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Month: January 2017

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A’Ibom New Year Baby arrives at 12:2am: Governor’s wife welcomes baby with gift items

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In what has become a tradition for the Akwa Ibom State First Lady, the family of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Uyro from Ikono Local Government Area were not only blessed on New Year day with the safe arrival of their child, they were also blessed by Mrs. Martha Udom Emmanuel as she donated cash and gift items to their new born baby who weighed 3.2kg and arrived at exactly 12: 2am. Mrs. Emmanuel, who in her humane disposition made an early morning visit to the Ikot Ekpene General Hospital to…

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Ekong Sampson fetes royal fathers -Prays for blessings for AKSG -Re-affirms, “PDP in Mkpat Enin is one”

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The people of Mkpat Enin L.G.A. have been reassured of continuous flow of immense benefits in supporting the Governor Udom Emmanuel led Government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State. The Special Adviser on Political Legislative Affairs and Water Resources, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ekong Sampson gave the assurance during a yuletide interaction with traditional rulers of Mkpat Enin L.G.A., to mark 2016-2017 cross-over. The fete session which held at the Paramount Ruler’s palace had in attendant, executives and members of the Mkpat Enin chapter of Traditional Rulers…

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News Politics 

Okobo stakeholders endorse Governor Udom Emmanuel for second term … As constituents hail AKHA deputy speaker over effective representation

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Apparently satisfied with the purposeful leadership style, results oriented policies and programmes of the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, relevant PDP Stakeholders of Okobo extraction have unanimously endorsed Deacon Udom Emmanuel for a second term in Office, declaring Okobo as no go area for any Gubernatorial aspirant in 2019. Making their position public during an enlarged meeting of Stakeholders, elders, youths and Women of Okobo, organized by the deputy Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. princess Felicia Bassey ,yesterday in her Oti-Oro residence, Okobo…

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Late Pa Effiong Jonathan Inyang Laid To Rest

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Late Pa Effiong Jonathan Inyang ,popularly known as Etuk eyenonwong noakwaowo , aged 71 was finally interred in his country home in Nnung Ukana, Ibesikpo Asutan local government area, Akwa Ibom State. The combined service conducted by the Apostolic Church assemblies drawn from Aka in Uyo and Nnung Ukana in Ibesikpo local government areas made the funeral service historic and memorable. In the sermon of the day , the officiating clergy, Pastor Akpata acknowledged the substance of life and death , admonishing man to seek the salvation of soul than…

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Gov. Udom Celebrates Christmas With A’ibom PDP Faithful

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The Akwa Ibom State Peoples Democratic Party Secretariat along Edet Akpan Avenue Uyo, was a beehive of activities as members of the Party across the thirty one Local Government Areas, National and State Assembly members, Political Stakeholders, Elder-statemen, Transition Committee Members, Party Officers as well as the State, Chapter and Ward Executive converged for an End-of Year Meeting with the Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel. Addressing the Party faithful, Governor Emmanuel expressed gratitude to the members for the support given to him and his administration in the last one year. His…

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Economy News 

Gov. Emmanuel enlists private sector participation in the fight against economic recession

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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has called for effective Private Sector Participation in the repositioning of the country’s economy to enable the country sail through in the prevailing recession in the new year . Governor Emmanuel made the call when a delegation from United Bank for Africa (UBA), visited him in his office to condole him and the people of the state over the December 10th tragic building collapse at Reigners Bible Church Int’l, Uyo. The Governor said “the Public Sector cannot function without the Private Sector participation…

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Proposed Akwa Ibom rice plantation to employ 2,000 – Gov Udom

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Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, Wednesday, said that the state’s proposed 10,000 hectares of rice plantation to be inaugurated by the second quarter of 2017 would employ 2,000 youths. Emmanuel, while addressing youths in Nsit Ubium, said that both the plantation and a processing mill would be located in Ini Local Government Area. According to the governor, a 7.5-kilometre of road is being constructed to the plantation ahead of the inauguration. “We are set to inaugurate 10,000 hectares of rice plantation with the entire value chain going to be…

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News Violence 

4 feared killed in Itu communal clash

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No fewer than four persons are feared killed in a renewed inter-communal clash between the people of Ikot Offiong in Odukpani local government area of Cross River State and Oku Iboku, Ayadehe, Mbiabo all in Itu Local government area of Akwa Ibom State. The representative of Itu constituency in the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, Mr. Idongesit Ituen, told reporters, Wednesday, in Uyo, the state capital, that the matter had been discussed at plenary. Expressing surprise at the fresh clash after a supposed 2005 truce, Ituen described the attack as…

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COLLAPSED CHURCH BUILDING: Give us Any Information you know- Commission of Inquiry tells Akwa Ibom people

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The Commission of Inquiry on the Collapsed Reigners Church Building has called on reputable organizations including Engineers, Architects, Builders, Surveyors, Social Scientists and the entire people of the State to offer the Commission useful information as it relates with the collapsed building. The Commission says the evidence which may be in form of memorandum, oral evidence with or without memorandums should be submitted at the Ministry of Justice or the venue where the commission sits for hearing. In his address at the inaugural sitting of the Commission today in Uyo,…

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