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December 26, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Ekpotu Promises Welfarist Programmes
• Social Club Donates To Orphange

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• MEND planning to attack Abuja – Police
• Tinapa Business and Leisure Resort, Calabar, now open for business - Imoke
• Army promotes 533 officers in 2008
• Eaglets to play Argentina, Brazil friendlies

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December 25, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Group Commends Akpabio’s Achievements
• Samuel Peter is 3rd best heavyweight champion - Boxing pundit
• Ekong leads Akwa Ibom All Stars to charity
• Reflection, Reconciliation Essence Of Christmas-Father Bassey

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• U.S. Scientists Discover Anti-malaria Tool
• Militants threaten to attack Abuja
• Airlines hike fares on domestic routes
• Nigeria’s official website shutdown
• I've A Very Big Image to Protect In Abi, CRS - Agube

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December 24, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio Presents N195.31Billion Estimate For 2009
• AKSG Set To Construct 10,000 Houses Next Year
• Commissioner Gets Threat Messages Over Exam Mal-Practice
• Ekaette gets N-Delta portfolio as Yar'Adua swears in 4 more Ministers
• Ufot Ekaette: Can he salvage Niger Delta?

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Ribadu Dismissed From Police
• Military Men Banned From Use Of Siren, Horsewhip On Roads
• Nigeria creates ministry for oil-producing region
• 'No Council Can Construct Roads Based On Monthly Allocation' - Abi (CRS) LGA Chairman

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December 23, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akwa Ibomite breaks seven-year record in American university
• AKSG disburses N13b to boost livestock production
• AKSG to feature 9,300-man choir to sing Christmas Carols
• Group Counsels Politicians On Peace
• Mkpat Enin LG Budgets Over N1bn for 2009
• ExxonMobil’s Erha field achieves 200m barrels production milestone next month

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• N230m bribe: EFCC arraigns Fani-Kayode today
• Kidnapped father of ThisDay editor found killed
• Duke, 274 others conferred with national honours

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December 22, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Science Technology Vital to Economic Growth - Akpabio
• $8.6 Million Payment To Dyncorps Not Fraudulent
• Nsit Ubium Community hails NDDC over road project
• "The Guardian" Editorial: The Akwa Ibom debacle on child rights
• "The Nation" Editorial: The child witch of Ikot

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Nigeria Among World's Highest In Human Trafficking
• Commission meets today to decide Ribadu’s fate
• EFCC declares el-Rufai wanted over N32bn fraud
• FG earns N7.6trn from oil in 10 months
• Delta Airlines reports strong local demand
• Changing World Of Obudu Mountain Communities (2)

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December 21, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akwa Ibom wins at Abuja Carnival
• Reflections on Attah at 70
• The Akwa Ibom Debacle On Child Rights
• Ikot Andem (Ukanafun) Village Council Re-Constituted

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Thisday editor’s father kidnapped
• ACF bombshell: North poorer under Southern leaders
• Nigerian couple battles to recover five children from UK local council
• FG fails to reopen P’Harcourt Airport again

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December 20, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Gunmen kidnap two (ALSCON) Russian expats
• Usua Amanam, ESPN Athlete of the week, leads Bellarmine High school (American) football team to title
• Youth Corps Member Makes Case For Accident Victims
• Ikot Ekpene Women Tasked

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Yar’Adua emerges as ECOWAS chair
• 'Nigeria records 100,000 new cases of cancer annually' - Health Minister
• Minister threatens to close down British Airways
• Gani: Sacrificing National Award For Honour
• Lagos airport runway opens today
• Ribadu withdraws suit against EFCC over his invitation
• EFCC may declare el-Rufai wanted
• Soyinka donates award's cash to Supreme Court
• Golfers light up Calabar
• CRSG okays N543m erosion contracts

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December 19, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio Restates Commitment to Security
• 15 Companies Linked With AK Airport Fraud
• Youth Corps Member Donates To Schools
• Letter to the Editor: Yar’Adua Correct This Injustice Please (The Faith Umoh Saga)

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Igbinedion Convicted Of Corruption
• Queues back as fuel strike enters Day 2
• Ministers: Strengths & weaknesses

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December 18, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio mourns JTF men killed by militants
• Awka Ibom Council Workers to Get Improved Welfare Package
• Pregnant Widows Get Free Ante-Natal Kits in Akwa Ibom
• Senate Confirms Ekaette, 2 others
• Mobil worries over security of operational environment
• SNA: How Uwa Usen emerged president...

