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Don Tasks Nigerian Varsities On Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine
Nigerian universities have been charged with the urgent need to carry out research that would produce home-made vaccines that are of international standard to tackle the menace of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEMA Distributes Agric Inputs To 2208 Famers In A/Ibom
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday distributed agricultural inputs to 2, 208 farmers in Akwa Ibom, who were victims of 2020 flood disaster. The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, during the event said the federal government distributed the inputs as part of measures to ensure adequate food production in the country.
3 Foreigners, 1 Nigerian Abducted In A/Ibom
Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates has attacked and abducted four fishermen in Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The victims include three Ghanaians and one Nigerian. They were kidnapped just behind the Nigerian Navy FOB Base in Ibaka waterways on their way to the sea for fishing expedition.
EU, ECOWAS Train Ex-agitators On Livelihood Skills
The European Union (EU) and Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) in conjunction with Akwa Ibom State government have trained no fewer than 20 former militants drawn from Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun local government areas on livelihood skills.
Trespass: Community Demands N117bn Compensation From Oil Company In A/Ibom
Ukpana community in Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom State has demanded the sum of N117bn as compensation from the Sterling Oil Production and Exploration Company over alleged trespass on their land without consent. These allegations are coming even as the youths have threatened to cause restivesness and disrupt the activities of the oil coy if the amount was not paid.
FG Spent Over N8.9trn On Infrastructure In 6 Years - Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo revealed yesterday that the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari voted over N8.9trillion on infrastructural development across the country in the last six years. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the 34 years of the creation of Akwa Ibom State in Uyo, the state capital, the vice president explained that the amount had been committed to series of infrastructural development in the country.
Kidnappers, Bandits Now Hide Under Cryptocurrency, Anonymity To Operate - ICPC
Chairman of Independent Corrupt practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that the commission will soon go after cryptocurrecy operators who now pose great danger to law enforcement agencies in the fight against corruption. The ICPC chairman stated this in his address at a two-day capacity building retreat for members of House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Corruption, ICPC board members and directors in Uyo.
200 Golfers Battle For Akwa Ibom Governor's Cup
No fewer than 200 golfers drawn from across the country are expected to light up Uyo, Akwa Ibom State’s capital, for a three-day golf tournament kicking off on Friday, September 24 and run till Sunday September 27, 2021, at the Ibom Icon hotel and Golf Resort.
A/Ibom Jubilee Syringe Company Produces 1.7m Syringe Daily - MD
The managing director of Jubilee Syringe manufacturing company in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Akin Oyediran has disclosed that the company produces over 1.7 million syringes daily. Oyediran who made the disclosure while exchanging views with newsmen yesterday in his office at Awa, Onna local government area of Akwa Ibom State further disclosed that the demand for the product which has become a brand name in Nigeria is far more than the company’s production capacity.
A/Ibom Makes Public 2022-2024 Midterm Expenditure
Government of Akwa State has made Public its 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). Speaking yesterday at a one-day Consultation with stakeholders at Ibom Hall, Uyo, the state Governor Mr. Udom Emmanuel noted that the document shows the income and expenditure of the state for two years, while also projecting the streams of income and expenditure in the next three years.
AIG Orders Manhunt For Abductors Of A/Ibom Senator, Medical Doctor
The Assistant Inspector general of Police in-charge of Zone 6, Usman Sule Gomna, has ordered a manhunt for the abductors of a medical doctor, Nsidibe Umana and former Akwa Ibom senator, Nelson Effiong. The order came even as the command said it had put in a crack team to trail the abductors.
We Contributed N67.5bn To NDDC In 19 Years - ExxonMobil
Multinational oil company, ExxonMobil, operators of NNPC/MPN Joint Venture, has faulted a claim by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, that oil companies have not being remitting their 3% contribution to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC), saying it has paid over N67.5bn to the interventionist agency in 19 years.
Gov Emmanuel Seeks Assembly’s Nod for N136.504bn Supplementary Budget
Worried by the current socio-economic downturn and financial crisis rocking the country’s economy, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has approached the state House of Assembly, seeking a supplementary budget of N136, 504, 539,000 billion. This was the major decision reached at the weekend’s State Executive Council (SEC) meeting held at Government House, Uyo, the state capital.
A/Ibom Govt, NEMA Donate Relief Materials To Victims Of Boundary Crisis
The Akwa Ibom State government and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have donated relief materials to 761 victims of boundary crisis involving Oku Iboku community in Akwa Ibom and Ikot Offiong community in Cross River State.
