Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom jiha ce a kudu masa kudancin Najeriya. Ta hada iyaka da jihar Cross River daga gabas, daga yamma da Jihar Rivers da Abiya, Sannan daga kudu da Tekun Atalanta. Jihar ta samo asalin sunanta ne daga rafin  Qua Iboe River wanda ya raba jihar biyu kafin ya fada cikin kududdufin Bonny. An cire Jihar Akwa Ibom ne daga Jihar Cross River a shekara ta 1987, tare da babban birninta a Uyo da kananan hukumomi 31. 

A cikin jihohi guda 36 na Najeriya, Jihar Akwa Ibom ita ce ta 30 a girma kuma ta biyar a yawan jama'a tana mutum miliyan 5.5 million a bisa kiyasin shekara ta 2016. Ta fuskar yanayin kasa, jihar ta rabu tsakanin Central African mangroves daga gabar ruwa ta kudu, da kuma dazukan  Cross–Niger transition forests a sauran yankunan jihar. Wasu daga cikin muhimman yanayin kasar sun hada da  rafukan Imo da Cross River wanda suke kwarara ta gabashin da yammacin iyakar Akwa Ibom, a yayain da rafin  Kwa Ibo River ya raba jihar biyu kuma ya fada rafin Bayelsa wato Bonny. 

yawan fili kimani na kilomita arabba’i 7,081 da yawan jama’a milyan biyar da dubu dari huɗu da hamsin da dari bakwai da hamsin da takwas (ƙidayar yawan jama'a shekara 2016). Babban birnin tarayyar jahar ita ce Uyo. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel shi ne gwamnan jihar tun zaben shekara ta 2015 har zuwa yau. Mataimakin gwamnan shi ne Moses Ekpo. Dattiban jihar su ne: Bassey Akpan, Godswill Akpabio da Nelson Effiong. Daga can saqon kudancin jihar, akwai ganduna daji da ake kira  Stubb Creek Forest Reserve, inda kuma akwai dabbodi masu karewa kamar kadoji, birai da 'yan kwaroran damusu na Nahiyyar Afurka da kuma birai nau'in Najeriya da Afurka. A fannin ruwa kuwa, akwai nau'ikan rayukan ruwa iri-iri kamar kifaye da ire-irensu da dama, da kuma jinsunan namun ruwa na cetacean species kamarsu dabbobin dolphins da whale. 

Jihar Akwa Ibom ta yau ta hada harsuna daban-daban tun shekaru daruruwa da suka shude, wadanda suke da alaka da mutanen  Ibibio, Anaang, da Oron na arewa maso gabas, arewa maso yamma da kuma kudancin Jihar. A lokacin mulkin turawa, inda ake kira da Akwa Ibom ta kasu zuwa birane kaman Masarutar Ibom da Akwa Akpa kafin ta zamo yankin mallakar turawa a shekara ta  1884 karkashin yankin Yankin Oil Rivers Protectorate. Turawa sun mamaye yankin a farkon karni na 1900, kafin su hade yankin (da ake kira a yau Yankin Niger Coast Protectorate) acikin Yankin  Southern Nigeria Protectorate inda daga bisani ta zamo Yankin Najeriya ta Burtaniya; bayan hade su, mafi akasarin yankin Akwa Ibom ta yau ta fada cikin yankin tawaye ga mulkin mallakar turai wanda ya jawo ballewar Rikicin Mata ta hanyar Kungiyar Gwagwarmaya ta Ibibiyo.

Bayan samun 'yanci a shekarata 1960, yankin Jihar Akwa Ibom na yanzu ta fada cikin Yankin Gabashin Najeriya, har zuwa shekarar alif ta 1967 lokacin da aka raba yankin ta zamo Jihar Kudu maso Gabashin Najeriya. Kasa da watanni biyu bayan hakan, yankin Inyamurai na tsohuwar Yankin Gabashin Najeriya tayi yinkurin ballewa don kafa Jamhoriyar Biyafara; wanda hakan ya jawo Yakin basasar Najeriya na tsawon shekaru uku. Anyi gumurzu sosai a yankin Akwa Ibom na yanzu wajen mamaye yankin Fatakwal, a yayin da 'yan Biyafara suka rinka cutar da mutanen Akwa Ibom wadanda ba Inyamurai ba. Bayan yaki ta kare kuma an sake hade kasar cikin Najeriya, an mayar da Jihar Kudu maso Gabas har zuwa shekarar alif ta 1976 lokacin da aka canza mata suna zuwa Jihar Cross River. Shekaru goma sha daya bayan haka, an raba Jihar Cross River daga yammacin ta don samar da sabuwar Jihar Akwa Ibom.

