Sacked Akwa Ibom PDP chairperson refuses to vacate office, pledges loyalty to Gov Eno

Nigeria, Oct. 2 -- The sacked chairperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Aniekan Akpan, has rejected the dissolution of the state executive council, even as he openly declar... Read More

PDP dissolves leadership in Akwa Ibom, Cross River

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Nigeria's main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dissolved the party structures in the Akwa Ibom and Cross River states. In a statement posted on X on Tuesday, th... Read More

Tinubu boasts of Nigeria's capacity to treat 'critical illnesses', including cancer

Nigeria, Oct. 1 -- Although he has repeatedly sought medical treatment abroad, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday boasted that Nigeria has well-equipped hospitals capable of handling "critical illnesses... Read More

Economic Policies: "You'll get the benefits," Tinubu promises Nigerians

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- Amidst the high cost of living, President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country's economic crisis is over. Mr Tinubu stated this on Tuesday, 30 September, in Imo Sta... Read More

How APC chairperson died while sharing N50,000 donated by PDP defectors - Wife

Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The wife of the Ward Chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has narrated to PREMIUM TIMES how her husband died whi... Read More

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Akwa Ibom communities, where abandoned, ill-equipped PHCs cripple health services

Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- Mordecai Jim is the health worker in charge of the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Odorikot, a community in Ikot Inyang Okop in the Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibo... Read More

Eno raises Akwa Ibom budget to N1.65 trillion, declares state of emergency on health

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved a N695 billion supplementary budget, bringing the total budget size for 2025 to N1.65 trillion, the highest in the state's history... Read More

Akpabio's ally asks Eno to sanction aides for welcoming predecessor at airport

Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Ata Ikiddeh, a close ally of Nigeria's Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has attacked aides of Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, accusing them of betraying the governor by goi... Read More

Gov Eno reacts to rumbling that followed predecessor's visit to Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- As the reception accorded former Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State by his successor's aides sparks controversy and sets off loyalty debates, Governor Umo Eno has clarified ... Read More

CSOs criticise Tinubu's silence after UN accused oil companies of rights violations, frustrating cleanup

Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- The Nigerian government has yet to respond to a damning United Nations report, accusing multinational oil companies operating in the country of treating the Niger Delta as "an expe... Read More

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