Okoro-Utip, Ibeno LGA, Akwa Ibom State farmers have complained about oil spills harming their crops and aquatic creatures. On Tuesday, farmers voiced the concern at a Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) community prospection meeting at Okoro-Utip Community Hall. They indicated that oil on crops has caused low output, and that many of them obtained … Read more
In protest of what they called the commission’s “delay or tactical refusal” to hold a bye-election to fill the vacant office of the federal constituency, youths from the Oron Nation, which includes the five Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State, stormed the INEC offices along Udom Udoma Avenue Uyo. Nse Ekpenyong, a former member … Read more
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has advised traditional chiefs and local government chairmen to follow the law and refrain from commenting on matters involving land boundaries. He claimed that such statements belong in the governor’s office and shouldn’t be interfered with by outside parties. The governor delivered the address at the … Read more