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Akwa Ibom Government is battle ready to fight illegal miners for exploiting and shipping some natural resources without government approval out of the state. To battle the illegal miners, the State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, inaugurated a committee to combat illegal mining across the state with the Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Rt. Hon. Nsikak Ekong, as its Chairman. The Governor inaugurated the Committee, August 19, 2025, at the  Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, shortly before a meeting of the State Executive Council. You may wish to read: Nigerian Senator Accuses Retired Generals of illegal mining  Seven Chinese…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno has implored the Army authorities to establish Army Outpost Operations in Oron coastal area to beef up security in the area and its environs. The Governor made the call when the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Olufemi Oluyede and his team paid him a courtesy call at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo. “Arising from our reminders, you have graciously agreed to grant us a military outpost operations at Oron coastal areas. We critically need this intervention to beef up security in that axis. You may like to read: Chief of Army Staff…

Members of Anambra State security outfit, Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group are in trouble, following the brutal assault and public stripping of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor, in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area. Some Online newspapers excluding Straightnews had earlier reported a disturbing video, posted on Facebook by The Haven360 Foundation on Monday night and widely circulated Tuesday, showing more than five armed vigilantes storming the corps members’ lodge in Oba. In the footage, a vigilante group identified as Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as Agunechemba Vigilante Group, stormed…

Press Release The Ibom Specialty Hospital, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State says it raked in N1.551,025,410 revenue in two years. Located at Ekit Itam II, along Uyo Ikot Ekpene Road, Akwa Ibom State, the hospital was inaugurated in 2015 by the ex-Governor Godswill Akpabio administration. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr. Ini Etukudo stated this during a meeting between the hospital’s management and the Akwa Ibom Investment Corporation (AKICORP) on Monday, August 18, at a review of its financial operations to chart a path towards sustainability. You may like to read: NDDC Ready to Partner Govt in…

The disgraced Ibom Air passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson, who was arraigned for violently attacking a purser, says she is yet to take a legal action against the airline. Emmanson, who was allegedly stripped her naked, filmed and posted on internet during an altercation with the air hostess and security officials at Lagos Airport, was later remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre for assault. She stated while denying the story making rounds in different quarters that she had filed a N500 billion lawsuit against the Federal Government and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). You may also read: Ibom Air saga: My…

A former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against contesting the 2027 presidential election, warning that the political landscape has changed drastically. Speculations about Jonathan’s possible return have continued to grow within political circles, especially amid debates over a one-term Southern presidency and the emergence of a new opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking on Channels Television, Sani argued that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which Jonathan used to secure victory in 2011, has become fragmented and weakened. “Each time there is an election, the name of Jonathan comes up. It…

About seven persons reportedly died in a fatal accident that occurred at a popular roundabout connecting Ring Road 3 and the Stadium Road at Nung Oku Junction of Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Eyewitnesses said the accident which occured Friday night involved a Toyota Corolla car that veered off the road and rammed into bystanders waiting for Keke and commercial vehicles as well as roadside sellers. Leadership newspaper correspondent learnt that among the victims was a popular roadside bean cake ‘akara’ hawker nicknamed ‘‘Mma Akara,’’ who was cleared off the spot when the car summersaulted. You…

Akwa Ibom Police Command has frozen cultist and robbery syndicate, resulting in recovery of several stolen items.  Already, the cultist and robbery suspect who had been terrorising some residents of Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area is cooling off his feet in the police cell. A press release dated Saturday, August 16 and signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command said ‘‘On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 7:00 PM, operatives of the Command successfully arrested a suspected notorious cultist and armed robbery suspect who has been terrorizing residents of the Ikot Ekpene and…

Agency Report A serving female soldier and two nurses have been webbed in the alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.  The suspects were apprehended after the baby’s mother, 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface of Aningeje village, raised an alarm, security analyst, Zagazola Makama reported on Friday. Boniface said she delivered a baby boy on August 12, 2025 at the Primary Health Centre, Aningeje, where she had registered for antenatal care. You may wish to read: Gov’s wife worried over rising crime rate caused by drug abuse Dead Suspect in missing…

Press release A fake medical doctor who parades himself as an ophthalmologist was caught by Eagle-eyed policemen in Ikot Akpan Itam, Ikot Abasi Itam, and Nung Ikot Itam in Itu Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom for administering unapproved substances on people. A press release dated August 15 and signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Police Command said Gabriel Gideon allegedly administered a mixture of unapproved substances to hundreds of people in those villages. John recalled that ‘‘On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 12:05 p.m., operatives of the Command received a tip from a…