Ta fuskar tattalin arziki kuwa, Jihar Akwa Ibom ta ta'allaka ne akan man-fetur da gas, a matsayin jihar da tafi kowacce jiha samar da man fetur a Najeriya. Wani muhimmin fanni shine noma don Jihar na da albarkatun kayan noma kamar cocoyam, doya da plantain, dangane da kamun kifi da kiwon dodon kodi. Duk da albarkacin man fetur da Jihar ke dashi, Akwa Ibom ta kasance ta 17 a jadawalin jerin cigaban dan Adam a sanadiyyar shekaru da dama na cin hanci da rashawa.

Tarihi 
Gwamnatin Mulkin soja a karkashin Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida ne ta kirkiri yankin Jihar Akwa Ibom daga Jihar Cross River a ranar 23 ga watan Satumban, shekara ta 1987. Yankin da ake kira Jihar Akwa Ibom kafin zuwan turawan mulkin mallaka a shekara 1904 ta kasance bata da wani tsarin mulkin a lokacin. Hasali ma harsunan  Annang, Oron, Efik, Ibonos da Ibibio sun kasance kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu a wancan lokacin. 

Duk da cewa mishanari da dama na kasar Scotland sun sauka a yankin Calabar a shekarata 1848, da kuma Ibono a shekara ta  1887, Turawa basu kafa mulkinsu da kyau ba a yankin sai a shekarar alif 1904. A lokacin ne aka kafa Yankin Enyong wacce ta hada har da yankin Akwa Ibom, tare da helikwata a  Ikot Ekpene, wata birnin Annang, wacce aka rubutu a Nazarin Afurka na Kaanan Nair, matsayin babban birnin siyasa da al'adu na mutanen Annang da Ibibio.  

Kirkirar Yankin Enyong ya janyo zuwan yaruka daban-daban a karo na farko a yankin. Hakan ya janyo sanadiyyar kafa Kungiyar Jindadin Ibibiyo  (Ibibio Welfare Union) wacce daga baya ta koma Kungiyar Jihar Ibibiyo (Ibibio State Union). An kafa wannan kungiya da zamantakewa a masayin majalisar cigaba na gargajiya ga mutane masu ilimi da kuma kungoyoyi da aka ware tun lokacin mulkin mallakan turawa a shekara ta 1926. Duk da haka, masu tarihi basu ayyano yadda kungiyar ta janyo hadin kai a. tsakanin mutanen kungiyar ba. Kungoyar "Obolo Union" wacce ta hada da mutanen  Ibono da Andoni, ya kasance kungiyar hulda da zamantakewa mai karfi wacce tayi kaurin suna a yankin. Mutane Ibono sunyi yake-yake da dama don kare mutuncinsu da kuma yankinsu fiye da kowacce kungiya. 

A lokacin da aka kafa Jihar Akwai Ibom a shekara ta 1987, an zabi Uyo a matsayin babban birnin jihar don isar da cigaba ga daukakin yankunan jihar.

Gwamnati 
Kabilu guda uku suka mamaye harkokin siyasa a Jihar Akwa Ibom:  Ibibio, Annang da Oron. Daga cikin wadannan harsuna uku, yaren Ibibiyo ya kasance mafi rinjaye a yankin kuma ta rike muhimman mukamai tun lokacin da aka kirkira yankin. Tun My shekaru takwai da suka shude, tsakanin  watan Mayu 29, ga wata shekara ta 2007 zuwa Mayu 28, ga wata shekara ta 2015, Anaang ke rike da madakun iko tunda gwamna na lokacin ya fito ne daga yankin mazabar Ikot Ekpene.

Ma'aikatu, Sassa da Wuraren Gwamnati 
A kasa an lissafo jerin ma'akatu na Jihar Akwa Ibom;
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sufficiency
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Account and Finance
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Works
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Environment
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Transport and Petroleum
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Lands, Town Planning & Survey
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Information and Strategy
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Science & Technology
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Women Development and Social Development
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Youth & Sports
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Administration & Supplies
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Economic Development Labour and Manpower Planning
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Investment, Commerce and Industries
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Akwa Ibom State Bureau of Political/Legislative Affairs and Water Resources
Akwa Ibom State Bureau of Rural Development & Cooperatives
Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Power and Petroleum Resources

Kananan Hukumomi 
Jihar Akwa Ibom nada Kananan Hukumomi (31). Sune:
 
 Abak
 Gabashin Obolo
 Eket
 Esit-Eket
 Essien Udim
 Etim-Ekpo
 Etinan
 Ibeno
 Ibesikpo-Asutan
 Ibiono-Ibom
 Ika
 Ikono
 Ikot Abasi
 Ikot Ekpene
 Ini
 Itu
 Mbo
 Mkpat-Enin
 Nsit-Atai
 Nsit-Ibom
 Nsit-Ubium
 Obot-Akara
 Okobo
 Onna
 Oron
 Oruk Anam
 Ukanafun
 Udung-Uko
 Uruan
 Urue-Offong/Oruko
 Uyo

Mutane

Kabilu 
Muhimman kabilun yakin sune  Ibibio, Anaang, Oron, Ekid, da Obolo.

