The wife of Nigeria’s President, Sen. Olureni Tinubu, has described petty traders as a critical segment of the local economy. Tinubu made the statement during an empowerment programme for N1,000 female petty traders in Uyo. Represented by Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, the Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Tinubu said that the...
Akwa-Ibom State
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued 10 pregnant women from a baby factory operated by a 56- years-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpanabia in Uyo on Tuesday. Ayilara said that the suspect, who...
The Cross River and Akwa Ibom States Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 26,625 liters of petrol at different locations in Cross River. Comptroller in-charge of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, Mr Kehinde Ejibunu, made this disclosure in Calabar on Tuesday. Ejibunu, who...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The agricultural component of the Holistic Opportunities for Programme and Engagement, (Project HOPE), of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has secured over 100 hectares from Itak Ikot Udo community in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State for its agricultural scheme....
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration and Production Limited (NNPC E&P Ltd.) and Natural Oilfield Services Ltd. (NOSL) have announced the successful commencement of oil production at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 13 in Akwa Ibom State. The NNPC E&P Ltd. is an NNPC Ltd’s flagship upstream subsidiary,...
The police command in Akwa Ibom says it has arrested four persons over alleged cultism, kidnapping and terrorism in the Eket area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement in Uyo on Monday. John said that the suspects...
The police in Akwa Ibom have confirmed killing of one person and arrest of two in a suspected clash between Black Axe confraternity and Klansmen confraternity The cult clash occurred in Eket Local Government Area of the state. Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP MacDon Odiko,...
Police in Akwa Ibom State have rescued four kidnap victims in the last one month. One of them is a woman who faked her own kidnap. They also arrested 52 suspects for various crimes. Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Waheed Ayilara, told a news conference in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Simon Bassey Idio over alleged currency racketeering in Uyo. The EFCC Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. According to him, the 59-year old ‘Naira...
By BARBARA KALU, Uyo – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested no fewer than 24 suspected internet fraudsters reportedly trained for Internet crimes in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Dele Oyewale said in a statement that the suspects were arrested in Uyo on Monday...
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, has arrested 11 suspected illegal miners in the state. The command also said it had impounded three tipper trucks used in carrying out illegal mining activities in Afaha Ikot Osom, Ibesikpo Local Government Area of the state. NSCDC...
The Wife of Akwa Ibom Governor, Mrs Patience Eno, on Monday presented gifts to the first baby born on 2023 Christmas Day in the state. According to her media aide, Mrs Uduak Ekong, Eno made an early morning visit to the General Hospital, Ikot Ekpene, where the male...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Ekeere Ebong, a 55-year-old lawyer, over alleged wife battery. It would be recalled that Ebong, a resident of plot 40, L line, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, in a video that recently went viral, “assaulted and...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Manufacturer Association of Nigeria (MAN) has frowned at the deplorable roads infrastructure between Cross River and Akwa-Ibom states. The Association specifically decried the poor state of the Calabar,–Itu Federal Highway which has made goods and services impassable. This is contained in a...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the release of a businessman, Mr Akpan Essien, abducted at his business premises at Etebi Street, Eket, on Oct . 19. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) SP Odiko MacDon confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket...
Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom says it has nabbed five suspects and impounded a wooden boat together with 18 bags of rice in the state. The Commanding Officer (FOB) Capt. Uche Aneke, disclosed this to the News Agency...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A coalition of UK and Nigeria based NGOs has used the International Day Against Witch Hunts on 10th August to call for government and key partners to join hands to implement the UN resolution on the elimination of witchcraft. According to the coalition,...
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Eyo Edet. The victim, popularly known as Eyo Aswang, was abducted by gunmen in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The Command Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A coalition of Civil Society Groups under the umbrella of the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to investigate Senator Godswill Akpabio, over corruption allegation during his tenure...
A Joint Task Force comprising of Nigeria Army formations from Port Harcourt, Eket and the Nigerian Navy in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, destroyed illegally refined petroleum products on Thursday in the state. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Capt. Samuel Akari,...