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  • JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Catholic Priest, Alphonsus Uboh Abducted By Gunmen

    . JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Catholic Priest, Alphonsus Uboh Abducted By Gunmen

     The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the abduction of a Catholic priest, Alphonsus Uboh, at the church premises in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state.SP Odiko Macdon, the State Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mkpat Enin LGA on Monday.He said that the priest was abducted on
  • "I Want To Partner With God To Be President, Not Vice" – Akwa-Ibom State Gov., Emmanuel Udom

    . "I Want To Partner With God To Be President, Not Vice" – Akwa-Ibom State Gov., Emmanuel Udom

     Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said he wants to partner with God to become the President of Nigeria in the 2023 elections so as to rescue the country and not to be the vice president as erroneously assumed by a few persons.Emmanuel is one of the presidential aspirants under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and has been t
  • Man Declared Dead By Doctor 'Wakes Up' At His Funeral Before Dying Hours Later In Akwa-Ibom (Video)

    .. Man Declared Dead By Doctor 'Wakes Up' At His Funeral Before Dying Hours Later In Akwa-Ibom (Video)

     A Nigerian man who was declared dead after he slumped was noticed to be alive at his funeral. Sadly he died hours later.Usen-Obong Ime Jacob,  27, slumped in his parents' home on Sunday evening, May 1, and was taken to a private hospital in Abak, Akwa Ibom state.The doctor declared him dead that same evening and the family held a funeral
  • Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams Demands Justice For Murdered Yorubas In Akwa Ibom

    . Aare Ona Kakanfo, Gani Adams Demands Justice For Murdered Yorubas In Akwa Ibom

     The Aare Ona Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has urged Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel to ensure that Yorubas killed in Ibeno Local Government Area get justice.In a letter to Emmanuel, Adams told him that the perpetrators of the dastardly act must face the full weight of the law.Titled “Killing of Yoruba and urgent need to ensure j
  • PICS: Police Arrest Dreaded Criminal Who Killed 15 People, Female Corps Member In Akwa Ibom

    . PICS: Police Arrest Dreaded Criminal Who Killed 15 People, Female Corps Member In Akwa Ibom

     Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested a dreaded criminal who allegedly killed over 15 people in the state, including a female corps member, Chinwendu Lovina Ezeh.The suspect, Malachi Uwem, 24, is said to be serial killer and leader of a notorious armed robbery gang which specialises in robbing Point of Sales (POS) operator
  • Bloodbath In Akwa Ibom As Indigenes Clash With Yorubas, Five Feared Killed

    . Bloodbath In Akwa Ibom As Indigenes Clash With Yorubas, Five Feared Killed

     About five persons have been reportedly killed in a communal clash between Yoruba residents and the indigenes of Ibeno in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.The incident, which happened on Wednesday, had property estimated at several millions of naira destroyed.The actual cause of the fracas is yet to be ascertained at press time but a
  • Popular Akwa Ibom Pastor, John Okoriko Kidnapped By Gunmen, N100m Ransom Demanded

    . Popular Akwa Ibom Pastor, John Okoriko Kidnapped By Gunmen, N100m Ransom Demanded

     A popular radio and television evangelist, Apostle John Okoriko, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers in Akwa Ibom state on Tuesday evening, April 19.Okiriko is the founder of Solid Rock Kingdom Church (SRKC) situated at Ibekwe Akpan Nya community in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state.According to reports, the 74-year-old man was w
  • SAD! Photo of Corps Member, Chiwendu Lovina Ezeh Shot Dead by Armed Robbers in Akwa Ibom

    . SAD! Photo of Corps Member, Chiwendu Lovina Ezeh Shot Dead by Armed Robbers in Akwa Ibom

     Friends are mourning a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Chiwendu Lovina Ezeh, who d#ed after being sh#t by armed r#bbers at her place of primary assignment in Akwa Ibom State...It was gathered that the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) graduate was sh#t a few months ago by armed r#bbers who made away with her phone
  • Horror: Photos Of Angry Mob Set Suspected Thief Ablaze After Stealing Cable Wire In Akwa Ibom

    .. Horror: Photos Of Angry Mob Set Suspected Thief Ablaze After Stealing Cable Wire In Akwa Ibom

     A suspected cab thief was set ablaze by angry youths of Obot Idim community in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state.The incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday morning, April 18, along Aka Nnung Udoe road, few kilometers from Uyo, the state capital.A graphic video shows the young man begging to be spared but his pleas fell
  • Akwa Ibom Police In Search Of Kidnap Suspect, Etienne Akpan After Escaping Trial In The State

    . Akwa Ibom Police In Search Of Kidnap Suspect, Etienne Akpan After Escaping Trial In The State

     The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has declared one Etienne Malachy Akpan also known as Anthony Malachy Akpan wanted for escaping trial in the state.The command Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo, the state capital on Tuesday.The statement explained that the 34-year-old suspect was
  • Akwa Ibom Govt Closes Down School After Cultist Stabs S.S.2 Student, James Elijah To Death

