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  • Akwa Ibom Residents Raise Alarm Over Banks’ Rejection Of Old Notes

    . Akwa Ibom Residents Raise Alarm Over Banks’ Rejection Of Old Notes

     Residents of Akwa Ibom State, have raised the alarm over rejection of the old Naira notes by some commercials banks, almost one week before the January 31, 2023 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to phase out the notes.Some Banks’ customers raised the alarm on Thursday when officials of the CBN led by the Branch Controller Uyo, Mr
  • Akpabio Restored By Supreme Court As A’Ibom APC Senatorial Candidate

    . Akpabio Restored By Supreme Court As A’Ibom APC Senatorial Candidate

     The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District.In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the apex court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which in September last year
  • Drama As Four Are Arrested For Extorting Fisherman In Akwa Ibom

    . Drama As Four Are Arrested For Extorting Fisherman In Akwa Ibom

     As many as four men who are suspected to be officials of the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Transportation or their agents have been arrested in Akwa Ibom.They were arrested by the youths in Ibaka Mbo local government area, for “illegally extorting” cash from unsuspecting fishermen under fictitious name.The suspects were arrested last week and ha
  • Tension In Akwa Ibom Communities Over Killings, Destruction Of Properties

    . Tension In Akwa Ibom Communities Over Killings, Destruction Of Properties

     There have been some uneasiness and tensions which have enveloped the sleepy Ekoli community in Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State following violent clash between youths of the area and operatives of Ebubeagu security outfit.The clash, which took place on Monday, 26th December, 2022, led to the death of three persons, including a p
  • Mysterious Fire Burns Two Children Of Same Parents To Death In Akwa Ibom

    .. Mysterious Fire Burns Two Children Of Same Parents To Death In Akwa Ibom

     A mysterious fire has burnt two children of same parents aged 6 and 3 to death in Udo Imuk Street, in Eket local government area of Akwa Ibom state, causing grief among residents of the area.It was gathered that the children were locked inside the one room apartment by their parents who went out to get something expecting to return home shortly.Th
  • Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Senator Akpan Back From Prison In Akwa Ibom

    . Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Senator Akpan Back From Prison In Akwa Ibom

     Thousands of supporters of the Young Democratic Party, YPP, governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom, Senator Albert Bassey Akpan, have stormed the streets of Uyo to welcome the politician back from prison.Recall that on December 1, 2022, an Uyo Federal High Court, led by Justice Agatha Okeke sentenced the Senator to 42 years imprisonment for corruptio
  • Akwa Ibom State Police Arrest Man Who Beat Daughter To Death For Using His Phone To Call BF

    . Akwa Ibom State Police Arrest Man Who Beat Daughter To Death For Using His Phone To Call BF

     The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Friday paraded one Akaninyene Sunday Okokon who allegedly beat his 16-year-old daughter to death for using his phone to call her boyfriend.Commissioner of Police Olatoye Durosinmi in a press conference at the command’s headquarters in Ikot Akpanabia, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, said: “On 11th December 20
  • SAD: Akwa Ibom Gov. Umahi’s Aide, Sunday Agwu Dies In Boxing Day Auto Crash

    . SAD: Akwa Ibom Gov. Umahi’s Aide, Sunday Agwu Dies In Boxing Day Auto Crash

     The Coordinator of Ishielu Development Centre, Ishielu Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, Sunday Agwu has died in an automobile accident. Agwu, one of the strong men in Umahi’s administration, died in the morning of Boxing Day.There were two accounts of how he died. One account has it  that he died while on transit, while the other accoun
  • Okada Rider, Anietie Bassey Etim Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Defiling 13 Year Old Girl In Akwa-Ibom

    . Okada Rider, Anietie Bassey Etim Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Defiling 13 Year Old Girl In Akwa-Ibom

     Anietie Bassey Etim, a 36-year-old commercial motorcycle operator locally known as “okada” has been jailed in Akwa Ibom.The man was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo for raping a 13-year-old girl.The convict, Anietie Bassey Etim, a native of Ikot Itie Udung in Nsit Atai Local Government Area, was said to h
  • Shock As Youth Leader Is Beheaded By Suspected Cultists In Akwa Ibom

    . Shock As Youth Leader Is Beheaded By Suspected Cultists In Akwa Ibom

     Mr Hezekiah Adaiden, the Youth President of Inen community in OrukAnam Local Government Area of Akwa- Ibom state has been gruesomely murdered by suspected cultists who beheaded him and escaped with his head. The unfortunate incident happened last Sunday, December 18, 2022, when he was hosting a group of young men in his compound, An eyewitness sai
  • Man, Kingsley Etim Eyo Who Abducted Cousin Bags 10 Years Jail Term In Akwa Ibom

