By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 17 suspected Internet fraudsters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The suspects are: Osita Emmanuel (25 years), Saint Johnson, (20 years), Peter Lucky (26 years), Samuel Asuquo, (28 years),...
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Bayelsa and Delta are in a two horse race to determine the state that will win the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the medal table released on Monday morning by the Main Organising Committee in Uyo, Akwa Ibom,...
Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, on Saturday, provided N50 million grant for 500 petty traders in Eket in the effort to assist them make a difference in their businesses. Eno, at inaugurated a 5000-capacity Conference Hall in Eket Local Government Area of the state, explained that the beneficiaries were...
A suspected vandal in connection with the vandalism of a transformer belonging to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) has been found dead in Eket, Akwa Ibom. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket on Saturday, the Regional Manager of PHEDC, Mr Anthony...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Akwa-Ibom State Police Command has uncovered an illegal maternity home, allegedly involved in child trafficking, unlawful medical practice and impersonation. The command’s spokeswoman, DSP Timfon John, said in a statement in Uyo on Friday, that the illegal maternity home was uncovered in Usung Atiat,...
Nigerian Senate has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged annexation of maritime territories, mangrove islands villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The resolution is sequel to adoption of a motion, sponsored by Sen. Aniekan Bassey (PDP-Akwa Ibom) and co-sponsored by six other...
Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested one Victor Okon, 42, for the alleged gruesome murder of his wife Mrs Victoria Okoh, 38, at their residence in Oron. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Uyo on Monday. John said...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, for alleged N700 billion fraud. Emmanuel was arrested after he honoured an invitation of the EFCC on Tuesday to answer allegations of money laundering and diversion of funds preferred...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Akwa Ibom State Council of Traditional Rulers has conferred President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the highest traditional title: “Otuekong, or Commander–in–Chief of Akwa Ibom State.” The conferment was held Friday at the State House, Abuja. The President General, Nteyin Solomon Etuk, Okuibom Ibibio III,...
The Cross River Government has said that it is in the process of recovering the 76 oil wells that the state lost to Akwa Ibom. Gov. Bassey Otu made the disclosure during a media conference in Calabar on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Cross River...
The ICPC has arrested the Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom, Adam Yusuf, over alleged three billion Naira fraud involving retired Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin. Spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr Demola Bakare, said...
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area has intercepted a wooden boat carrying over 4,200 litres of stolen fuel in Akwa Ibom. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Navy Capt. Aliyu Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibaka on Friday....
The Police in Akwa Ibom have apprehended a 13-year-old pupil, suspected to have threatened the schoolmates with a pistol at St. Paul Primary School Ikot Ibiok, in Eket Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, Mr Baba Azare, disclosed this during a press briefing in...
Senator Ita Enang has urged the immediate past Governor of Akwa Ibom, Mr Udom Emmanuel, to respond to the corruption allegations being made against him instead looking for who to blame. Enang said in a statement in Uyo on Thursday that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio should not be...
Miss Abasifreke Joseph, a Corps Member, kidnapped on Jan. 9, along Enugu-Ezike Road, on her way to Kogi, has said she faced torture and hunger in the hands of her captors. Miss Joseph, who was released on Jan. 13, gave the narration in Abak on Sunday, when the NYSC...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Monday said it has rescued five children who were allegedly abducted by unknown person from their parents in Mbiakpan Ikot Idim village, Obio Ibiono area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Joseph Eribo, disclosed this at news conference in Uyo on...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, accompanied by a delegation of government officials and esteemed statesmen, paid a visit of condolence to Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. They offered their sympathies for the passing of his wife, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, whose...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 30 chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom. Mr Aniedi Ikoiwak, the Chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, announced this in a signed result released in Uyu on Sunday. Ikoiwak also announced that the All Progressive...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Journalists in Akwa Ibom State are set to hold the first-ever Media Stakeholders Summit in the state. The one-day Summit, with the theme ‘The State of the Media in Akwa Ibom State: The Way Forward’, will be held by 10 a.m. on Friday, 20...