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Frank Uduak-Abasi Akpan, also known as Ezekiel Uduak Akpan, [1] is a Nigerian from Uyo in Akwa Ibom State who was found guilty of kidnapping Iniubong Umoren, [2] known as Hiny Humorenon Twitter. Uduak-Abasi Akpan was found guilty on 4 August 2022 by the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo of killing jobseeker Iniubong Umoren.
Akwa Ibom State Broadcasting Corporation (abbreviated AKBC) UHF channel 45, is a state-owned television station in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. [1] [2] [3] Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation was established on 4 April 1988 and is the first and only local television station. AKBC provides both television and radio services. It transmits in 90.528MHZ. AKBC ...
On 27 July 2022, the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, ordered Effiong to be remanded in prison for contempt. [9] While in a correctional facility, he claimed to have been subjected to torture by the prison official, [10] but the claim was refuted by the Nigerian Correctional Service.
The Mobil Nigeria oil spill occurred in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, on 12 January 1998, when a pipeline in Mobil's Idoho platform burst underwater, sending 40,000 barrels of oil spilling into the ocean. [1] Drifting westwards, the oil covered 850 km of Nigerian coastline, contaminating waters and negatively impacting fishing in the region.
His defection was marked by a Political rally in his hometown at the Ikot Ekpene township stadium, Akwa Ibom State. [33] In July 2019, he was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari and screened by the Nigerian Senate for a Ministerial appointment. [34] On 21 August 2019, he was sworn in as Minister for Niger Delta Affairs. [35] [36]
Less than two months afterwards, the Igbo-majority former Eastern Region attempted to secede as the state of Biafra; in the three-year long Nigerian Civil War, now-Akwa Ibom was hard-fought over in the prelude to the Invasion of Port Harcourt while people from Akwa Ibom were persecuted by the Biafran forces as they were mainly non-Igbos. [22]
The 2019 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred on March 10, 2019. Incumbent PDP Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won re-election for a second term, defeating Nsima Ekere of the APC. [1] [2] Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election after he was returned as the sole candidate. He picked Moses Ekpo as his running mate.
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Information and Strategy was established in September 1987, with Mr Moses Ekpo as its Pioneer Commissioner. Mr Moses Ekpo is the sitting Deputy Governor. Mr Moses Ekpo is the sitting Deputy Governor.