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Akwa Ibom sacks doctor, nurse over death of woman, newborn during childbirth

Nigeria, Dec. 7 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed a doctor and a nurse following the maternal and newborn deaths at the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene, an incident that sparked widespread... Read More


BREAKING: Rivers speaker, 16 lawmakers join APC

Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Sixteen members of the Rivers House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, have officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their ... Read More


Rivers speaker, 16 lawmakers join APC

Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Sixteen members of the Rivers House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, have officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their ... Read More


Rivers speaker, 15 lawmakers join APC

Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Sixteen members of the Rivers House of Assembly, including the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, have officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers announced their ... Read More


Akwa Ibom govt rejects blacklisting of Eno by IPI Nigeria

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has rejected its inclusion in the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria's Book of Infamy, insisting that Governor Umo Eno has never repressed jo... Read More


Akwa Ibom ranked cleanest state in Nigeria for eighth consecutive year

Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- Akwa Ibom State has been ranked the cleanest state in Nigeria for 2025, recording an accumulative score of 79 per cent, according to the State of the Nigerian Environment (STONE) Re... Read More


Nigerian lawmakers reject motion seeking ban on dog meat consumption

Nigeria, Dec. 3 -- The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has rejected a motion seeking to prohibit the consumption and sale of dog meat in the state. The motion, sponsored by Uduak Ekpoufot, the member rep... Read More


Fubara, lawmakers may clash again as speaker accuses governor of negligence

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, has condemned the continued neglect of public primary and secondary schools in the state, saying the decay under the g... Read More


Remarks by officials puncture Eno's claims that his defection to APC attracted federal housing project to Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, recently claimed that his state received a new federal housing project because of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ... Read More


Eno orders payment of '13th-month' salary to workers, bans masqueraders

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of a '13th-month' salary for workers in the state civil service. Mr Eno directed the accountant general to ensure the p... Read More