Governor Emmanuel Udom of the state of Akwa ibom , has signed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Law 2020, which gives powers to judges to hand down life imprisonment to anyone convicted of rape in in the state. Mrs Glory Edet, the state’s commissioner for agriculture and women affairs, said the bill is aimed at […]
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Gov. Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom has been appointed the interim chairman of the joint South-East/South-South Governors’ Forum. Udom emerged chairman at the first meeting of the forum held late Sunday night at the Nike Lake Resort, Enugu. He told newsmen at the end of the closed door meeting that governors from the two zones […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Saturday escaped unhurt as the Reigners Bible Church International building in Uyo collapsed during a worship session. The governor was the special guest of honour at the consecration service of the Founder of the church, Apostle Akan Weeks, as bishop. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
Continue ReadingGov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Saturday in Uyo, dissolved the state executive council.This information is contained in a statement issued in Uyo on Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Etekamba Umoren. The statement directed the Permanent secretaries to take over from the commissioners pending the formation of a new cabinet. […]
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A forensic expert said out of the scanned and analysed 140,832 finger prints on ballot papers used in the Akwa Ibom governorship eletion, over 100,000 of them belonged to non-humans. The expert testified at the gubernatorial election suit between Umana Umana of the All Progressives congress (APC) and governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, who […]
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