Akwa Ibom
Britishnoun
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“I don’t care whether they bury him in Lagos or bring him home,” said Ibanga, a farmer in the southern state of Akwa Ibom.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2021
Nigeria’s unemployment reached 30% in the second quarter, and oil-producing Akwa Ibom and Rivers states had the second and third highest total nationwide, at 45.2% and 43.7%, respectively.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2020
Nigeria will qualify if it beats Zambia on Saturday in the city of Uyo, where Akwa Ibom state governor Udom Emmanuel promised the reward for the players.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2017
Two suspected Ebola-infected corpses in the southern states of Anambra and Akwa Ibom are believed to be victims flown in from Guinea.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2014
Few people outside Nigeria have heard of a town called Uyo which is the capital of similarly little-known Akwa Ibom state in the Niger Delta.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2011
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