Akwa Ibom State Goverment
APC demands release of journalist allegedly detained in Akwa Ibom
Gbeleyi Abayomi The All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a local reporter in the state, Ime Silas, who was allegedly arrested by the state government. Ime Silas, a reporter with a local tabloid in the state, Global Concord, was allegedly arrested on August 17 and …
Akwa Ibom APC Chairman is dead
Gbeleyi Abayomi The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Ini Okopido, is dead. Mr Okopido died on Wednesday “after a brief illness”, the deputy chairman of APC in the state, Ita Udosen, disclosed in a statement in Uyo. “Our hearts are heavy with grief as we mourn with his wife, …
DPR seals 13 illegal petrol stations in Akwa Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Eket Field Office, in Akwa Ibom has sealed 13 filling stations for acts of illegality and non-renewal of licenses in the state. The DPR Operations Controller in the state, Tamunoiminabo Kingsley-Sundaye, disclosed this on Wednesday in Uyo during a routine surveillance on petrol stations. Mr Kingsley-Sundaye said the filling …
AKWA IBOM HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY SUSPENDS ABAK LG CHAIRMAN OVER ASSAULT
Gbeleyi Abayomi Following the alleged assault video on an artisan by aides of Abak local govt chairman, the Akwa Ibom state House of Assembly has suspended the Local Govt Chairman. At plenary yesterday where all 25 members were present, the house resolved that the chairman be suspended and a thorough investigation conducted. The motion for …
“THEY THREATENED TO BURY ME ALIVE,” SAYS ARTISAN ASSAULTED BY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN’S AIDES
Gbeleyi Abayomi The story of the artisan who was assaulted by aides to a Local Govt chairman in Akwa Ibom in video clips have gone viral has opened up on what happened. Godwin Abraham was flogged by two men said to be the aides to the chairman of Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom state. …
