the 2019 general elections gathers momentum, a thickening plot to implicate the key aides of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Dr. Udom Emmanuel with trumped-up accusations of being involved in cult activities has been uncovered. It is…
President Buhari felicitates with Obong Victor Attah at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with foremost architect and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah, on his 80th birthday anniversary, November 20th, 2018. President Buhari joins family members, friends, professional colleagues and political associates of the former governor…
My heart was with Buhari in 2015 poll, Akpabio confesses (Vanguard)
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswil Akpabio, yesterday, said that his heart was with President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 election despite the fact that he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Akpabio who was…
Udom declares for Second term, urges Akwa Ibom people to ignore opposition (Guardian)
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has charged the people of the state not to panic over former governor Godswill Akpabio’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying his move would not deter him from winning a second term…
Ex-deputy gov, APC chieftain disagree over Akpabio’s electoral worth (Punch)
A former Akwa Ibom State Deputy Governor, Patrick Ekpotu, and the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Mr Akinlayo Kolawole, have disagreed over the value accruable to the APC from the recent defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio…