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  • Suspected Hoodlums Set Police Inspector Ablaze In Akwa Ibom

    .. Suspected Hoodlums Set Police Inspector Ablaze In Akwa Ibom

     Suspected hoodlums on Monday attacked a police checkpoint at Ikpe Annang junction in Essien Udim Local government of Akwa Ibom State killing one Police Inspector.According to an eyewitness, Nsibiet Idiong, the attack could be a reprisal as hoodlums on motorcycles fired gunshots randomly at the officers who scampered for safety leaving the Police I
  • Akwa Deputy Speaker, Bassey Reveals Only Female President Can Change Nigeria In 2023

    . Akwa Deputy Speaker, Bassey Reveals Only Female President Can Change Nigeria In 2023

     The Deputy Speaker, Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Felicia Bassey, has advocated the emergence of a woman as president of NigeriaBassey made the call following the emergence of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala as the head of the World Trade Organisation andKamala Harry as Vice President of the United States of America, USA.She said Nigerian women h
  • Jungle Justice: Police Vows To Prosecute Those Taking Laws Into Their Hands In Akwa Ibom

    . Jungle Justice: Police Vows To Prosecute Those Taking Laws Into Their Hands In Akwa Ibom

     The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has vowed to prosecute those who take the laws into their hands in the form of jungle justice against suspected criminals.This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Superintendent of Police Odiko Macdon in Uyo on Thursday.Jungle justice is a form of public ext
  • Nigerian Student Caught And Arrested For Taking Gun To School To Shoot Her Teacher In Akwa Ibom

    . Nigerian Student Caught And Arrested For Taking Gun To School To Shoot Her Teacher In Akwa Ibom

     A Nigerian secondary school student of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, Akwa Ibom, has been arrested after she took a gun to school to shoot her teacher.The young girl who is yet to be identified as at the filing of this report was said to shoot her teacher who ordered her to cut her coloured hair.She was, however, caught by military men wit
  • Akwa Ibom Prophet, Anietie Inyang Caught Sodomizing 12year Old Boy

    . Akwa Ibom Prophet, Anietie Inyang Caught Sodomizing 12year Old Boy

     Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old prophet, Anietie Inyang from Ikot Ebak village, Essien Udim Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy. Prophet Anietie Inyang was alleged to have engaged in anal sex with the victim, who lives with his grandmother at Ikot Ada Utor in Afaha Clan also in
  • Man Shares The Engagement List Given To Him As He Looks Forward To Getting Married In Akwa Ibom

    . Man Shares The Engagement List Given To Him As He Looks Forward To Getting Married In Akwa Ibom

     The list details various brands of items expected from him the groom before their engagement supposed to take place in Akwa Ibom state. Meanwhile, as some have defended the list others have cried foul claiming it is overly outrageous and very inconsiderate on the part of the bride’s family..
  • JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Govt Finally Approves February 1, 2020 As School Resumption Date

    . JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Govt Finally Approves February 1, 2020 As School Resumption Date

     Akwa Ibom State Government has approved Monday, February 1, 2021, as the primary and secondary schools’ resumption date.This was disclosed in a statement signed by Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet, Commissioner for Education, made available to journalists in the state on Saturday.Etiebet said schools would conclude the second term on April 1, 2021.He urge
  • Okon Moses 23, Sentence To Live Imprisonment For Defiling 3Yrs Old Stepdaughter In Akwa Ibom

    . Okon Moses 23, Sentence To Live Imprisonment For Defiling 3Yrs Old Stepdaughter In Akwa Ibom

    A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to live imprisonment for defiling his three-year-old stepdaughter in Ikot Akpe, Uyo local government area of Akwa Ibom state.The convict, Iniobong Okon Moses, a native of Afaha Udo Eyop in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the State, was arrested on November 8 2019 for raping the minor. In his confession
  • Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman, Udo Ekpenyong Dies From COVID-19

    . Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman, Udo Ekpenyong Dies From COVID-19

     The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom State chapter, Mr. Udo Ekpenyong is reportedly dead.A family source disclosed that he died early hours of Tuesday in Uyo due to COVID-19 complications.The late Chairman and former Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftain Affairs in the State was elected as the PDP State Chairman le
  • Video: I Was Once Raped By The Man Hacked To Death By Youth Corps Member In Akwa Ibom - Woman Claims

    .. Video: I Was Once Raped By The Man Hacked To Death By Youth Corps Member In Akwa Ibom - Woman Claims

     A Nigerian lady, Effiong Laurel Scott, has claimed that she was raped by the man who was hacked to death by an NYSC member in Akwa Ibom.On Sunday, January 10, a youth corper identified as Princess Pascaline Odume, was arrested by the police for allegedly killing a man identified as Japhet Akwaowo.Odume alleged that she killed the man in self-defen
  • "I Killed Him In Self Defense" - Corps Member Explains Why She Hacked Man To Death In Akwa Ibom

    . "I Killed Him In Self Defense" - Corps Member Explains Why She Hacked Man To Death In Akwa Ibom

