Akwa Ibom State

The House of Representatives has commenced a move to forestall the resurgence of youth restiveness in Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State.

It is made up of N97.09 billion recurrent expenditure, N445.94 billion capital expenditure and consolidated revenue of N127.69 billion.

INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Akwa Ibom, Delta and Cross River States, Dr. Mohammed Lecky, made this known at a news briefing in Uyo on Tuesday.

Veteran Nigerian highlife musician and oldest member of Copyright Society of Nigeria, Emmanuel Ntia, has passed on at 94.

Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen on the activities of the commission ahead of the 2019 general elections in Uyo on Friday.

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday worshipped with Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom at Qua Iboe Church, Uyo, and urged the people to support the governor’s second term ambition.

The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, John Abang, has urged politicians in the state to shun politics of bitterness and use of thugs ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Ekpotu made the call Wednesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, after the State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, inaugurated a peace committee, tagged: “After Congress Unification Committee.”

The Peoples Democratic Party has berated former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, over his alleged plots with the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Obong Nsima Ekere

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, who is the President of the CAF Organizing Committee for AFCON, has again called on the three-time African champions to give joy to the country’s teeming football…

It was a thrilling contest last weekend as representatives of the South South states of Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa grabbed the last four slots in the ongoing 2018 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Television Quiz Show, being sponsored by Cowbell…

The Independent National Electoral Commission said on Thursday that more than 80 million registered Nigerians were expected to vote during the 2019 general elections in the country.

Stand-in skipper Ahmed Musa and 21 other invited Super Eagles have arrived in Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State, ahead of Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights of Libya.

The amnesty programme is the latest strategy initiated by the state government to end killings and destruction of property in the areas.

The Libyan National Team will camp in Tunisia for seven days ahead of their trip to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Super Eagles.

Nsima Ekere was on Monday in Uyo declared as the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress for the 2019 general elections in Akwa Ibom.

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom was on Sunday in Uyo affirmed by party faithful as the governorship candidate of Peoples’ Democratic Party for the 2019 elections

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has urged party supporters in his ward to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid.

Ogunjemilusi made the disclosure during an interactive session with newsmen in Uyo.

Ibara said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo on Thursday while monitoring the ongoing warning strike declared by the NLC.