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Yar'Adua Reconstitutes Cabinet
• Soludo: Naira depreciation, deliberate policy to stabilise economy
• ...Naira to stabilise soon
• Returnees From Bakassi Yet to Get NDDC Relief Materials
• Free milk for Kwara pupils
• Cross River launches ‘Read and Write’ campaign
• Akamkpa Chairman Gets Commendation
• Nigeria Can Conduct Excellent Election Like U.S - Edem
• FG to rehabilitate Ojukwu's bunker

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December 17, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Gunmen in AKS free two expatriates, Nigerian
• Mobil Threatens To Shut Down Over Insecurity
• Close ranks, Akpabio urges Akwa-Ibomites
• Akpabio’s day of glory in Oro
• Nigeria, South Africa sign pact to increase air services - Akpabio
• Senate grills Ufot Ekaette for Ministerial job
• At Ministerial Screening Ex-SGF Ekaette Condemns OBJ
• Le Meridien Presents Paris Inspired By Africa
• Real reasons Uwua left Akwa Utd

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Hardship In U.S. Forces Nigerians Home
• Naira falls further despite CBN intervention
• Naira Devaluation Deliberate, Says Soludo
• Nigeria’s economy still strong – Soludo
• Imoke Tasks Council Chairmen On Development

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December 16, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Witchcraft: MPGGP Commends AKSG, Calls For More Action
• Akwa Ibom wins 10 cultural prizes
• Gunmen attack vessel near Nigerian oil rig, kidnap 3
• ExxonMobil Boss Demands Realistic U.S. Energy Policy
• Orok Oyo Championship begins in Abuja
• ...Katsina, Adamawa withdraw
• Le Meridien Presents Paris Inspired By Africa
• Ecobank, Nedbank Alliance, building a Pan-African brand –– Ekpe

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• UK Denies Ribadu Asylum
• South South Lawmakers Reject 2009 Budget
• Fuel crisis looms over unpaid N62bn debt
• Gani Rejects National Award
• CRS To Construct 29 Rural Roads
• Imoke And His Passion For Children (2)
• Microsoft completes applications glossary in 3 Nigerian languages

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December 15, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• I Was Nearly Lynched In London - Ukpabio
• Akpabio Attributes Success To Lieutenants
• AKSG warns parents against child abuse

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Nigeria Records N177b Drop In Revenue
• NNPC Fails To Remit Oil Revenue For November
• US senators write Yar’Adua on Ribadu
• Babangida Accused Of Creating Crisis In Jos
• Electricity for Obudu Ranch communities
• Aba to get 24 hours electricity supply soon

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December 14, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• UNIUYO Sacks 76 Over Admission Deficiencies
• Gains, losses in Akwa Ibom politics

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Warning on Technical Committee Report: Fresh crisis looms in Niger Delta, if..
• Oshiomhole’s aides die in Auto crash
• Nigeria plans local satellite launch pad by 2013
• Nigeria, Ghana shake Calabar
• Lagos Or Calabar: The KORA Awards Debacle Continues

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December 13, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Yar’Adua Nominates Ekaette, Others
• Senator Effiong Bob blows N122m on law suit while serving as commissioner
• There's No Secret To Success, But To Work Hard - Akanimo Odon : 8 'A's (Distinction) In O'Levels - First Class UNIBEN - British Councils' Overall Best Student, UK

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Supreme Court Upholds Yar'Adua's Election
• Yar’Adua has lost moral right to govern Nigeria – Gani
• Naira now N132.56 to $1 at official market
• SSS arrests man with 50,000 fake driver’s licences
• Calabar set for festival as CNN’s Richard Quest joins the train

