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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


Timipre Sylva begs govt to release four detained aides

Nigeria, Dec. 1 -- Timipre Sylva, a former governor of Bayelsa State and former minister of state for Petroleum Resources, has appealed to the federal government and the Economic and Financial Crimes ... Read More


ANALYSIS: Gov Eno's cross-party promise in Akwa Ibom collapses under political pressure

Nigeria, Nov. 29 -- When Governor Umo Eno left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in June, he assured Akwa Ibom residents that his defection would not change hi... Read More


Why I'll not contest APC nomination against Eno - Ex-senator

Nigeria, Nov. 26 -- A former presidential adviser, Ita Enang, says he will not contest the 2027 governorship nomination against Governor Umo Eno, citing what he described as an "understanding and agre... Read More


Akwa Ibom seals off plaza for 'maintenance' after PREMIUM TIMES' report

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has sealed off Ibom Plaza, a popular public space in Uyo, three days after a PREMIUM TIMES' report exposed widespread infrastructural decay in the st... Read More