Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested one Joseph Mbake, a 36-year-old Cameroonian fisherman in Mkpanak Village, Mbo Local Government Area of the state, over alleged defilement of a 4-month-old minor. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, in a statement issued in Uyo on Monday, …
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The Akwa Ibom State Government has declared two medical doctors wanted for allegedly abdicating duty after being trained for eight years by the state government. The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ekem John, made this known at a press conference in Uyo, the state capital, on Tuesday, September …
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A 70-year-old village head from Atiamkpat Ubium, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, has been ordered to spend 21 days in prison as he awaits a court ruling on charges of raping an 8-year-old girl. The Akwa Ibom Magistrate Court in Uyo, presided over by Magistrate Ukoima, issued …
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THE Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Akwa Ibom, says six persons have died in a fatal crash along Mbiabong Itam Road in Akwa Ibom. Mr Edward Odiete, the Sector Commander, FRSC Command in Akwa Ibom, disclosed this in Uyo on Thursday, Oduete said that the crash which involved a …
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TWO people have been reportedly killed and several others declared missing following renewed boundary clashes between Oku Iboku in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and Ikot Offiong in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. The attack occurred on the morning of Monday, May 13, …
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Gov Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has authorised the payment of N80, 000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state effective November, 2024. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh in Uyo on Tuesday. Udoh said the authorisation …
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For my none Ibibio readers, Mbiam is something every Ibibio man is afraid of From birth, you are regaled with the wickedness of members of your family and village members, and Mbiam is what symbolises this wickedness as it is said to be used to give you – Akpa ubeng, …
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Following the death of his wife, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has named his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state. Eno disclosed this when Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, paid him a condolence visit in Uyo. The governor said his daughter would …
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THE first lady of Akwa Ibom state, Patience Umo Eno is died. The state Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, made the announcement of the first lady’s death in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday. Ememobong said the first lady died on Thursday in a hospital in the …
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UYO – AHEAD of forthcoming People Democratic Party (PDP) congresses and Local Government (LG) elections in Akwa Ibom state, Governor Umo Eno has directed party stakeholders to embrace affirmative action to ensure fair representation of women in the race for available elective seats. Governor Eno expressed the concern yesterday at …
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