    . Akwa Ibom Govt Closes Down School After Cultist Stabs S.S.2 Student, James Elijah To Death

     Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet has ordered the closure of Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Aka Offot, in Uyo Local Government Area.This came as a suspected cultist, one Samuel Archibong stabbed a Secondary School 2 student, James Elijah to death on Thursday.A source from the school said that Archibong, a
  • JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Gov. Udom Emmanuel Sacks His Chief Of Staff For ‘Defying Order’

    . JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Gov. Udom Emmanuel Sacks His Chief Of Staff For ‘Defying Order’

     Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has fired his Chief of Staff, Akparawa Ephraim Inyang-eyen. The removal of Inyang-eyen as the Chief of Staff to the governor was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Emmanuel Ekuwem.Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel The governor in the letter thanked him for his services to
  • Akwa Ibom Show Promoter Demands N10m From Duncan Mighty For Breaching Contract

    .Akwa Ibom Show Promoter Demands N10m From Duncan Mighty For Breaching Contract

     According to a report by Daily Post, a sum of N10 million has been slammed on a popular Nigerian musician, Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu, also known as Duncan Mighty, over an alleged breach of contractual obligation to perform live at the grand opening festival of Resorts Carabana in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.Duncan Mighty was said to have collected a s
  • "Stop Harassing, Collecting Money From GBV Victims" – Akwa Ibom 1st Lady Warns Police

    . "Stop Harassing, Collecting Money From GBV Victims" – Akwa Ibom 1st Lady Warns Police

     The Akwa Ibom State First Lady, Dr Martha Udom Emmanuel has urged the state Police Command to refrain from harassing and demanding money from victims of Gender-Based Violence, GBV before their cases are attended to.She added that such attitudes have scared away other victims of GBV from speaking out and going to the police to lodge their complaint
  • Man Impersonating Akwa Ibom Commissioner, Pastor Umo Eno Sleeps With 10 Women

    . Man Impersonating Akwa Ibom Commissioner, Pastor Umo Eno Sleeps With 10 Women

     Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a suspected fraudster, Mr Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno.The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this while parading
  • Police Arrest Fraudster, Akpan For Impersonating Commissioner To Defraud, Sleep With 10 Ladies In Akwa Ibom

    . Police Arrest Fraudster, Akpan For Impersonating Commissioner To Defraud, Sleep With 10 Ladies In Akwa Ibom

     Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Mr. Imaobong Akpan, for allegedly impersonating the state Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources, Pastor Umo Eno.The command spokesman, Odiko MacDon, who disclosed this while parading the suspect at Ikot Akpan, on Tuesday, said the suspect was arrested by operatives attached to
  • Akwa Ibom APC Chieftain, Otu Inyang Assassinated On His Way Home From Crossover Service

    . Akwa Ibom APC Chieftain, Otu Inyang Assassinated On His Way Home From Crossover Service

     Chief Otu Inyang, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has been murdered by gunmen suspected to be hired assassins.It was gathered that Chief Inyang who hailed from Ikot Udoma Village in Eket Local Government Area of the state was shot dead while returning home with his wife after a crossover service at Qua Iboe Church i
  • Akwa Ibom Gov. Udom Emmanuel Swear In 2 High Court Judges In The State

    . Akwa Ibom Gov. Udom Emmanuel Swear In 2 High Court Judges In The State

     Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, sworn-in Justice Eme Daniel Ekong, 56, and Justice Effiong Asuquo Effiong,48, as two new High Court Judges for the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary.Eme Ekong called to bar in December 1990, was until her new appointment the Chief Magistrate 1, while Effiong Effiong FCIA until his appointment served
  • Police Celebrates Christmas With Suspects At Akwa Ibom Station (PHOTOS)

    . Police Celebrates Christmas With Suspects At Akwa Ibom Station (PHOTOS)

     The DPO Uruan Divisional Police Headquarters, SP Felix Umache Ekpoudom, feted suspects in custody to celebrate Christmas. Ekpoudom gave the suspects food and drinks and sat with them while they ate. The DPO said his action isn’t to encourage crime but to celebrate the birth of Christ with suspects while they wait for their cases to be processed.
  • Akwa Ibom Police Apprehend Youth Leader, Oron & Four Others For Kidnapping, Murder

    . Akwa Ibom Police Apprehend Youth Leader, Oron & Four Others For Kidnapping, Murder

     The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has apprehended one Eddy Etim Onuka, a youth leader of the Rice Miller Association, Oron, as well as four of his gang members for alleged kidnapping and murder in the state.The command Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, while parading the suspects over the weekend at the command headquarters, Ikot
  • Young Man, Ernest Akpan Found Dead In A Hotel Swimming Pool In Akwa-Ibom (Photos)

