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ASUU Suspends Planned Strike In Akwa Ibom

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its planned industrial action in Akwa Ibom State. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Umo Eno, Mr Ekerete Udoh on Wednesday, the union took the resolution following…

New Year: Governor Eno Declares Extra Public Holiday In Akwa Ibom

THE Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced that January 2, 2024, will be observed as a public holiday in the state. The purpose of this decision is to enable the residents of Akwa Ibom to participate…

Abducted Akwa Ibom Judge, Driver Regain Freedom

JUSTICE Joy I Unwana, a Judge at Oron High Court, Akwa Ibom State, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen has been released. Trojan News recalls that Justice Unwana was abducted alongside her driver. Her police orderly was killed in the…

What I Regretted Most As Akwa Ibom Governor – Udom Emmanuel

THE former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has revealed what he regretted most during his tenure as the state’s number one citizen. Naija News reports that Udom made the revelation during a Special Thanksgiving/Welcome Service by the United Evangelical…

Akwa Ibom: Gov Eno Presents N845bn Budget To Akwa Ibom Assembly

GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State presented a proposed budget outlay of N845.63 billion for the 2024 financial year to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The 2024 financial appropriation estimate is comprised of recurrent expenditures of N352.92…

Akwa Ibom State Government Ask FG To Release N3bn Balance Of Support Fund

GOVERNOR Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has urged President Bola Tinubu to release the remaining tranche of the N3billion palliative to state governments as promised, to enable them provide more succour to the people as a result of fuel…

Tinubu Set To Revive ALSCON, Other Firms In Akwa Ibom State

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kufre Ufot, has urged the Federal Government to revive Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi and other moribund industries in Akwa Ibom State. Speaking about how the Federal Government could…

PHOTOS: How Underage Girls Forced Into Prostitution Rescued From Akwa Ibom Hotel

THE Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Akwa Ibom State command raided a hotel in Ini Local Government Area of the state and rescued two underage girls. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Ekerete Friday, who disclosed this in…

Truck Driver Kills Tricycle Rider, Hoodlums Loot Rice

THERE was tension at Itam Market in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the murder of a tricycle rider by a truck driver. Market sources told PUNCH Metro that trouble started when the Hausa truck driver, while trying…

34-year Old Man Jailed For 10 years For Selling Six-year-old

THE Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting at Okoita, in the Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state, has sentenced a man, Kingsley Eyo, to 10-year imprisonment for abducting a six-year-old boy, Godnews Essien. Eyo, 34, who hailed from…