Police on Tuesday arraigned a 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, at the Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly defaming the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel. Edet,...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has reacted to the statement credited to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during...
The Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Friday signed the state’s 2023 Appropriation Bill of N700 billion. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong,...
The Akwa Ibom State government has explained how it spent the 13 per cent oil derivation refunds it got from the Federal Government as an oil...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has been named the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council. In a press release...
The race for the 2023 presidential election has begun in earnest with the conclusion of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All...
As political parties in Nigeria wrap up their primary elections for various political seats, including presidential, governorship and senatorial positions, individuals who switched career from the...
Ranking Nigerian Governors, a special monthly publication from Ripples Nigeria dedicated to the review of the performance of Nigerian state governors, returns for the months of...
Akwa Ibom State Governor and presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Udom Emmanuel, has said that Nigeria needs a strategic leader...
Ranking Nigerian Governors, a special monthly publication from Ripples Nigeria dedicated to the review of the performance of Nigerian state governors, returns for the month of...
Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel has sacked his Chief of Staff, Akparawa Inyangeyen, following the former’s declaration to represent Akwa Ibom South in the Nigerian...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has given reasons why some important projects embarked upon by his government are yet to be completed, blaming...
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is fully in support of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s choice of a successor ahead...
A youth group in Akwa Ibom State under the aegies of Akwa Ibom Youth Mandate (AIYM) has rejected the anointed candidate of Governor Udom Emmanuel, Pastor...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, on Sunday, caused serious consternation among politicians in the state when he officially presented the Commissioner for Lands, Pastor...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has been selected by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to serve as Chairman of the Ekiti State electoral...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Saturday urged Nigerians to vote for leaders with interests of the country at heart in 2023. Emmanuel, who...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, said on Saturday 2022 would be a great year for the state and the country. Emmanuel, who stated this...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel on Thursday swore in Justice Eme Daniel Ekong and Justice Effiong Asuquo Effiong as new High Court Judges...
Where do Nigerian bank chiefs and senior executives go to after retirement? some of them switch their apex position in the private sector for retirement at...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Monday presented the 2022 budget proposal of N582.115 billion to the state House of Assembly. This was N16.86...
I have just come back from a trip to Akwa Ibom where I had gone to start work on my new Play, Ufok Ibaan. Ufok Ibaan...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, on Thursday, called for the upward review of the revenue allocation to states by the Federal Government, to...
Akwa Ibom has recorded 156 COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, the state government said on Thursday. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Emmanuel...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Saturday urged Nigerians to return the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in 2023. Emmanuel, who made the...
The Akwa Ibom State governor, Udom Emmanuel, said on Saturday the five percent on oil derivation demanded by the Southern Governors’ Forum is not too much...
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has blamed policies of the Federal Government for hindering his investments in the state’s power sector, saying all his...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, said on Sunday a “failure” would not succeed him as governor in 2023 The governor stated this in a...
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Tuesday, dismissed reports on his planned defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Emmanuel, who reacted to the...
Attackers suspected to be operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the military wing of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), have attacked a police...
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has debunked rumours making the rounds in the state that he plans to impose a successor when leavinh office...
Governor Udom Emmanuel, has signed the Akwa Ibom State, 2021 budget proposal of N456.2 billion into law. Emmanuel who signed the 2021 budget tagged “Budget of...
Thieves have invaded the Akwa Ibom State Government House in Uyo, the state capital where millions of Naira was carted away. Confirming this on Wednesday, December...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has extended the curfew imposed on the state till Saturday in order to ensure the full return of normalcy. Emmanuel,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has been rattled with the revelation that the state was owing banks N239.2 billion. The party has, therefore,...
The Akwa Ibom State government on Saturday described as unacceptable the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report on unemployment rate in the state. The bureau had...
The Akwa Ibom governor, Udom Emmanuel, has suspended his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Emmanuel Nicholas, over alleged fraud. The Secretary to the State Government, Dr....
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Friday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to remove the name of the Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom...
The performance of elected officials, especially Nigerian governors, has continued to form a critical task for the Editorial Board of Ripples Nigeria. In May, we had...
The government of Akwa Ibom State said it had not received ‘one Naira’ from the Nigerian government to fight COVID-19. The state Governor Udom Emmanuel made...
The Akwa Ibom State government has refuted claims in some quarters that it is planning to cut workers’ salaries due to the dwindling revenues accruing to...
The Akwa Ibom State government said on Wednesday 27 COVID-19 patients had been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic...
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Emmanuel Udom has declared that churches in the state will remain closed until efforts to stem the spread on the...
For several months, beginning August, 2019, Ripples Nigeria took on the task of ranking Nigerian governors based, among others, on policy initiatives and execution. In March,...
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Thursday passed the amended 2020 budget which saw a reduction from the initial N597.7 billion to N366 billion in...
Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has said that conducting a random test for COVID-19 in the state would amount to absolute waste of resources. “It...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Thursday extended the restriction of movement imposed on the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the county by one...
The Akwa Ibom State government said on Wednesday that three out of the five coronavirus patients in the state had been discharged after recovering from the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict that affirmed the elections of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and Udom Emmanuel of Akwa...
The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused the state government of frustrating prosecution of suspects...
