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Akwa Ibom: Over 150 houses threatened as gully erosion sacks Uyo residents
The gully erosion around Afaha Oku, a major Uyo community hosting the University of Uyo and Cornelia Conelly College (CCC)…
Akwa Ibom Assembly begins performance assessment tour of LGAs
Following the controversy trailing the tenure extension of local government chairmen in Akwa Ibom State, the State House of Assembly…
Police vow to tackle vandalization of public facilities in Akwa Ibom
The Police in Eket, Akwa Ibom, have assured that public facility vandalism would be completely tackled in the town and…
NAPTIP secures conviction of human traffickers in Akwa Ibom
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Wednesday secured two convictions in charge No: FHC/UY/06/2024…
Awka Ibom: Blind Association seeks Gov Eno’s intervention in looming crisis
The National Board of the Nigeria Association of the Blind (NAB), has urged Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno,…
Nigerian Navy impounds illicit drugs, nabs 3 suspects in A’Ibom
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has impounded some illicit drugs and arrested three suspected drug…
NSCDC impounds seized petrol, warns smugglers in Akwa-Ibom
The Akwa-Ibom State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has impounded 8,400 litres of Premium Motor…
More revelations emerge on controversial death of Akwa Ibom lawyer
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has heard more revealing testimonies surrounding the death of a practicing…
Junior Pope: Late Nollywood makeup artist Abigail buried in Akwa Ibom
The remains of the late 24-year-old Nollywood makeup artist, Abigail Fredrick, were laid to rest on Monday in her hometown…
Akwa Ibom pensioners urge Gov Eno to pay arrears of increased pension
Pensioners in Akwa Ibom State have urged Governor Umo Eno to implement the payment of increased pension arrears for those…
EFCC begins probe of eight suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it is investigating eight suspected oil thieves…
Akwa Ibom gets new NYSC coordinator
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Akwa Ibom State, has received its 19th state coordinator, Mr Christopher Okun. Okun succeeds…
Abia govt moves to resolve boundary dispute with Akwa Ibom community
Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu, has charged members of the state boundary committee to be professional in bringing…
Why we organised PDP ward meeting in Akwa Ibom – Gov Eno
Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State said the call for ward meetings of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in…
Easter: FRSC deploys 662 personnel in Akwa Ibom
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Akwa Ibom State Command said it has deployed 662 personnel, 10 patrol vehicles, two…
Akwa Ibom pensioners urge Gov Eno to establish pension board
Members of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Akwa Ibom State Council, have cried to Governor Umo Eno over the economic…
3 robbers shot dead in Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have shot dead three armed robbers, while one of the suspects was…
Police neutralise 3 suspected armed robbers, nab 1 in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa-Ibom State Police Command has neutralised three suspected armed robbers and arrested one while robbing at the Niger Delta…
37,874 opposition members defect to PDP in Akwa Ibom
About 37,874 members of opposition parties in Akwa Ibom State on Friday, March 22, 2024, joined the state’s ruling Peoples…
DSS arrests four kidnap suspects in Akwa Ibom
The Department of State Services, DSS, Akwa Ibom State command said it has apprehended four suspects involved in kidnapping innocent…
NSCDC arrests 3 with 4,500 litres of adulterated diesel in Akwa Ibom
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Akwa Ibom says it has apprehended three suspects and seized 4,500…
Navy nabs 2 suspected cultists, recover arms in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has arrested two suspected…
Police arrest woman who ‘kidnapped’ herself, 52 others in Akwa-Ibom
The police commissioner in the state, Waheed Ayilara, who revealed this in a news conference in Uyo on Friday, said…
BBNaija’s Queen holds traditional wedding in Akwa Ibom
Former Big Brother Naija ‘Shine Ya Eyes’ housemate, Queen Mercy Atang, has tied the knot with her fiance, David Oyekanmi.…
Akwa Ibom: I believe in power of prayer, divine help – Lawmaker, Etteh writes churches
Worried by the communal crises and social tension in Eket, ONNA, Esit Eket and Ibeno Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom…
We have deployed new tactics in tackling sea piracy in Akwa Ibom waterways – Navy
The Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Commodore Martins Fakrogha said the command…
EFCC begins investigation of 10 suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom
The Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced that it has commenced the investigation…
IWD: I’ll continue to prepare Akwa Ibom women for future opportunities- Gov Eno assures
Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has assured women of his determination to prepare them for future opportunities. Eno…
We’re closing in on killers of two brothers in Akwa Ibom – Police
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has said it is closing in on killers of two brothers in Nnung Iyoho,…
Environmental pollution: Akwa Ibom oil community rues poor yield, dwindling fortunes
Residents of Okoro-Utip, an Akwa Ibom community have continued to agonize over the endless devastating effect of oil exploration in…
Proposed remapping of Akwa Ibom communities creating ethnic tension – IYC
The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has said the proposed remapping exercise by the former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom…
School principals tasked on adoption, domestication of educational best practices in Akwa Ibom
The Senior Education Advisor in Southwark Council, London, David Bromfield has raised the need for the adoption and domestication of…
CSO raises alarm as Akwa Ibom debt profile hits N347.75bn
A civil society organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Tax Justice and Governance Platform Forum, has raised the alarm over a…
Akwa Ibom Chief Judge swears in two new registrars
Akwa Ibom State judiciary has appointed two new Chief Registrars for the High Court of Justice and the Customary Court…
INTERVIEW: Nigeria standing on faulty foundation, can’t work – A’Ibom CHRAN Director, Isong
Franklyn Isong is the Akwa Ibom State Director, Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network, CHRAN. In this exclusive interview…
ASUU suspends planned strike in Akwa Ibom
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its planned industrial action in Akwa Ibom State. In a statement…
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 4-year-old girl in Akwa Ibom
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Akaninyene Sunday Ekwere, to life imprisonment for raping a…
Lawmaker seeks amendment of Agric council Act, establishment of fishery college in Akwa Ibom
The Senator, representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, at the National Assembly, Aniekan Bassey has called for an amendment to…
Navy arrests 2 alleged smugglers, seize 38 bags of rice in Akwa-Ibom
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka in Akwa Ibom, has arrested two alleged smugglers, seized 38 bags of…
YPP wins Reps, State Assembly rerun elections in Akwa Ibom
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the candidates of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo and Moses…
We’re monitoring disruption of elections in Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Kano – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it was monitoring reported disruption of processes by acts of thuggery…
CSOs allege land grabbing by Akwa Ibom govt, warn communities on land use act
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HoMEF, a Civil Society Organisation on the environment, has decried the level of alleged…
People living among us sponsoring criminals to disrupt peace in Akwa Ibom – Gov Eno
Following the cases of security infractions in Akwa Ibom State, Governor Umo Eno has alleged that some persons in the…
NSCDC arrests six for allegedly dealing in illegal petroleum products in Akwa Ibom
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, says it has arrested six suspects in connection with criminal…
LGA Administration: 15 governors under scrutiny over constitutional breach
Additional Reports by Our Correspondents At least 15 governors are in breach of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of…
Lawmakers intervene in Akwa Ibom govt’s alleged road construction in Abia community
Abia State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Security and Boundary Matters to liaise with Abia State Deputy…
NDLEA secures 68 convictions, rehabilitates 12 in Akwa Ibom
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Akwa Ibom Command, says it secured 68 convictions and rehabilitated 12 persons in…
68 drug offenders convicted in Akwa Ibom – NDLEA
The Akwa Ibom State commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Obot Bassey, has disclosed that the agency…