    . Man, Kingsley Etim Eyo Who Abducted Cousin Bags 10 Years Jail Term In Akwa Ibom

     Akwa Ibom State High Court in Okoita, Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, on Monday sentenced one Kingsley Etim Eyo, 34, to 10 years in prison for abducting his six-year-old cousin, Goodnews Essien.It was established that Eyo, a native of Ikot Otoinyie village in Uruan Local Government Area connived with his friend and abducted the boy in 2018 and
  • 5 Persons Reportedly Killed, Others Seriously Injured As Rival Cult Group Clash In Akwa Ibom

    . 5 Persons Reportedly Killed, Others Seriously Injured As Rival Cult Group Clash In Akwa Ibom

     five persons have been reportedly killed and others seriously injured as rival cult groups clashed Tuesday night around the popular Ibom plaza along Ikot Ekpene Road in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital.Some eyewitnesses who were around the Ibom Plaza axis yesterday said the fracas which started about 6:30pm on Tuesday caused residents within the a
  • Over 6 Years After Commissioning, Akwa Ibom's N25bn Hotel Opened For Business Today

    . Over 6 Years After Commissioning, Akwa Ibom's N25bn Hotel Opened For Business Today

     A multi-billion naira hotel, Four Points by Sheraton, in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, is now ready to receive guests, over six years after it was “commissioned” by the administration of then Governor Godswill Akpabio.“The doors of Four Points by Sheraton, Ikot Ekpene, will be opened for commencement of business at 5 p.m. today (12 December)
  • Three Suspects Land In Police Net Over NYSC Lodge Robbery In Akwa Ibom

    . Three Suspects Land In Police Net Over NYSC Lodge Robbery In Akwa Ibom

     Three persons have been arrested by the Operatives of Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State command, in connection with the robbery at the National Youth Service Corps lodge in the State.It could be recalled that the suspects had in July invaded the lodge located along Udo Ekong Ekwere street, off Information Drive and made away with corps members
  • Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Man, Sunday Sampson Over 13Yr Old Pregnant Girl’s Death

    . Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Man, Sunday Sampson Over 13Yr Old Pregnant Girl’s Death

     Akwa Ibom State Police command on Thursday said it has arrested one Sunday Sampson over the demise of a 13-year-old girl whom he allegedly impregnated and secretly procured an abortion which led to her deathThe Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Odiko MacDon who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo, said the Commissioner
  • Former CAN Chairman In Akwa Ibom, Apostle Tom Etim Is Dead

    . Former CAN Chairman In Akwa Ibom, Apostle Tom Etim Is Dead

     The immediate past Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Oron Chapter, Akwa Ibom State, Senior Apostle Tom Etim is dead.The Apostle, who was the founder and General Overseer of Power Tower Mission International, was said to have died after a brief illness.This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary of the Church Mana
  • Akwa Ibom AAC Dep. Governorship Candidate, Carolyna Hutchings Shows Off Her Banging Body

    . Akwa Ibom AAC Dep. Governorship Candidate, Carolyna Hutchings Shows Off Her Banging Body

     Nollywood actress, now business woman and the running mate to Iboro Otu, the governorship candidate of the African Action Congress in Akwa Ibom, Carolyna Hutchings has shown off her banging body.Caro who intends to rule Akwa Ibom under AAC as a Deputy Governor, shared the picture today on her Instagram page.She captured it; ‘’Life is for the
  • Akwa Ibom YPP Governorship Candidate Sentenced To 42-Year Imprisonment

    . Akwa Ibom YPP Governorship Candidate Sentenced To 42-Year Imprisonment

     The governorship candidate of the Young Progressives party in the state, Bassey Akpan, has been jailed. He was sentenced to 42 years imprisonment for corruption by the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Thursday. The presiding judge, Justice Agatha Okeke, convicted the YPP candidate on six charges bordering on money
  • Akwa Ibom Governorship Candidate Bags 42 Years Imprisonment

    . Akwa Ibom Governorship Candidate Bags 42 Years Imprisonment

     A Federal High Court in Akwa Ibom State has sentenced the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) Bassey Albert to 42 years in prison for fraud.The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in 2019 arraigned Albert on a six-count charge of allegedly taking possession of six vehicles worth N204 million when he was fin
  • Male Nurse Apprehended For Defiling 14Yr Old Girl Inside Akwa Ibom Hospital

    . Male Nurse Apprehended For Defiling 14Yr Old Girl Inside Akwa Ibom Hospital

    A male nurse, Austin Etim, who works with the General Hospital, Calabar,  has been arrested by the police for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl inside the male ward of the hospital.The suspect, who was arrested, yesterday, following reports by the hospital management and intervention of the Ministry of Health, allegedly committed the said
  • Angry Mob Sets Two Thieves Suspected In Snatching Phones & Other Valuables Ablaze In Akwa Ibom

