Tag: Akwa Ibom
Nobody died in Akwa Ibom market collapse – Police
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has denied that two people died and others seriously injured in the Edere Obo market collapse in Onna...
Two dead, 17 injured in another Akwa Ibom building collapse
Two women have been confirmed dead, while 17 other persons sustained various degrees of injuries following the collapse of market stalls at Urua Edet-Obo,...
Akwa Ibom constitutes panel to probe collapsed church building
The Akwa Ibom Government has inaugurated a commission of inquiry into the collapsed church building that killed scores of worshipers in Uyo on Saturday.
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Akwa Ibom governor escapes death as 200 die in collapsed church...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom survived death by a whisker on Saturday when the Reigners Bible Church International on Uyo Village Road collapsed,...
Charles Udoh: Banker, ex-footballer is new Akwa Ibom information commissioner
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Thursday swore in Charles Udoh as the commissioner for information and strategy of the oil-rich state following...
PGC wins IbomFest 2016 media account
Peekaboo Global Consulting (PGC) Limited has won the media account for the maiden edition of the IbomFest Heritage Festival which is billed to run...
5 must-dos if you’re visiting Uyo for the first time
Uyo, the capital city of Akwa Ibom State, is one of the most vibrant and prominent states in southern Nigeria. It beckons travellers from...
EFCC arrests former Akwa Ibom governor over Diezani’s $115million racket
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State, Commodore Idongesit Nkanga, over allegation of receiving...
Abductors of Akwa Ibom monarch’s wife, children demand N100m ransom
Abductors of the wife and four children of the paramount ruler of Esit Eket in Akwa Ibom State, Edidem Ubong Assam, on Wednesday asked...
Woman drags Akpabio’s aide, Ekong, to court over sexual harassment
A 30-year-old woman, Paula Lawrence, has dragged Special Assistant on Media to Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, Anietie Ekong, before a Federal High Court,...