Tag: Akwa Ibom
Bloody day in Akwa Ibom as gunmen kill soldiers, kidnap expatriate
Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two soldiers and abducted an expatriate while inspecting road construction site in Akwa Ibom.
The incident was said to have...
2019 Elections: 18 corp members abducted in Akwa Ibom
Eighteen members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who served as ad hoc staff for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa...
Police confirm four dead in Akwa Ibom gas explosion
The Police command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the death of four persons due to a fire incident at Lord Mike and Sons Nigeria...
NANS threatens to shut down activities of Akwa Ibom State Government
The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has threatened to shut down state government’s activities in Akwa-Ibom.
A statement signed by the NANS President, Danielson...
Account freezing: Magu should be sacked for overthrowing a tier of...
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has called on Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo to sack the Acting Chairman of the ERconomic and Financial Crimes Comission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu for overthrowing the Governments of Benue and Akwa Ibom States.
EFCC freezes Akwa Ibom government bank accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday froze “all bank accounts” owned by Akwa Ibom State.
Pandemonium in court as convicts attack judge, threaten to kill him...
A judge of Akwa Ibom State High Court, Justice Okon Okon, escaped death as kidnappers from Rivers State attacked him in the court premises in Uyo, threatening to kill him for sentencing them to death.
Gunmen kill Akwa Ibom governorship aspirant in Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced investigation into the assassination of a former Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, Globacom Limited, Okon Iyanam.
Extortion, brutality damaging Police image, Commissioner tells personnel
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, Samuel Ogunjemilusi, has warned the Police in the command against extorting money from commercial drivers as well as engaging in other criminal acts as culprits would face stiff sanction because their activities are damaging the image of Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Gunmen abduct village head in Akwa Ibom
Unknown gunmen on Tuesday abducted the village head of Ikot Edet in the Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mfon Udoessien...