A young man was reportedly caught and beaten after he allegedly stole a bottle of wine at a supermarket along Aka Etinan Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to reports, the incident happened on Thursday, October 13, 2022 During…
There is no governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State for the 2023 general elections in the list published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. INEC, in the published list at the Akwa Ibom…
Agitators under the aegis of Akwa Ibom Ex-Militants Forum have asked the Federal Government to revoke the N48billion pipeline surveillance contract awarded to ex-militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo. They threatened to resume hostilities by attacking oil installations in the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has destroyed illicit drugs worth N2 billion between 2014 and Sept. 2021 seized in Akwa Ibom. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, represented by the Agency’s Secretary, Mr Shedrach…
Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, has sentenced 82-year-old Village Head of Efen Ibom, in Ika Local Government Area of the State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, to death by hanging for murder. The monarch, who is married to…
Akwa Ibom is driving Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 surge as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 517 additional infections between Aug. 6 and Aug.11, 2022. The NCDC made this known via its official website on Thursday. It said that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a trans-border drug dealer, Pastor Anietie Effiong with three drums of crystal methamphetamine, locally called Mkpuru Mmiri, believed to have been imported from India. This is contained in a statement by…
The 1,685 corps members deployed to Akwa Ibom for the one-year national service have been charged to be security conscious and adhere strictly to camp rules and regulations. The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Muhammad Fadah, gave…
Akwa Ibom says it has N830 million as West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for its 2022 final year students. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, made this declaration at a briefing of principals, supervisors and other examination…
Akwa Ibom governorship aspirant, under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ita Enang, has promised to enhance human capital development if nominated as the party candidate in the 2023 elections. Enang made the promise in Uyo on Tuesday during consultation to…