     Princess Odume, the corps member who was apprehended after killing a man in Akwa Ibom on Sunday January 10 has explained why she did it. Upon being interrogated by the police after being arrested, the corps member who was nabbed while trying to jump over a fence after killing the young man identified as Japhet Akwaowo, reportedly said she did it
  • Corper, Odume Princess Paschaline Hacks Partner To Death With Cutlass In Akwa-Ibom (Video)

    .. Corper, Odume Princess Paschaline Hacks Partner To Death With Cutlass In Akwa-Ibom (Video)

     There was pandemonium this morning at Abak road in Akwa Ibom State, as a Corp member identified as Odume Princess Paschaline, was accused of allegedly hacking her boyfriend to death with a machete.According to Godwin George on Facebook, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka graduate, was allegedly caught trying to jump a fence of the house of a man sh
  • Assualt: Akwa Ibom Court Grants N500k Bail To Deeper Life High School Principal & Six Others

    . Assualt: Akwa Ibom Court Grants N500k Bail To Deeper Life High School Principal & Six Others

     The Magistrate’s Court in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State capital has granted N500,000 bail each to the Principal of Deeper Life High School Uyo and six others over their involvement in alleged physical and sexual abuse.The principal and six others were arrested over their alleged involvement in the alleged physical and sexual assault of an 11-year-old stu
  • ENDSARS: 47Yrs Old Widow, Udoidiong Laments On How Police Killed Her Son Over N100 Bribe In Akwa Ibom

    . ENDSARS: 47Yrs Old Widow, Udoidiong Laments On How Police Killed Her Son Over N100 Bribe In Akwa Ibom

     A-47-year old widow from Nkek, Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Mfon Udoidiong, on Thursday, narrated to the judicial panel on incidences of police brutality how one sergeant Idongesit Ekanem shot her son dead when he failed to offer N100 bribe to the said officer.Narrating her ordeal before Justice Ifiok Ukana led panel at t
  • Akwa Ibom State Govt Withdraws From Investigating Sexual Abuse of Deeper Life Student

    . Akwa Ibom State Govt Withdraws From Investigating Sexual Abuse of Deeper Life Student

     The Akwa Ibom State Government has withdrawn from the ongoing investigation process into the alleged molestation and sexual abuse of a student of Deeper life high school in the state, Don Davies.Recall that the mother of the victim, Mrs Deborah Okezie had cried out on social media alleging that her son was starved by the school as well as molested
  • APC Accuses Akwa Ibom Gov, Emmanuel Of Sharing COVID-19 Palliatives To PDP As Christmas Gifts

    . APC Accuses Akwa Ibom Gov, Emmanuel Of Sharing COVID-19 Palliatives To PDP As Christmas Gifts

     The All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State, has accused Governor Udom Emmanuel of sharing COVID-19 palliatives as Christmas gifts to members of Peoples Democratic Party in the stateAPC In a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Nkereuwem Enyongekere on Friday, the party said the COVID-19 food items were donated in July by a coalition of
  • Akwa Ibom Chief Of Staff, Ephraim Inyangeyen Spotted Sharing COVID 19 Items As Xmas Gift (Pic)

    .. Akwa Ibom Chief Of Staff, Ephraim Inyangeyen Spotted Sharing COVID 19 Items As Xmas Gift (Pic)

     This is the residence of the Chief of Staff to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Ephraim Inyangeyen this man allegedly hoarded Covid-19 palliatives in his house and is sharing them out today as Christmas gifts to his friends, family members, party supporters, etcThe photos taken shows how he distributes the items to people and internet users are not h
  • Relatives Of Late Primary School Teachers Stage Protest Over Unpaid Entitlement In Akwa Ibom

    . Relatives Of Late Primary School Teachers Stage Protest Over Unpaid Entitlement In Akwa Ibom

     The forum of next of kin/widows to late retired primary School teachers in Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, staged a peaceful protest over the delay in the payment of their entitlements, which according to them amounted to over N5.2billion.The protesters comprising mainly widows and children of deceased retired primary school teachers said the gratuiti
  • Lovey Photo Of Boy Rescued By Danish Aid Worker, Labeled A Witch After Testing Positive For HIV In Akwa Ibom

    . Lovey Photo Of Boy Rescued By Danish Aid Worker, Labeled A Witch After Testing Positive For HIV In Akwa Ibom

     A Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Lovén shared before and after photos of a young boy rescued in Akwa Ibom on December 2019 after he was branded a witch and left to die.The young boy was labelled a witch in Akwa Ibom and left to die after testing positive for HIV.According to reports, the child’s condition was so critical that they feared he w
  • Neighbours Attack Two Young Children After Their Mother Accused Them of Witchcraft in Akwa Ibom

    . Neighbours Attack Two Young Children After Their Mother Accused Them of Witchcraft in Akwa Ibom

     Two siblings identified as Destiny and Rita who were both accused of witchcraft by their mother in Akwa Ibom State have been rescued by Child's Right And Rehabilitation Network (CRARN)According to the Director of the NGO, Sam Itauma, the children aged 5 and 7 from Okobo Local Government Area of the state were labelled witches by their mother,
  • President Buhari Sacks Dan Pondei As Acting NDDC MD, Appoints Effiong Okon Akwa As Replacement