Addini 
Mafi akasarin mutanen Akwa Ibom kiristoci ne.

Harsuna 
Kamar dai mutanen Efik makwabtan Akwa Ibom wato Cross River, mutaanen Akwa Ibom na amfani da harsuna da dama na Harsunan Ibibio-Efik  wanda suka samo asali daga dangin yarukan  Benue–Congo wanda suka hadu suka samar da yarukan Niger–Congo.

Tebur na kasa ya zayyano jerin yarukan Jihar Akwa Ibom da kananan hukumomin da aka fi amfani dasu.

Ilimi 
Ma'aikatar Ilimi ta Jihar Akwa Ibom ke da alhakin kula da harkokin Ilima a Jihar. Sashin Akwa Ibom na yankin tsohuwar Calabar itace yanki na farko da aka fara karatun boko a Najeriya, tare da kafa makarantar Hope Waddell Training Institute a Calabar a cikin shekara ta 1895, da kuma makarantar  Methodist Boys' High School, Oron a shekara ta1905, da sauran makarantu kamar Holy Family College a Abak da Regina Coeli College a Essene.

Wasu manyan makarantun yankin sun hada da:

Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua
Akwa Ibom State University (Oruk Anam LGA and Mkpat Enin LGA)
Federal Polytechnic, Ukana
Foundation College of Technology Ikot Ekpene[26]
Heritage Polytechnic, Eket
Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron
Obong University, Obong Ntak
Ritman University
University of Uyo, Uyo
School of Basic Studies, Abak[27]
School of Nursing, Uyo, Eket, Oron, Ikot Ekpene, Etinan[28]
Sure Polytechnic, Ukanafun[29]
Topfaith University, Mkpatak[30]
Trinity Polytechnic, Uyo[31]
Uyo City Polytechnic Nduetong Oku[32]

Sanannun mutane 
Sanannun mutane a yankin sun hada da:

 Obong Victor Attah, former governor of Akwa Ibom State
 Senator Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, former Senate Minority Leader
 Effiong Dickson Bob
 Ini Edo, Nollywood Actress
 Obong Ufot Ekaette, secretary to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo
 Dominic Ekandem first cardinal in English-speaking West Africa. First Nigerian Cardinal to qualify as a candidate to the papacy.
 Senator (Engr.) Chris Ekpenyong Former deputy governor of Akwa Ibom State in the Victor Attah administration and current Nigerian Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in the 9th Assembly.
 Engr. Patrick Ekpotu, former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State
 Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, Governor of Akwa Ibom State from May 2015 to date
 Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant (Niger-Delta) to President Muhammadu Buhari
 Vincent Enyeama, professional footballer (Goalie) and former Super Eagle captain
 Mark Essien, entrepreneur and founder of Hotels.ng
 Chief Donald Etiebet, former Minister of Petroleum
 Nse Ikpe-Etim, Nollywood actress
 Eve Esin, Nollywood actress
 Etim Inyang, former Inspector General of the Nigerian Police Force (I.G.P) 1985 to 1986
 Obong Akpan Isemin, elected governor of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic[citation needed]
 Clement Isong, second governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria; first civilian governor of the former Cross River State
 Emem Isong, multi-award winning filmmaker and CEO of Royal Arts Academy
 Rt. Hon. Onofiok Luke, the 11th Speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and the Pioneer Speaker of the Nigeria Youth Parliament
 Group Capt. Idongesit Nkanga, former military governor of Akwa Ibom State
 Samuel Peter, world heavyweight boxing champion
 Egbert Udo Udoma, from Ikot Abasi, former chief justice of Uganda
 Ime Bishop Umoh, Nollywood actor
 Professor Okon Uya was briefly chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON), appointed by President Ibrahim Babangida after the presidential elections of 12 June 1993 had been annulled and his predecessor Humphrey Nwosu dismissed.

Duba Kuma 
 Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education
 List Of Government Ministries Of Akwa Ibom State

Manazarta

Jihohin Nijeriya