    .. Young Man, Ernest Akpan Found Dead In A Hotel Swimming Pool In Akwa-Ibom (Photos)

     A young man identified as Ernest Akpan has been found dead in a hotel swimming pool in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.According to reports, Ernest was at Tingles lodge, Ikot Udoma in Eket for an End of Year party alongside his friends on Friday night, December 17.He was found dead in the swimming pool in the early hours of Saturday,
  • Photos Of Fake Soldier And Fake Medical Doctor Who Defrauded His Mother In Akwa Ibom

    .. Photos Of Fake Soldier And Fake Medical Doctor Who Defrauded His Mother In Akwa Ibom

     The officers of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have nabbed Samuel Isaac Jumbo, who is alleged to have defrauded his own mother and unsuspecting members of the public by posing as a medical doctor.One Akpan Mfon Essien, who specialised in intimidating and swindling unsuspecting people by posing as a soldier was also arrested Spokesperson of the
  • OMG! Husband And Wife Arrested For Trying To Sell Daughters For N700K In Akwa Ibom

    . OMG! Husband And Wife Arrested For Trying To Sell Daughters For N700K In Akwa Ibom

     According to a report by The PUNCH, the operatives of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command have arrested one Elisha Effiong for allegedly conniving with his wife to sell their two daughters aged 6 and 4 respectively. Effiong, who lives in Cameroon with his wife was arrested in Uyo
  • Ex Akwa Ibom NLC Chairman & Adviser To Gov. Udom Emmanuel, Unyime Usoro Reportedly Dies

    . Ex Akwa Ibom NLC Chairman & Adviser To Gov. Udom Emmanuel, Unyime Usoro Reportedly Dies

     A former chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Akwa Ibom State, Unyime Usoro, is dead.The NLC Chairman in the state, Sunny James, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Uyo.The late Mr Usoro died on Wednesday after a “protracted illness”, the statement said.Mr Usoro led the labour movement in Akwa Ibom from 2007 to 20
  • Former Akwa Ibom Senator, Nelson Effiong Regains Freedom After 55 Days In Captivity

    . Former Akwa Ibom Senator, Nelson Effiong Regains Freedom After 55 Days In Captivity

     Former Senator, Nelson Effiong has regained freedom, after spending 55 days in captivity.The Akwa Ibom State born former lawmaker, who represented Eket Senatorial district, at the 8th Assembly was kidnapped in his lounge at Oron road, Uyo, the state capital by unknown gunmen on September 05, 2021. His abductors had allegedly demanded a rans
  • Akwa Ibom Senator Who Said Insecurity in Nigeria is Exaggerated Has Been Kidnapped

    . Akwa Ibom Senator Who Said Insecurity in Nigeria is Exaggerated Has Been Kidnapped

     Senator Effiong. A senator from Eket Senatorial district, Akwa Ibom who said insecurity in Nigeria is exaggerated. That Nigerians are now sleeping with their two eyes closed under BuhariWell, he has been kidnapped for over 2 months. Dead or alive, nobody knows.But the family of the Senator has debunked rumour making the rounds that he has been kil
  • 2 Persons Killed As Phone Light Causes Explosion In An Apartment In Akwa Ibom

    . 2 Persons Killed As Phone Light Causes Explosion In An Apartment In Akwa Ibom

     No less than two persons have been killed in a gas explosion on Nwanniba Road, in the Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.It was gathered that the incident occurred when a tenant wanted to prepare food.According to a source, the tenant used his phone torchlight for illumination before striking a match to ignite his gas cylinder, which imm
  • Photo: Man Commits Suicide After His Wife Dumped Him In Akwa Ibom

    . Photo: Man Commits Suicide After His Wife Dumped Him In Akwa Ibom

     A man has taken his life after being dumped by his wife. Mr. Ukeme Robert an indigene of Ibiaku Ikot Oku in Ibiono Ibom local government area, Mr Ukeme committed suicide at his home. We reported that the late Ukeme was said to have committed suicide inside his home when the door was forced open and his lifeless body was found. The decision to take
  • Visually-Impaired Woman, Eseme James Caught With Human Skull in Akwa Ibom

    . Visually-Impaired Woman, Eseme James Caught With Human Skull in Akwa Ibom

     The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday paraded one Eseme James, a native of Nnung Oku Ibiet village in Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state, for being in possession of a human skull.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Odiko MacDon, paraded the suspect during the third quarter media briefing held at the Command
  • Suspected Cultists Machet Prophet And His Father To Death In Akwa Ibom

    . Suspected Cultists Machet Prophet And His Father To Death In Akwa Ibom

     Suspected members of the dreaded Iceland confraternity have brutally murdered a father and son in Ikot Ibekwe community in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.The victims identified as Chief Ephraim Jacob Obonukut and his son, Prophet Kufre Obonukut, were macheted to death in their family compound at Ikot Ibekwe, few kilometres to Ikot Akp

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