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Aniefiok Christopher Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt on Monday sentenced twin brothers and five others to death by hanging over the kidnap and murder of Rev. Edwin Isaiah Dokubo-Harry.  The deceased was abducted and killed in 2013 in a community in Asari Toru Local Government Area of the state. The convicts faced a 25-count charge bordering on conspiracy, kidnap, m8rder, possession of illegal fire arm and criminality. Justice Boma Diepiri, who sat on the case, discharged and acquitted Emmanuel Israel and Nephew Philemon. Also read: Ekiti Lecturer Faces death by Hanging for Robbery The court said the convicts…

Akakan Umoh The recent President Bola Tinubu’s approval of certification and compliance procedures for five proposed deep seaport projects in five states, targeting the recovery of over 70 per cent of Nigerian-bound cargo currently handled by neighbouring African countries has not settled well with many. The five are the Badagry Deep Sea Port in Lagos State, Olokola Deep Sea Port in Ondo State, Ibom Deep Sea Port in Akwa Ibom State, Bakassi Deep Sea Port in Cross River State and Bonny Deep Sea Port in Rivers State. In Akwa Ibom, the announcement has not settled with many people who have…

Edi Umoh President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Rangers International FC on their historic triumph in the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season. Tinubu hailed the Enugu-based side for securing a record ninth league title in a campaign that has rekindled memories of the club’s glorious past and reaffirmed its place in Nigerian football history. In a statement issued by the Presidency on May 25, 2026, through his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu praised the club’s managers, players, and supporters after they finished top of the league table with 68 points from 38 matches, edging out…

Aniefiok Christopher A total of 178 suspects linked to various criminal activities in Akwa Ibom are wallowing in police detention, awaiting court arraignment. This is as the Akwa Ibom Police Command recovered 69 firearms in its ongoing war against crime in the state. Addressing journalists during a press conference at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia in Uyo on Monday, the Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, declared that the Command has intensified intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and restoring public confidence in security architecture across the state. Also read: Commissioner’s Impersonator and Property Vandals in Police Net …

An usher in one of the new generation churches in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, would die by hanging for killing his  girlfriend, and stealing her phone. The 33 year-old Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson was convicted and sentenced after he was found guilty on a two-count charge of murder and stealing by Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo. The incident occurred on February 6, 2025, which was the convict’s birthday, at about 7 a.m, when Nelson, who resided along Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo, visited his girlfriend,  Emem Monday Effanga, at her residence at No.102, Aka Road, opposite NEPA…

Press Release A suspected notorious fraudster who allegedly specialised in impersonating Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Finance, Emem Bob, is in police net. The suspect is one Imeobong Akpan ‘M’ of Ikot Ekpene Udo Village, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area who specialised in defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. Operatives of the Command arrested the suspect following a credible complaint lodged on 22 May, 2026, at about 2230hrs, that an unknown individual had been fraudulently using the name, official identity, and photographs of the Commissioner on fake social media platforms to deceive members of the public. The police, according to the…

Akakan Umoh The controversy surrounding the purported suspension of Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has taken a new twist following an aggrieved ward executive member dragging the party and several stakeholders before the High Court. In a suit marked HOA/12/2026, filed at the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Oruk Anam Judicial Division, Prophet Edet Ben names the APC and over 20 individuals as defendants/respondents in the escalating dispute. The case, which came before Justice Nkereuwem M. Obot on a motion ex parte…

Aniefiok Christopher Senator Godswill Akpabio has advocated the creation of more state constituencies in Akwa Ibom to ensure even representation of the 31 local government areas. Speaking during the declaration of results of the APC House of Assembly primary held at the Essien Udim Council Secretariat, Afaha Ikot Ebak, Senator Akpabio noted that Akwa Ibom deserves more than 26 State Constituencies as currently applicable, and promised to collaborate with the Governor, Pastor Umo Eno towards ensuring more state constituencies are created for even representation. “Each local government area ought to be represented by a Member in the Akwa Ibom State…

Press Release Luck fled from a suspected drug dealer from Etebi Village in Esit Eket Local Government Area following his arrest and detention by Akwa Ibom Police Command over possession of illicit substances. The police command recovered large quantities of substances suspected to be Indian hemp from the 63-year-old man, thereby recording another breakthrough in its sustained war against illicit drug trafficking and other criminal activities across the state. ‘‘On Wednesday, 20th May, 2026, at about 0930hrs, operatives of the Command, acting on credible intelligence, received information that a suspected drug trafficker was conveying bags of illicit substances from Atabong…

Edi Umoh Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final on Wednesday. Unai Emery’s side took the lead late in the first half in Istanbul through Tielemans’ thunderous volley. Buendia increased Villa’s advantage with a sublime curler seconds before the interval. Morgan Rogers’ second-half goal finished off the outclassed Germans, sealing Villa’s first silverware since the 1996 League Cup and their first major European prize for 44 years. That famous European Cup final upset of Bayern Munich in 1982,…