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Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Governor Godswill Akpabio was yesterday evening declared winner of last Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State. In making the declaration, the state returning officer, Professor [Mrs] Comfort Ekpo announced that the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] scored 957,585 votes to beat its closest rival Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] which polled 163,449 votes ,while the […]
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Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Osun, State News
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Akwa Ibom, Osun Evacuate Indigenes ABOUT 3,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Bauchi State are awaiting evacuation to their states of origin following the continued insecurity in the state. Quartered in the State Security Services (SSS) Development Centre on Maiduguri Road, for the fourth day, some the corps members […]
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Akwa Ibom, Governors, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio has spoken on the raging issues of sponsorship of murders and kidnappings in the state.Answering questions on the issues, Akpabio said: ‘I raise my hand in the sky, if I have ever had anything to do with kidnap or murder in my life, let it not be […]
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Today, the die is cast and all the anxiety of who becomes the country’s president in the next four years would give way within the next 48 hours, when the results would be announced. Some of the presidential candidates are seen as contestants to the throne, while some are mere pretenders. Indeed, most of them […]
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Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, State News
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The Akwa Ibom State North East Senatorial District (Uyo) candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Nsima Umo, has alleged diversion of voting materials by some thugs. He said, “I want to report that voting materials for Ikpanya Ward 11 were diverted around 10am today (Saturday). I request that election in that ward be […]
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Akwa Ibom, Delta, Edo, Elections 2011, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Imo, Kaduna, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Saturday, April 9th, 2011
Readers election reports as sent in by Vanguard readers across the country. Note: Please include your names and location when sending your messages. Election in Itu ward 5 in Akwa Ibom state was free and fair There was no election nor materials in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa Materials were hijacked by PDP to Olugbobiri town […]
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Akwa Ibom, State News
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
It was jubilation galore among civil servants in Akwa Ibom State yesterday following the announcement that beginning from April, 2011, the workers would start enjoying the new minimum wage of N 18,000. Governor Akpabio announced the decision in Uyo during the sixth Delegates Conference of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. Akpabio noted that in less than […]
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Akwa Ibom, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
THE Federal High Court, Abuja Division yesterday issued a mandatory order directing the police to release unconditionally the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) for Akwa Ibom State governorship election, Chief James John Akpanudoedehe. The order was given sequel to an application by Akpanudoedehe, praying the court to give force to its earlier […]
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Akwa Ibom, Latest Politics, State News
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Tension on Tuesday enveloped Uyo as the police prepared to arraign the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) gubernatorial candidate, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, in court. Anti-riot policemen took over the town and court premises even as the police could not bring the politician, abducted on the court premises in Abuja last week, to any of the […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, Party Politics, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A Federal High Court yestersday admitted to bail the gubernatorial candidate of he Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Akwa Ibom State, Senator John James Akpan Udoedehe. He has been under police custody since March 25 when he was arraigned by the police on a four-count charge bothering on treason. Justice Adamu Bello in his […]
