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A/Ibom assembly seeks relocation of DPR, ExxonMobil to state

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

The Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has advised the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the need to relocate its subsidiaries to the state.  The subsidiaries are the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS). 

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Police arrest fake soldier, recover stolen vehicles in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

A fake army captain identified as Kingsley Nelson has been arrested in Akwa Ibom state with two stolen cars recovered from him. A statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Nnudam Frederick and made available to our correspondent in Uyo on Friday, said the suspect was arrested in Abak Local Government […]

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FG lauds Udom for commitment to Ibom Deep Sea project

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

The federal governme­nt has commended Akwa Ibom State for showing genuine commitment in the development of the Ibom Deep Sea Port project in the completion Agenda of Governor Udom Emmanuel. Speaking on Sunday at the project site in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom, the Director-General of Infrastructure Conce­ssion Regulatory Com­mission (ICRC) Mr Chidi […]

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FG to revamp abandoned fishing terminals in A’Ibom — Presidential Aide

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2020 0

The Federal Government has promised to reactivate the abandoned fishing terminals in Akwa Ibom  to complement its drive for the non-oil economy as  well as create employment for the teeming youth. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday after the tour of facilities […]

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PDP fingers minister, police in plot to rig A/Ibom re-run poll

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

A serving minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet and a deputy inspector general of police have been identified as accomplice in a grand plot to rig the re-run election in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state slated for Saturday. Making this allegation on Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement […]

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Mob set 2 robbers ablaze in Akwa Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

An irate mob apprehended four armed men along the Abak Boulevard in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday night and set two of the robbery suspects ablaze while others fled. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the armed men attempted dispossessing a pregnant woman of her handbag around 9.00pm, when her cries for […]

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Police officer detained over murder of widow in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

The Akwa Ibom state Police Commissioner, Imohimi Edgal has ordered for the detention of Inspector Bassey Ikpe for the gruesome murder of Mrs. Deborah Nkpenie at entrance of the state police headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. In a statement issued in Uyo on Wednesday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, […]

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Navy nabs another 5 suspected rice smugglers in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2020 0

Barely five days after six suspected rice smugglers were arrested in Ibaka, Akwa Ibom state, the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area has paraded another five suspects and seized 516 bags of rice allegedly smuggled from the Republic of Cameroon. Parading the suspects on Tuesday in Ibaka, the Commanding Officer, […]

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A/Ibom PDP protests Supreme Court ruling on Imo poll

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

The Akwa Ibom state chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday embarked on mass protest to reject the judgement of Supreme Court which sacked former Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP in favour of Hope Uzodinma of All Progressive Congress (APC) as governor of Imo state. The protest march which started at exactly […]

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A/Ibom distributes relief materials to fire victims

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Akwa Ibom state has donated relief materials to victims of the fire outbreak which occurred early this at the Yoruba fishing settlement in Iwokpom community in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state. Presenting the relief materials at the weekend, the state Deputy Governor, Moses Ekpo expressed his sympathy to victims who lost their valuable […]

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Akpabio inaugurates N1.69bn erosion control project in A’Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Sunday inaugurated an erosion control project at Ibiaku and Nduetong Oku communities in Uruan and Uyo Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom state. Speaking at the inauguration of the N1.69 billion project initiated in 2018, the minister said that it is one of the 18 ecological […]

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A’Ibom Govt accuses Buhari’s aide of kick-backs on road project

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Akwa Ibom State government says it strongly suspects that Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, must have collected the money meant for the construction of Calabar – Itu road project. The government maintained that it would insist on this position until both Enang and the Federal Government step […]

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Gov. Udom appreciates God for peace in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2020 0

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has expressed thanks to God for the peace that the residents of the state are enjoying under his administration. Gov. Emmanuel, who spoke yesterday at the Ibom Hall ground, Uyo during the one -day solemn assembly to usher in the year 2020 and to re-dedicate the state to […]

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Akwa Ibom plans to establish labour data bank

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2019 0

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has approved the establishment of a labour data bank to provide statistics of unemployed persons in the state. The data bank would help the state government plan for the number of unemployed graduates, skilled and unskilled job seekers in the state. In a telephone interview with our correspondent […]

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A’Ibom seeks FG’s intervention over 1, 000 erosion sites

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2019 0

The Akwa Ibom state government has solicited the support of the federal government to check the menace of flood and erosion ravaging communities in the state. Commissioner for Environment and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ekong Sampson, who made the appeal at the weekend, disclosed that the state has over 1, 000 erosion sites in different parts […]

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Presidential order for probe of NDDC will help expose real enemies of Niger Delta, James

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2019 0

Bassey James is President of the Southern Youths Development Forum (SYDF), a security expert and criminologist, he is also the founder, Southern Atlantic Polytechnic, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. A man with passion for the development of the Niger Delta and Nigeria, he told PATRICK OKOHUE in this interview why he is excited about the order […]

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PHEDC blames epileptic power supply in Akwa Ibom on vandalism

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), on Thursday, blamed the epileptic power supply in some parts of the area on infrastructure on vandalism. Mr John Onyi, Manager, Corporate Communication, PHEDC, said this while briefing newsmen in Uyo. According to him, no fewer than 104 electricity transformers have been vandalised within the Uyo metropolis alone,

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Teachers warn against ill -treatment in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2019 0

Teachers in Akwa Ibom state have warned the state government against humiliating teachers in public schools, especially their young colleagues, saying they would no longer tolerate such ill-treatment. State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Etim Ukpong gave the warning in Uyo on Saturday during the celebration of the 2019 World Teachers’ […]

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Navy arrests 4 suspects for allegedly smuggling rice in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 2 October 2019 0

Four suspects have been arrested around Effiat waterways by the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state for smuggling 202 bags of 50kg rice from The Republic of Cameroon to Nigeria. The suspected smugglers whose ages range from 25 to 37 years include three Nigerians and a Cameroonian […]

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2 killed, patrol van set ablaze as police, motorcyclists clash in A/Ibom

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

The violent clash between angry motorcyclists and police surveillance team in Eket, Akwa Ibom state has claimed two lives while a patrol vehicle belonging to Eket Divisional Police Station was burnt on Tuesday following a clash between the police and commercial motorcyclists. An eyewitness, Emman Okposin said the police surveillance team in effecting the ban […]