    . President Buhari Sacks Dan Pondei As Acting NDDC MD, Appoints Effiong Okon Akwa As Replacement

     Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.The President also approved Effiong Awa, a member of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the NDDC, as the new head of the agency.Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari, announced
  • UniUyo Professor, Ignatius Uduk Arraign Over Alleged Electoral Fraud In Akwa Ibom

    . UniUyo Professor, Ignatius Uduk Arraign Over Alleged Electoral Fraud In Akwa Ibom

    The State High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday, arraigned one Ignatius Uduk, a professor of Human Kinetics, Department of Physical Education, University of Uyo for allegedly involving in electoral fraud during the 2019 polls.Professor Uduk, who was a Collation and Returning Officer for the State House of Assembly election in Ess
  • Two Suspected Armed Robbers Gunned Down, Eight Others Arrested In Akwa Ibom (Photos)

    .. Two Suspected Armed Robbers Gunned Down, Eight Others Arrested In Akwa Ibom (Photos)

     Two suspected armed robbers were gunned down during a shoot out with the police in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Odiko MacDon, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, November 27, said that a distress call was received about an ongoing armed robbery operation at Obo Ann
  • Woman Who Cooks With Mortuary Water To Attract Customers Arrested In Akwa Ibom

    . Woman Who Cooks With Mortuary Water To Attract Customers Arrested In Akwa Ibom

     A female restauranter in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has been arrested for selling to the public food prepared with water used in bathing corpses.Mrs Gloria Edet a.k.a.Madam Honey Food, who owns a restaurant along Itam road Uyo,was arrested on Wednesday after she was exposed by a mortuary attendant who claimed she was owing him money for three months.The
  • SAD PHOTOS: 11yr Old Boy Stripped Nak3d, Starved, Tortured & Tied Up by Parents in Akwa Ibom

    .. SAD PHOTOS: 11yr Old Boy Stripped Nak3d, Starved, Tortured & Tied Up by Parents in Akwa Ibom

     The Child’s and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) has rescued a 10-year-old boy who was allegedly starved, brutalised and tied up by his father and step-mom in Ikot Udota, Eket, Akwa Ibom State.According to the head of the NGO, Sam Ikpe Utauma, the victim, Ekemini was constantly tortured, starved and subjected to various inhuman treatment by the fa
  • Veteran Actor, Clem Ohamaeze Attacked By Hoodlums While On Movie Set In Akwa-Ibom (Photos)

    .. Veteran Actor, Clem Ohamaeze Attacked By Hoodlums While On Movie Set In Akwa-Ibom (Photos)

     Veteran Nollywood actor, Clem Ohameze has allegedly been attacked in Akwa-Ibom while on a movie set.The Actor who sustained series of injuries was seen walking with the help of the people around him. Other properties were also allegedly destroyed by the hoodlums. See photos below...
  • Akwa Ibom Govt Imposes Curfew After Violence Erupted Over Killing of an #EndSARS Protester

    . Akwa Ibom Govt Imposes Curfew After Violence Erupted Over Killing of an #EndSARS Protester

     Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel has announced a 15-hour curfew after violence erupted over the alleged shooting of an EndSARS protester by a personnel of the Nigerian Correction Service on Thursday evening, October 22.The Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, stated that the curfew was expected to last till midday on Friday. “
  • Diezani's Ally, Jide Omokore Bought Vehicles Worth N204 Million For Akwa Ibom Senator

    . Diezani's Ally, Jide Omokore Bought Vehicles Worth N204 Million For Akwa Ibom Senator

     Kakwagh Ngunan, a prosecution witness in the money laundering trial of Senator Bassey Albert by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has narrated how the lawmaker, as Commissioner for Finance in Akwa Ibom, allegedly received vehicles as gift from Jide Omokore.Omokore’s companies were said to have executed over N3 billion contract
  • TRAGIC! 3 Children Of Police Inspectors Drown Inside Pool Of Water In Akwa Ibom

    .. TRAGIC! 3 Children Of Police Inspectors Drown Inside Pool Of Water In Akwa Ibom

     The drowning of three children of police officers inside a pool of water at Eket barracks in Akwa Ibom has been reported.This sad development was confirmed by the police in Akwa Ibom.Speaking to newsmen, SP Odiko Macdon, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, described the incident as “painful and shocking.”He said that the Commi
  • Police Nab Man, Okon-Abasi Etim Okon Who Killed Wife With Acid In Akwa Ibom

    . Police Nab Man, Okon-Abasi Etim Okon Who Killed Wife With Acid In Akwa Ibom

     The police in Akwa Ibom have arrested a man, Okon-Abasi Etim Okon, who reportedly poured acid on his wife leading to her death.Okon, a native of Mbiakpan Ikot Edim in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, was alleged to have on September 10, 2020, poured acid on his wife, Margaret, while she was sleeping and then fled scene.The suspect, who had been

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