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December 12, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio Didn't Buy Any Car for EFCC Chairman
• Measles Campaign Kicks Off In AKS
• Akwa Ibom Int'l Airport to gulp additional N23 million
• The Witch Next Door
• Letter to Editor: Witchcraft in Akwa Ibom
• Okocha, Amodu to grace Akwa Ibom All Stars challenge finals
• Glo Rock 'N' Rule Rocks Uyo

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Abuja Calm As Supreme Court Decides Yar'Adua's Fate Today
• Senate rejects ministerial nominee, defers confirmation of another

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December 11, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Lamentations Of Akpabio
• Uyo: Policeman kills okada rider for carrying 2 passengers
• Communities Accuse Mobil Of Poisoning Marine Products
• Akwa Ibom rules Akpabio Cup
• Ekong leads Akwa Ibom All Stars to charity cup

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Supreme Court Delivers Judgment on Buhari/Atiku Appeal Tomorrow
• Yar’Adua renews call for removal of immunity clause
• NLC warns Yar'Adua on Ribadu
• Arik Air begins flight to London December 15
• Oando commences South-East gas pipeline project in CRS
• David Ekpe pays own way to World Contest in Bahrain
• AFN Yet To Acknowledge Receipt Of N1.5m Obudu Levy

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December 10, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio at 46 and the Akwa Ibom project
• Akpabio Has A Name To Protect - Uwah
• Witchcraft And Child Abuse - Swell Times for Akwa Ibom Children
• Akwa Ibom awards contract for Airport project

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Nigeria, Ghana Granted Submarine Cable License
• More Nigerians remit dollars
• Delta Girl, 11, beheaded by uncle - allegedly for money-making ritual
• Pope names Arinze’s successor
• Imoke offers Sprinter Mercy Nku 3yrs scholarship
• In Cross River, It's Christmas Celebration All The Way

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December 9, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Electricity Key To Realising Akwa Ibom Project - Attah
• Falling oil price may collapse economy, Akpabio fears
• ...canvasses alternative revenue source
• Child witch accusers risk imprisonment
• Reps hail Akwa Ibom over Federal projects
• Oil workers at conference in Eket seek enthronement of justice in oil region
• Gunmen attack vessel near Nigerian oil rig, kidnap 3
• Uyo waits for 121 years to host Qua Iboe Church conference
• Akwa Ibom, Kano in epic Akpabio Cup final

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Police Disciplinary Panel Wants Ribadu Sacked
• Why Naira is falling – Soludo
• Calabar transportation goes ultra-modern

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December 8, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio signs child rights bill into law
• ...Sets Up Special Court For Offenders Soon
• ...outlaws stigmatisation of children
• Ministerial list: Tension mounts in Akwa Ibom over Ekaette
• Eket Community blames attack on security lapse
• UNIUYO restates stand on fake certificates

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Yar’Adua on Jos violence: it won’t happen again
• Budget 2009: Yar'Adua introduces austerity measures
• Nigeria’s economy’ll not suffer recession – Soludo
• China to replace damaged Nigerian Satellite in two years
• Imoke Inaugurates Primary Health Care Council
• Homeless World Cup: Nigeria score 30 goals

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December 7, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Making AKS a preferred investors’ destination is our goal – Umana
• Bishop explains role in child trafficking
• At Mobil, we are proud and inspired by achievements — Gloria Essien-Danner
• Letter to the Editor: Oshiomhole, Akpabio and Obama
• Heeeere they come! Pastor Muoka storms Uyo

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Jos riots: Intelligence reports fooled me -- Gov
• Niger Delta leaders query Yar'Adua over 2009 budget
• ‘50 per cent of women are living with HIV’
• Nigeria crash out of WAFU Cup

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December 6, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• AKHA passes Child Rights Law
• Akpabio: How to Make Country Work (3)
• Akwa Ibom seeks foreign security aid to curb militancy
• AKS to Complete First Aircraft Maintenance Facility in West Africa

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Naira crashes further
• Police Investigate Ribadu Over Anti-Nigerian Campaign
• ...May seek asylum abroad, Nigeria risks diplomatic sanctions
• Judicial workers may suspend strike
• Osuofia ‘resurrects’!