CBN Laments Impact Of Insecurity, COVID-19 On Agric Value Chain
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed deep concern over severe disruptions of the agricultural value chain due to security challenges in the country and the COVID-19 health crisis. The CBN governor Godwin Emefiele, who made the assertion in a keynote address at the 2021 CBN Executive Seminar in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, warned that the food crisis being experienced in the country could worsen if urgent steps were not taken to address the situation.
8 Injured As Hoodlums Kidnap Sen Effiong In Akwa Ibom
Eight persons were injured in a stampede when armed hoodlums kidnapped Senator Nelson Effiong, the immediate past senator who represented Akwa Ibom South (Eket Senatorial District) at the National Assembly. The Oron-born senator was seized by three of the hoodlums at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road, Uyo, the state capital on Sunday night.
Gov Emmanuel Wants New Revenue Formula To Favour States
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on the federal government to review upwards the revenue allocation to states in order to improve the economic growth and enhance industrialisation in the country. The governor made this known yesterday when he received a team from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation/Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on senstisation visit to the state led by the federal commissioner, Sunday Ayan, at Government House, Uyo.
New Revenue Formula: CLO Seeks More Allocation To States, LGs
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) in Akwa Ibom State has advocated for the allocation of more funds to the 36 states and 774 local government areas and a reduction in allocation to the federal government in the new revenue sharing formula.
Court Awards N40m Damages Against ICPC Over Illegal Detention Of Businessman
An Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has awarded N40 million damages against the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Nsemeke Daniel gave the ruling in a suit filed by an Uyo-based businessman, Ubong Williams, challenging his illegal arrest and detention by the commission.
FG To Migrate All Workers To IPPIS Platform - AGF
Accountant-general of the federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, has reiterated the commitment of the federal government to migrate all government personnel, agencies and institutions that drew their personnel cost from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to the IPPIS platform.
PDP Loss In 2015, A Blessing In Disguise, Says Nat'l Legal Adviser
The national legal adviser of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Emmanuel Enoidem, has described the party’s loss to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015 as a blessing in disguise. According to him, the loss of PDP has afforded Nigerians ample opportunity to compare and contrast between the party and APC to know which of the two really mean well for the country.
Akwa Ibom Introduces Incentives For Teachers In Rural Areas
The Akwa Ibom State government has said it has introduced special incentives in the education sector to make teachers stay in the rural areas. The Head of Service, Mr. Effiong Essien, who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo, said the incentives would also reduce pressure on the State Education Board which always battles with increased number of teachers who want to serve in urban centers at the detriment of public schools in rural areas.
Court Jails Retired Matron For Child Trafficking
A high court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced a 47-year-old woman, Gertrude Thompson Akpan to 10 years in prison for buying a 6-year-old boy in Uyo and transferring him to Owerri in Imo State where she sold the victim to one Kate Ojukwu Ogbonna, a native of Bende in Abia State at the sum of N200,000. Gertrude Akpan, a mother of three from Ikot Eyo in Nsit Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, was sentenced yesterday by Justice Okon Okon, without option of fine.
Ex-Matron Jailed For Buying, Selling Of 6 Year-old
A 47-year-old mother of three has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for child trafficking in Akwa Ibom State. The woman, Gertrude Akpan, a retired hospital matron was convicted by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital, for trafficking a 6-year-old boy.
Gov Emmanuel Has Kept His Campaign Promises - Ememobong
Six years into his administration as the governor of Akwa Ibom State and barely two years before the end of his tenure, Mr Udom Emmanuel, has been commended for keeping his campaign promises, especially in the areas of infrastructure development and industrialisation. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong, gave the commedation while addressing journalists in Uyo, the state capital.
NDLEA Seizes 165kg Of Hard Drugs In A/Ibom
Akwa Ibom State command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 165 kilogrammes of hard drugs from 105 youths in four months.
A/Ibom, C/River Communities To Benefit From EU, ECOWAS Projects
Six communities in Akwa Ibom and the Cross River states are to benefit from micro projects funded by the European Union (EU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
Man Stabs Ex-Roommate To Death Over Cooking Pot
The police, in Akwa Ibom State, have apprehended one Samuel Cosmos Akpan, from Abak local government area of the state for allegedly stabbing to death his former roommate, one Ubong Pellen Solomon, from Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State.
