Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has approved the appointment of 372 personal assistants. According to a report, the aides, who were picked from each ward across the 31 local government areas of the state, are in addition to about 30 already existing aides. According to the Secretary to the Akwa Ibom State Government, Prince…
Umo Eno, the Akwa Ibom State Governor, has lamented the rate by which politicians flood the Government House during work days. Eno expressed his grievances in a video on Facebook, where he was addressing a congregation, urged politicians to allow him to concentrate on the job he was elected to do, saying he was being…
Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has sent his congratulatory message to the new Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, on his victory. It was gathered that Eno’s message was contained in a statement made available to newsmen yesterday, shortly after the news of the outcome of the senate election filtered through the nooks and…
In commemoration of the June 12 democracy day, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has said that he will be meeting with petroleum product marketers in the state to discuss how to effectively apply the planned palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy and the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Umo Eno, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered that the meeting commenced a few minutes past 11 am. Eno was not present at the maiden parley the President had…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa-Ibom state has declared senator Godswill Akpabio winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election Senator Akpabio was declared winner after he polled a total of 115,401 votes to defeat Barr. Emmanuel Enoidem of the PDP who scored 69,838 votes
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has said he “rescued” the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The Informant247 observes that Atiku Abubakar who served as the vice president under Obasanjo did not receive the political blessing of the former Nigerian…
First half goals from Imade Osehenkhoe and Ismael Seriki was all Bendel Insurance of Benin needed to defeat Akwa United season and secure their first win of the season away from home. The newly promoted Benin Arsenals won the NNL in 2022 after clinching the Super four tournament to end the second tier league last…
14 filling stations in Oron, Akwa Ibom State have been closed down by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. This came following an allegation that the filling stations were selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) above the approved price. Mr Joy Koro, who led the team of the agency, Distribution Systems Storage and Retailing…
Angry residents of Urua Ekpa community in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have started mobilising for a mass protest in connection with the death of one Marvelous, a construction worker buried under a collapsed underground drainage system at the weekend. It was gathered that human error caused the accident, coupled with…
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has closed down no fewer than 381 pharmacies in Akwa Ibom for different offences. The Director and Head of Enforcement Department, Mr Stephen Esumobi, made this revelation while speaking to newsmen in Uyo on Friday. Esumobi revealed that the action was make sure that pharmacies and patent shops obey…
The Village Head of Efen Ibom in Ika LGA in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, has been sentenced to death by hanging. The monarch, who stood trial on four counts of conspiracy, was convicted for the murder of one Udoma Udo Ubom. According to the verdict delivered by Justice Edem Akpan of the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Effiong, with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, suspected to have been brought into the country from India. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made this disclosure via a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the…
Despite the economical benefits associated with exclusive breastfeeding, some nursing mothers in Akwa Ibom State have claimed that poverty and excessive hunger have deprived them of exploiting such benefits. In an interview with selected mothers in Uyo, the state capital as a commemoration of World breastfeeding week with the theme: ‘Step up for breastfeeding: Educate…
An SS2 student of Community Comprehensive Secondary School, C.C.S.S, Aka Offot, in Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, James Elijah Adoke, 18, has been stabbed to death by Samuel Effiong, Archibong in SS3 during a fight. It was gathered that the ugly incident occurred on Thursday, March 10, 2022 during School hours. Reportedly…
A Sport Utility Vehicle, which reportedly lost control has crushed one Nsima Sylvester Etim, a fruit seller along Ikot Ekpene road, opposite Food Affairs Eatery, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State to death alongside his four-year-old son. It was gathered that the boy died on the spot while the mother died few hours later in the hospital…
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has suspended the management and technical crew of Dakkada FC indefinitely. In a statement released on Thursday by Elder Ifiok Duff, a Director of Sports at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, the suspension was imperative following the assault of a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested a total of 272 suspects and seized 339.81kg of hard drugs in Akwa Ibom in 2021. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mrs. Obot Bassey, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency in Uyo on Friday. Giving the breakdown, Bassey said the…
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health has sealed 12 substandard medical laboratories in the state for allegedly involving in unwholesome medical practices. It was disclosed that the laboratories were sealed for lack of certificate of registration with the State Ministry of Health, Non-evidence of registration with the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria, lack of…
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel on Monday signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law with a total outlay of N586.88 billion. The 2022 budget christened: “Budget of Redefining Standards,” was passed by the State House of Assembly on Dec. 2 with an increase of N4.77 billion. This represented an increase of 0.8…