    . Angry Mob Sets Two Thieves Suspected In Snatching Phones & Other Valuables Ablaze In Akwa Ibom

     Angry youths in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital weekend caught and set ablaze two thieves suspected to be specialists in snatching phones and stealing other valuables from members of the public.It was gathered that one of them was caught at Itam Market, in Itu local government area after snatching an Android phone, while the second one was caught alo
  • 2 Women Linked To Attempt To Export 90kg Of Mkpuru Mmiri Through Akwa Ibom Past Arrested

    . 2 Women Linked To Attempt To Export 90kg Of Mkpuru Mmiri Through Akwa Ibom Past Arrested

     Operatives of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested two women linked to the attempt to export 90 kilograms of methamphetamine through Pastor Anietie Okon Effiong of Promise of Zion Church, Oron, Akwa Ibom state. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 23, 2022, said the women, Hauwawu B
  • Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Chieftain Of An Opposition Party, Jack Udota

    . Akwa Ibom Police Arrest Chieftain Of An Opposition Party, Jack Udota

     The police have arrested a chieftain of the opposition party, the Young Progressives Party (YPP), in Akwa Ibom State.The YPP chieftain, Jack Udota, who is a former member of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, was arrested on Saturday in Eket by officers from Zone 6 of the Nigeria Police, Calabar.Both the YPP and the police have confirmed the arrest.
  • Man Apprehended In Akwa Ibom For Allegedly Stealing A Bottle Of Wine To Celebrate His Birthday

    . Man Apprehended In Akwa Ibom For Allegedly Stealing A Bottle Of Wine To Celebrate His Birthday

     A man has been apprehended 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 He was beaten and interrogated after he was caught in the act. During interrogation, the suspect said he stole the drink to celebrate his birt
  • Akwa-Ibom Pastor Suspended For Allowing a Political Party Hold Thanksgiving in His Branch

    . Akwa-Ibom Pastor Suspended For Allowing a Political Party Hold Thanksgiving in His Branch

     An Akwa-Ibom-based clergyman has reportedly been suspended from the church for allowing a political party to hold a thanksgiving service in his branch.Popular Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, made this disclosure in a Facebook post on Sunday night, October 2nd. He, however, did not mention the pastor’s name or church affected.A pastor is suspen
  • 2023: Akwa Ibom Gov, Udom Emmanuel Tells Atiku Not To Mind Doomsayers, Assures Him Of Victory

    . 2023: Akwa Ibom Gov, Udom Emmanuel Tells Atiku Not To Mind Doomsayers, Assures Him Of Victory

     The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, charged the party’s Presidential candidates, former Vice President, Atiku and other members of the party not to mind the doomsayers.Udom stated this Wednesday at the venue of the PDP Presidential campaign inauguration
  • Gang Leader Flees As Soldiers Arrest Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Victims In Akwa Ibom

    . Gang Leader Flees As Soldiers Arrest Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Victims In Akwa Ibom

     The two Brigade Nigerian Army in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has disclosed that its troops arrested 2 suspected kidnappers and rescued 5 victims on Monday.Captain Samuel Akari, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, two Brigade Nigerian Army, stated this in a statement made available to NAN.Akari explained that the troops, in conjunction with po
  • EFCC Storm in on 22 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Recover Exotic Cars in Akwa Ibom

    . EFCC Storm in on 22 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Recover Exotic Cars in Akwa Ibom

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Akwa Ibom State.The young citizens were apprehended in a sting operation on Tuesday.A statement by EFCC spokesman Wilson Uwujaren announced the operation.The suspects, whose ages range between 18 to 24 years, were picked from hideouts in Uyo and Ik
  • FG Insensitive To Plight Of ASUU - Akwa Ibom PDP Chieftain

    .FG Insensitive To Plight Of ASUU - Akwa Ibom PDP Chieftain

     He said whatever reason the Federal Government had for not resolving the impasse between it and ASUU for more than five months was irrelevant and unacceptable.President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of being insensitive to the Academic Staff Union of Universities. A chieftain of the People’s Democratic party in Akwa Ibom State, Mr James Inia
  • Photos Of People Tied With Keys Found Dumped Among Fetish Items Outside In Akwa Ibom

    . Photos Of People Tied With Keys Found Dumped Among Fetish Items Outside In Akwa Ibom

     Photos of people allegedly tied with bunch of keys were found dumped among fetish items on a street in Akwa Ibom State. Facebook user, Ime Eton, who posted the photos on his page, said the items were found at Atan Street off, Akwa Efak in Uyo, the state capital on Wednesday morning, August 24. "Good morning, Pls come to Atan Street off akwa e

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