Family Of 3 Dies After Rice Meal In A’Ibom
The police, in Ikot Akpanabia, near Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, have confirmed the death of three family members after eating a rice meal and retiring to bed. According to a press statement issued by the police spokesman, Mr Odiko Macdon, a superintendent of police (SP), the victims are two sisters, Uduakobong (30), Blessing (18) and a seven-year-old, said to be the daughter of the late Uduakobong.
7 Fathers Arrested For Raping Daughters In A/Ibom
Family Empowerment and Youth Reorientation Path-initiative (FEYReP) a pet project of Akwa Ibom State first lady, Mrs Martha Udom Emmanuel, said it has facilitated the arrest of seven (fathers) for alleged rape and defilement of their daughters in the state. Dr. Martha Emmanuel, who disclosed this weekend in her office during an interaction with newsmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital expressed worry over the disturbing cases of sodomy in the state.
A'Ibom Info Commissioner Sponsors Eye Check For Ministry's Staff
Civil servants in Akwa Ibom State particularly in the State’s Ministry of Information and Strategy have benefited from a free eye test and glasses, courtesy of the Commissioner, Comrade Ini Ememobong, as part of events marking his one year in office. Heeding the call to avail themselves of the exercise, staffers of the Ministry from their various places of posting joined those at the headquarters to have their eyes examined.
Over 80% Funding To Maritime Academy Looted By Staff, Cabal - Rector
The Rector, Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom State, Commodore Duja Effedua (retd), has disclosed that the Academy was in a state of comatose for 39 years because 80% of funding to the institution was looted by staff and an external cabal in Abuja.
A'Ibom Govt, NYSC Mourn Corps Members Killed In Auto-Crash
Akwa Ibom State governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has commiserated with families of prospective National Youth Service Corps members from the state who died on Wednesday in a car accident on their way to Orientation Camp in Katsina State. Governor Emmanuel made this known while receiving director-general, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim who was on a condolence visit to him yesterday, at Government House, Uyo.
World Hepatitis Day: UNIUYO Provost Asks Nigerians To Go For Screening
As Nigeria joined other countries to mark the World Hepatitis Day, the provost of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) College of Health Sciences, Professor Etete Peters, has appealed to Nigerians to go for medical screening to know their hepatitis status and protect themselves from liver diseases. Peters told LEADERSHIP in Uyo that hepatitis is a silent killer, which kills faster than HIV/AIDS and asserted that it is better for the people to know their status.
Group Alleges Planned Smear Campaign Against Akpabio
An advocacy group, Niger Delta Forum for Transparency, Equity and Justice, has alleged a plot to launch a smear campaign against the minister for Niger Delta Affairs Goodwill Akpabio. The group, in a statement signed by the coordinator, Kenneth Adagogo and secretary, Comrade Ambrose Komie, said it uncovered the plot recently when those behind it resolved to deploy the media in publishing a series of falsehood to portray Akpabio in bad light before unsuspecting members of the public.
Court Adjourns Hearing On Murder Of Job Seeker
A High Court sitting in Uyo has adjourned further hearing till August 18, 2021 in a case of murder preferred against Uduak Akpan accused of murdering Iniubong Umoren a university graduate at Nung Ikono Obio village, Uruan local government area, under the guise of offering her job on April 29, 2021. The 20-year-old Uduak Akpan and his father, Frank Akpan, were arraigned before the Akwa Ibom State high court 6, on a three-count charge of murder, rape and accessory before the facts.
MOSIEND Gives Exxon Mobil Ultimatum On N82bn Judgement
Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has given Exxon Mobil a 14-day ultimatum to stop all operations in Akwa Ibom State for appealing the judgement of the High Court which directed it to pay N82billion to communities in Ibeno local government areas and environs which were affected by its oil spillage or face the wrath of the group.
Alleged Killer Of Akwa Ibom Job Seeker To Appear In Court Monday
Uduak Frank Akpan, the alleged murderer of the Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniubong Ephraim Umoren, will be docked for trial against the state on the alleged murder Umoren on Monday. A statement from the media unit of the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice signed by the information officer in the ministry, Effiong Edet, which was made available to LEADERSHIP in Uyo on Sunday, said that the trial billed for Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9am at the Stte High Court 6 in Uyo, the state capital.
