Akwa Ibom State

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom says all sensitive materials sent to the state are intact in spite of the postponement of elections.

Two persons have died from attack on buses of the Independent National Electoral Commission conveying sensitive materials to Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Some residents of Akwa Ibom have condemned the postponement of the general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission saying the decision could breed voter apathy.

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, says contrary to reports, there won’t be electoral violence in Akwa Ibom.

The Director, Federal Highway, South-South Zone, Godwin Eke, said on Thursday that the Federal Government had built over 300 kilometre roads in the zone.

Utuenikang (the Shining Light) - that is the chieftaincy title bestowed in the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by the indigenes of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states resident in the…

Thirty seven Governorship Candidates in Akwa Ibom on Wednesday signed peace accord to ensure peaceful conduct of the forthcoming election in the state.

Cult clashes between suspected members of the Black Axe and the Deybam Confraternities have claimed the lives of two persons in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday in Abuja sworn-in a new Resident Electoral Commissioner, Elder Monday Tom.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Akwa Ibom said on Monday that it arrested 120 suspects in possession of hard drugs during its Pre-election Raid Operations between September 2018 and January 2019.

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday promised to give 70 per cent preferential treatment to youths and women related issues, if elected in the Feb. 16 general elections.

The Police in Akwa Ibom said it apprehended one Kingsley Udoyen who had been parading himself as an Assistant Commissioner of Police, on January 2.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, has promised to complete all ongoing projects embarked upon by his administration.

The Empire boss, an indigene of Akwa Ibom state, released the new single for, Obong Nsima Ekere, APC governorship candidate.

The Police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the death of four persons due to a fire incident at Lord Mike and Sons Nigeria Limited, in Ede Obuk area of the state.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom has assured that the party would not send anybody or its agents to disrupt rallies of other political parties in the state.

Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, says any staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission found to be involved in election malpractice will be sacked.

Mike Igini, Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, says 2,045 Permanent Voters Cards stolen in Okobo Local Government Area of the state has been reproduced.

The Independent National Electoral Commission in Akwa Ibom State said it plans to use 19,028 ad hoc staff for the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.

President Muhammadu Buhari has denied insinuations that he asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to stop the probe of a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, after the latter joined the All Progressives…