Akwa Ibom

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, ‘A Bill for a Law to Prohibit Open Rearing and Grazing of Livestock and Provide for the Establishment…

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Itu Judicial Division of the state has upheld the ward congress held by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 329 wards of the state on 31 July 2021. Justice Ntong Ntong upheld the election…

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has called on the Federal Government to adequately compensate the state for the loss of 76 oil wells to Akwa Ibom and ceding of the oil rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon in 2002. Ayade made the…

Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, on Monday called for an urgent review of the roles of security agencies, particularly the military, in the nation’s electoral process. Okei-Odumakin made the call in…

A farmer, Mr. Sunday Ido, says periwinkle business can be very lucrative with improved value chain, urging youths to show interest in its harvest and processing. Ido, an agripreneur and owner of Real Farms Ltd., Lagos, made the assertion…

The gubernatorial candidate of the Young Democratic Party (YDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Arch. Otuekong Nya-Etok, has rejected alleged move by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to redeploy the state’s Resident Electoral…

Emeka Okoroanyanwu Thirty three out of the 36 states in the country are to spend a total of N7.476 trillion this year. The amount represents both the recurrent and capital expenditures of the states for the 2019 financial year. Three…

The Godswill Akpabio International stadium is already filled to the brim moments before the flag-off of the APC National Campaign for the 2019 elections. The stadium was decorated with posters with inscriptions “Buhari and Ekere Together…