A/Ibom #Endsars Panel Concludes Investigation, Submits Report To Governor
he Judicial panel inaugurated to review cases of police brutality, popularly referred to as Endsars Panel, has submitted its report to the Akwa Ibom State government. The chairman of panel, Justice Ifiok Ukana (Rtd) while submitting the report to state governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel yesterday, in Uyo, thanked the state government for opportunity given members to serve on the panel.
Akwa Ibom Village Head Flees As Cultists Kill 2
Two people have been killed as the resurgence of cult war in Etim Ekpo local government area of Akwa Ibom State led to the sacking of Udianga Enem community even as the village head, Chief Mendie Josiah Udoekoriko has fled his domain. LEADERSHIP reports that a pastor was killed around the monarch’s palace a few years ago during a cult war, which forced Governor Udom Emmanuel to offer amnesty to the cultists and several of them left the bush and dropped their arms.
BREAKING: New Delta Variant COVID-19 Kills 3 In Akwa Ibom
The new Delta variant of COVID-19 pandemic has claimed three lives out of the 156 fresh cases in Akwa Ibom State. The ravaging effect of the new wave has in the past two weeks increased the number of infection from five to 156. Briefing journalists in Uyo, the state capital on Thursday, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and chairman, Akwa Ibom State COVID-19 Committee, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem, called on all citizens of the state to obey all COVID-19 guidelines and protocols earlier announced.
Federal Govt Sites New Varsity In Ikot Abasi
Newly established Federal University of Technology is to be located at Ikot Abasi local government area of the state. At a press briefing yesterday in Uyo, the special assistant to the president on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, said in approving the new institution for Akwa Ibom despite being controlled by the PDP, has shown that President Muhammadu Buhari is a real democrat.
A/Ibom Lawmakers Approve Gov Emmanuel’s N7bn Loan Request
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has approved Governor Udom Emmanuel’s request to obtain N7 billion loan facility for agricultural and housing projects in the state. The governor, in two separate messages forwarded to the House and read by Speaker at yesterday’s plenary, requested House of Assembly to authorise state government to obtain N2 billion for CBN Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme and N5 billion for development of Housing Estates in the state.
Court Sentences 2 Policemen, 3 Others To Death For Kidnapping
An Ikot Ekpene High Court in Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, sentenced two Police officers and three others to death, for kidnapping an Uyo-based cattle dealer, Alhaji Muhammad Barkindo. The condemned culprits include Corporal Friday Udo, a native of Ikot Inyang and Corporal Saturday Okorie of Ikot Etenge, both from Oruk Anam local Council of Akwa Ibom and who have since been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.
A/Ibom Community Laments Deplorable Roads, Others
The Mkpat Uno village in Obot Akara local government area of Akwa Ibom State has called the attention of the state government and the Niger Delta Development Commission to the deplorable condition of the road in her domain.
Gov Emmanuel Approves 12 Years For Secondary School Admission
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has approved 12 years as maximum age for admission into secondary schools across the state to curb cultism in secondary schools. This is contained in a statement by the commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Ini Ememobong at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held yesterday, in Uyo.
A/Ibom Missionary School Reopens After 33 Years Of Closure
Samuel Bill Missionary Secondary School in Abak local government area of Akwa Ibom State is set to reopen after it was shut down 33 years ago. President alumni association of the school, Mr Churchill Udoh told journalists in Uyo that the Qua Iboe Church-owned institution would reopen to students in September 2022. The school was shut down in 1989 after students’ demonstration.
Group Advocates Administration Of Criminal Justice Law In A/Ibom
Akwa Ibom Human Rights Community has called for the establishment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL), saying it would help decongest the correctional centres in the state holding over 3,000 inmates. The group said for failing to domesticate the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) passed in 2015 by the National Assembly, Akwa Ibom State has lost six years in real time, and over 25 years in virtual time in justice administration in the state.
A/Ibom Community Raises Committee On N82bn Oil Spill Judgement
To ensure proper application of the expected N81.9billion oil spill judgement funds, Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom State has set up a 15-man oil spill management committee ahead of the anticipated windfall.
Stop Following Politicians For Peanuts, Don Tells Akwa Ibom Youths
A professor of History and Diplomatic Studies at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Philip Afaha, has urged youths in Akwa Ibom State to develop themselves and stop pursuing politicians for peanuts. He said such lifestyle would bring out their best to become agents of change and nation builders.
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