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December 5, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Eket Deserted As Militants Strike
• Security Operatives Foil Attempt to Kidnap Mobil Expatriate Workers
• ExxonMobil says one killed in attack in AKS
• AKSG guarantees expatriates of safety
• UNIUYO Clears Students Of Ukpanah’s Certificate Scam
• Uyo: 70-Yr-Old Woman Burnt To Death
• Akpabio Cup: Organisers sack Kaduna, Rivers, Taraba
• Letter to the Editor: Akwa Ibom State's Witch Kids

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Killer tin tomato floods market
• Ribadu Shuns Police Disciplinary Panel
• Huge capital flight hits Nigerian economy
• Dollar shortage: Forex market shuts down
• PDP to Hold National Convention Next Year
• Govt to begin prosecution of currency abusers
• CRS to reward academic excellence
• Imoke to commission Bebi Obudu Ranch electrification project

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December 4, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Gunmen attack ship, kidnap crew at AKS Oil Facility
• Witch Doctor held over murder of 110 children
• No Justification for Kidnapping in Niger Delta - Akwa Ibom AG
• 14 Akwa Ibom teachers get N2.4m cash prizes
• Akwa Ibom boosts education with N9.4b
• Akpabio Cup: Ekpotu foresees future Eaglets in tourney
• ...Abia, Bayelsa teams move on in tourney
• Uyo: Generator Fume Kills Four
• Lawmakers Need More Years for Maturity - Effiong Bob
• Uyo: LOC Plots Hitch-Free All Stars Challenge
• Ibadan, Eket banks shut over robbery, kidnap scare

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• My Pikin: Death Toll Hits 50
• ...Nigeria buys antidote to check deaths
• Anxiety Over 2009 Budget As Naira Plummets
• Yar’Adua seeks go-ahead for $500m foreign loan
• 3,000 houses to give way for Lagos light rail
• Imoke To Commission BebiObudu Ranch Electrification Project
• Farewell To Okada In PortHarcourt
• Hope for Black Pope dims as Cardinal Arinze retires

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December 3, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Akpabio to be honoured
• MASS HYSTERIA AND WITCH-HUNTING IN AKWA IBOM STATE
• A Letter to the Editor: Educating the Akwa Ibom child
• Education - AKSG Earmarks N56 Billion for Sector Overhaul
• Ekpotu hails Akpabio Cup
• Akwa Ibom to relaunch library services
• Ini Edo Finally Gets Married: Call Me Mrs. Ini Ehigwina
• Coach Ntiero's candid advice to falcons... Go and make babies!

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Yar'Adua Presents 2.87tr Appropriation Bill
• ...Works, power get major share in N2.87tr budget
• US issues fresh travel warning for Nigeria
• My Pikin: Ingredient obtained from Ojota open market — Akunyili
• Naira crashes against dollar at inter-bank market
• Cross River Commissions New Urban Taxi Scheme
• CRSG pays compensation to Obudu ranch host communities
• ...Obudu race set to become African championship

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December 2, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Witchcraft - Akpabio Warns Churches
• Eket stands still for Mobil schools sports
• Op-Ed: The Child-Witches And the Mother-Witches
• Letter to the Editor: 'Child witches' and the AKSG

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Yar’Adua stops inauguration of Plateau LG chairmen
• Jos: Police roll out tanks in Kano
• 376 Jos riot victims get mass burial
• Judicial workers’ strike paralyses courts
• Obudu Media Marathon Mess!

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December 1, 2008

Akwa Ibom News

• Our Information Strategy Will Promote Development - Umanah
• Akpabio Cup organisers commend Progenics
• How Obama learnt from Akpabio

Nigerian News (In Brief)

• Jos Riots: Death Toll Hits 400
• Army chief takes over security in Jos
• Assault: Navy panel submits report
• External reserves drop to $57.2bn in Nov.
• Naira loses 99k against dollar
• We need $12 billion for airports development - FAAN MD

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