One single thread links Umo Eno, self-styled pastor governor of Akwa Ibom State, his predecessor, Udom Emmanuel and Felix Houphouet-Boigny. It is the religious bigotry and senselessness behind the Akwa Ibom International Worship Centre and the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. While Eno and Udom constructed a worship centre said to have gulped a frighteningly …

One Ulim Amos Udo of Udianga Enem village, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has lost his life while trying to steal electric cables belonging to the community. It was gathered that the electric pole crashed with the suspected cable thief to the ground, killing him in the process. Community sources told Newsmen on Sunday that the …

The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service has shut down three banks for their alleged failure to remit outstanding tax liabilities of N228.6 million to the state government. The banks were shut down on Thursday during an exercise conducted by the board’s Enforcement and Recovery Department, following an order of Notice of Distrain from the Akwa Ibom State High Court, …

The Akwa Ibom state government has donated fourteen new patrol boats to aid the military in combating crime in the state’s waterways. The boats are to be complemented with the installation of machine guns and the designation of military personnel to man the boats. Governor Umo Eno said the gesture was part of the state’s partnership with the Nigerian Army …

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Eket has sentenced Dr. Nwaopara Adolphus Uche, 39, of Immanuel General Hospital Eket to two years in prison for stealing beds from the hospital and Immanuel Psychiatric Hospital. Adolphus, a native of Mbieri in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State was said to have moved the hospital beds to his private …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said it impounded two trucks loaded with 75,000 litres of suspected adulterated Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Akwa Ibom State. While briefing newsmen at the Command’s exhibits yard in Uyo, the state capital, on Tuesday, state commandant, Eluyemi Eluwade said four suspects were also arrested in connection with the crime. He …

Kidnappers of eight Akwa Ibom State graduates, abducted in Zamfara State on their way to Sokoto State for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp, have demanded an additional N200 million as ransom, after collecting N13 million earlier paid by the victims’ families. The victims, who were kidnapped on 17 August, have spent 26 days in the kidnappers den. …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has approved the immediate release of N1 billion, which is the first tranche of the state government’s donation to augment the palliatives package from the Federal Government. He also approved the release of N2 billion being the second tranche for the payment of gratuities to retired teachers in both state and local government …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has explained that he returned all of former governor Udom Emmanuel’s commissioners because they took political arrows on his behalf during the elections. During the inauguration of the new commissioners at the banquet hall, Government House, Uyo, the state capital, the governor said now is the time to reciprocate the good gesture. According …

In an epochal event that marked the commencement of a new chapter in Akwa Ibom State’s development, Governor Umo Eno has unveiled the ARISE Agenda, a visionary plan aimed at propelling the state’s socio-economic growth and transforming the lives of its citizens. Addressing a diverse audience, Eno expressed his commitment to achieving global best democratic practices in line with the …