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Aniefiok Christopher — Police arrest Suspect in ₦4.2 million armed robbery, juju-related conspiracy case A robbery and murder suspect involved in the disappearance and killing of a motorcyclist in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of the State is cooling his feet in the Akwa Ibom State Police dungeon.  This was as police nabbed one Emmanuel Silas, male who led the security personnel to exhume the corpse of the victim. The Command recalled that ‘‘on or about 11th November 2025, at about 11:00 a.m., the Command received an information that an unidentified commercial motorcyclist was cornered at Ikot Esop Village, robbed…

Press Release Four lucky holders of Doctorate of Philosophy (PH.Ds)from Akwa Ibom have gotten employment into a leading Federal Government-owned institution. Two others equally got employment into the institution (name withheld), courtesy of the member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The beneficiaries are Augustus Precious Sunday, Ph.D; Effiong Effiong Ebieme, Ph.D; Owoidihe Monday Etukudo, Ph.D; Etimbuk Ebong Idiong, Ph.D; Udom, Robinson Nsidibe and Nelson, Mkpoikanke Michael. This is in fulfilment of Idem’s promise to facilitate the employment of 1,000 Akwa Ibom youths into strategic Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Also read Idem’s N1bn Grant:…

Aniefiok Christopher Swift  action by Akwa Ibom State Police Command has led to the rescue of a three-year-old girl and arrest of a abduction suspect in Abak Local Government Area of the state. The incident, according to the police command, occurred on Wednesday, January 22, 2026, at about 2:40 p.m., when a 32-year-old man identified as Uwem, reported that a female pupil had been forcefully abducted by an unknown person and dragged into a nearby bush. ”Acting promptly on the report, operatives of the Command were mobilised to the scene. In a rapid, coordinated, and intelligence-driven operation, the police, working…

Akakan Umoh  The Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has rejected the proposed Akwa Ibom State Taxes and Levies Bill, (Property Tax Bill) 2025, describing it as draconian, anti-people, oppressive, monstrous and obnoxious. The Bill now before Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly for deliberations and enactment into law is part of the controversial Nigeria Tax Law yet to be implemented by the Federal Government. The CHRAN Director, Otuekong Franklyn Isong stated this in his paper presented at the public hearing in Uyo on Wednesday on the title: “ Bill for a Law to Harmonize and Consolidate the…

Akakan Umoh The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a fraud syndicate and rescued a 81-year-old pensioner during an intelligence-led operation in Uyo, the state capital. A press release by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, said the arrest was effected on Monday, February 3, 2026, at about 3:30 p.m., following credible intelligence received from a concerned member of the public on the activities of a criminal group popularly known as “Utoto,” allegedly operating within Uyo metropolis and its environs. DSP John stated that ”the suspects operated with…

Akakan Umoh The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the result of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, External with 68,166 out of 96,979 scoring five credits including English Language and Mathematics representing 71.63% of the total scores. Announcing the results at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi said the results is coming 52 days after the conduct of the exams across the country held from Wednesday 26 November to Saturday 13 December, 2025 Wushishi explained that a total of 96,979 candidates registered for the external exams out of which, 95,…

Aniefiok Christopher The U.S. government has deepened its military partnership with Nigeria by  deploying a special force team in the country to flush out terrorists. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) stated this during a digital news conference on Tuesday. Anderson said the decision follows the talks he earlier held in Rome with President Bola Tinubu, who later approved the Christmas Day U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Nigeria. He said that he and Tinubu had agreed that both countries needed to coordinate their efforts in dealing decisively with the threat of terrorism in…

Press Release Akwa Ibom Police Command says it is committed to strengthening officers’ competencies through advanced training. Speaking at the opening of a workshop, the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, Mnipr, fsi, noted that “the partnership with Partners West Africa Nigeria underscores the Command’s the importance of continuous learning and adaptation to contemporary policing standards. The Command is also poised to promote effective policing, uphold human rights, and foster improved police-community relations in line with global best practices. The workshop is organised by the State Police Command in partnership with the Rule of Law and…

Edi Umoh The celebrated American Christian worship leader, singer, and songwriter, Ron Kenoly, has passed away at the age of 81. Before his death, Kenoly had performed at Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival in December 2017 and ministered at Full Life Christian Centre, Uyo in March 2024. The news was confirmed by Bruno Miranda, Kenoly’s longtime music director, in a statement shared on the singer’s official Instagram page. The statement revealed that Kenoly died on February 3, 2026, though the cause of death was not stated. Also read Dana Air becomes Official Carrier for Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival 2017 …

Aniefiok Christopher Nigerian Government has decentralised electricity regulation and given states powers over generation, transmission, and distribution previously held by the Federal agency. This follows the signing of Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, February 2, marking a historic shift from Federal to states in Nigeria’s power sector governance. The new law removes electricity from the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution to the Concurrent Legislative List, legally empowering states to generate, transmit, distribute, and regulate electricity within their respective jurisdictions without exclusive reliance on federal agencies. Under the amended Act,…