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Final year student of Akwa Ibom state university allegedly expelled for 'insulting' Akwa Ibom governor on Facebook

A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University, Ekpo Iniobong has reportedly been expelled for allegedly criticising the state governor, Emmanuel Udom in a Facebook post. Ekpo has now given the university authorities seven days to restore his studentship

Fake NYSC Member arrested in Akwa Ibom Camp

The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested a fake corps member at the NYSC orientation camp, Ikot Itie Udung, in Nsit Atai Local Government Area. A statement issued in Uyo by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Chukwu Ikechukwu, on Wednesday

PDP's Umo Eno wins Akwa Ibom governorship election

Candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has won the governorship election conducted on Saturday, March 18. Eno won in 29 out of the 31 local government areas in the state with a total of 350,348 votes. His closest

PDP Wins Big in Akwa Ibom LG Polls

The People's Democratic Party has won the December 2, 2017 local government elections in all the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State. The results showed that the PDP won the 31 seats for council chairmanship and 329 slots for councillorship. A statement

Akwa Ibom Churches As Parastatals By Reuben Abati

Religion was not quite a major divisive issue in the community in which we lived in the Old Cross River State in my days as a student there. On Sundays, students felt free to attend church service either within the campus or outside. I do not recall any major

"I would revenge, my property burnt is worth N50m" - Sunday Igboho says

Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has reacted to the burning of his property by hoodlums, also declaring that he would revenge. We had earlier reported that the house of prominent activist, Sunday Igboho in Soka, Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, was burnt

Gunmen Kill Commissioner's Brother, Two others in Akwa Ibom

Gunmen suspected to be assassins have killed three persons in Ikot Oku Usung village in Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom state this morning. A reliable source from the area told Vanguard that the incident occurred about 6:am today (Sunday). According

Cultists Kill 4, Raze Market, Homes in Akwa Ibom

Armed youths suspected to be cultists yesterday attacked Udianga Enem community in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, killing four persons and destroying properties worth millions of Naira. According to some local residents, the gunmen arrived in several motorcycles

Youths Barricade Ibom Power Entrance With Eight Dead Bodies

Community youths of the the Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State protests against poor electricity supply. According to reports, the youths barricaded the entrance to the plant and placed human corpses (taken from a mortuary) at the gate to

EFCC bursts Yahoo-Yahoo Academy in Akwa Ibom (Photos)

Operatives of the EFCC, Uyo Zonal Office in a joint operation with some of the Commission's operatives from Abuja, in the early hours of Thursday, November 28th, stormed a building described as 'YAHOO ACADEMY', allegedly used solely for the training of youngsters

NSCDC arrests 15 suspected vandals in A-Ibom

Uyo -THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, said it had apprehended no fewer than 15 suspects and impounded seven trucks loaded with 315,000 liters of substance suspected to be illegally acquired petroleum products in Akwa Ibom State. State Commandant

Video: Kcee Performing Limpopo at Akwa Ibom Stadium

The ‘Ogadinma’ star headlined the opening ceremony for the newly built Akwa Ibom stadium on the 7th of November 2014. The stadium described as a truly amazing sporting edifice is an Olympic-sized stadium with a 30,000 capacity and ultra modern complex that

Akwa Ibom And Calabar Is Not a Language

A Facebook user, Inemesit Solomon Uwak has explained where Efik and Ibibio belongs while writing on "Akwa Ibom State and Calabar is not a language." AKWA IBOM AND CALABAR IS NOT A LANGUAGE A MUST READ; It is our dire responsibility as Ibibio sons and daughters

Father Kills Son Over Cassava In Akwa Ibom

Boniface Innocent Uko, father of a 26-year-old has allegedly hacked his son to death for harvesting cassava from his farm. It was gathered that the father of the deceased, Mr Innocent Uko, an indigene of Ebe Ikpe village in Essein Udim Local Government Area

Bride Price List Sparks Controversy in Akwa Ibom

Torizone gathered that a young lady from Akwa Ibom State is currently distraught after her fiancé's sudden change of heart following the presentation of her bride price list. The lady, whose identity remains undisclosed, shared her ordeal with a popular social

Police Bust Gun-making Factory in Akwa Ibom

CP Eribo confirmed the arrest of David Nse Emmanuel, while his father, Akpan Nse Emmanuel, and his brothers, who were also involved in the operation, fled the scene. Men of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have raided a gun-making factory run by a father

NSCDC arrests 4 suspected vandals in Akwa Ibom

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it arrested two suspects for criminal conspiracy and illegal mining, as well as conveyance of solid minerals suspected to be Iron ore in in Akwa Ibom. The Corps also apprehended two other suspects for

Akwa Ibom Government Sacks Medical Doctor For Stealing Hospital Beds

The Akwa Ibom state Government have sacked a Consultant and Medical Superintendent identified as Dr. Nwaopara A.U, for allegedly stealing six hospital beds and converting them to personal use. According to NAN, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic