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In a disturbing turn of events, operatives from the Quick Intervention Squad (QIS) of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended Gabriel Okon Ekpiri, a resident of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu Local Government…
Senator Godswill Akpabio's kinsmen, organized under the banner of Ntipe Ibibio Unity Mission, joyously celebrated his triumph and hailed his victory as the newly elected Senate President. The Convener of Ntipe Ibibio…
Godswill Akpabio, the All Progressives Party (APC) senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North-West District says the people should vote for the broom because the “umbrella party has been torn to shreds”. Akpabio said this…
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has just been released from Uyo prison after spending 30 days for alleged contempt of court. It could be recalled on July 27 the Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot,…
Human Rights Lawyer Inibehe Effiong has been sentenced to a month in prison by the Akwa Ibom state Chief Judge, Ekaette Obot. Effiong made this known in a series of posts he shared via his Twitter page on Wednesday.…
A State High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has struck out the case against a National Youth Service (NYSC) corps member accused of killing a man in the state. Chidinma Odume, a graduate of the University of Nigeria,…
Two persons have been killed at a traditional marriage ceremony in Uquo community, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State after unknown gunmen stormed the event. Mr Usoro Akpanusoh, representing PDP, Esit…
Uduak Frank Akpan, the first accused person in the murder of Iniobong Umoren, a job seeker in Akwa Ibom State has made a u-turn, pleading not guilty to the case. Akpan is standing trial over the murder of Umoren, a…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open grazing in Lagos into law. The governor assented to the bill at the Lagos House on Monday. This was disclosed by his media aide on print,…
A 36-old lady, Lorretta Anoh has allegedly killed her lover, an international businessman, Chikoka Emeka Henry and carted away his 4Matic Mercedes Benz car and a sum of N2.9 million naira in Uyo, the capital of Akwa…
Invention and creativity has been the major difference between Africa and the rest of the world. But sadly, in Africa we have failed several times in appreciating our own products and inventions and due to the fact that…
A National Youth Service Corps member in Akwa Ibom State, Queen Uba Eziuche, slumped at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ikot Itie Udung, Nsit Atai Local Government Area of the State. Queen Eziuche who is the wife of Dr.…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People's Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has lauded the approval for the construction of…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has disclosed that the state would soon begin the exploration of crude oil discovered in Urua Local Council area of the state. The governor disclosed this during his campaign…
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO), Friday accused the Buhari presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of secretly drawing over N478 million from the coffers of the Niger Delta Development…
The war of words between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the embattled President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, continues with a detailed explanation from the anti-graft agency on the…
The National Assembly, Peoples Democratic Party, over 45 opposition political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties, and some prominent Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Friday kicked as…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, has charged the University of Uyo management team to rejig the institution’s science curriculum to bridge the technological gap and enhance the economic growth of the nation.…
President Muhammadu Buhari had a meeting with four governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party behind closed doors. All the governors are from the south-south region of the country. The meeting was…
The Police and All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Akwa Ibom State Senator Godswill Akpabio yesterday disagreed over alleged gunmen attack on the ex-governor’s residence. On Tuesday night, the Senator said his…
