Residents of Ikot Mfon in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have appealed to the state government to urgently reconstruct the collapsed Ikot Mfon/Ndiya bridge, which has claimed at least three lives, including schoolchildren. The bridge, originally built by the military during the Nigerian Civil War, serves as a crucial link for motorists…
Residents of Ikot Nte village, the hometown of Nigerian international footballer William Troost-Ekong, have cried out over a prolonged power outage that has left the community in darkness for nearly two decades. The Village Head, Chief Joshua Amos, told journalists on Tuesday that the community, located in Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State,…
Despite the aggressive enlightenment campaign by the government, as well as several donor agencies, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Akwa Ibom State remains high. Akwa Ibom had in successive years maintained the number one position as a state with the highest burden of HIV in Nigeria, with 5.5%, according to Nigeria HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact…