Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has arrested six suspects in connection with the repeated assault of a 13-year-old boy over three years. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare, disclosed this on Monday, during his maiden briefing at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. According to him, the victim who was rescued, was repeatedly sodomized by the suspects, who have been identified as Okwudili Levi Okeke (34), Idara Itam Daniel (23), David Udoh James (23), Udofia Edem Udosen (29), David Bassey Bassey (26), and Daniel Jacob Edet (30). Parading the suspects, the state police boss revealed…
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The forward operation base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Akwa Ibom state says it has arrested three persons over alleged petrol theft in the state. Uche Aneke, commanding officer of the base, said the suspects were apprehended at about 11.30 am on January 10, while trying to smuggle 1,800 litres of stolen petrol to Cameroun. “Our personnel on routine patrol around Bendero and Uta Uyata General Area of Mbo, intercepted a wooden boat carrying about 1,800 litres of petrol,” Aneke said. “The product was carefully concealed under cargos which included packs of soft drinks, biscuits, sachet water, casava flakes…
By dissolving the State Executive Council (SEC). Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State sent ripples through the political landscape. His decision to take the step is described as a pivotal step to strengthen governance and advance his state’s development agenda, perhaps barely a year into his tenure. Governor Eno during the dissolution commended the outgoing Commissioners and Special Advisers, saying the announcement was made during an emergency meeting at the Government House in Uyo. Recalibration, he said, was needed to get on board with his view of a more encompassing, outcomes-oriented governance structure. The evolving problems that the state…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC , Akwa Ibom State chapter has applauded Gov Umo Eno over the physical verification exercise of Civil Servants, adding that over 2,000 ghost workers have so far been discovered in the process. Secretary of the NLC in the State, Comrade Alpha Marshall made the disclosure on Tuesday, during a telephone interview on XL106.9FM’s Super Breakfast Show, “The Talk” in Uyo. According to Comrade Marshall, a little over 51, 700 Civil servants have so far been verified against the 55,120 workers that were available on record before the verification exercise. Speaking further, the NLC Secretary who…
This ruling is coming on the heels of a similar decision last year which also nullified the ward, local government, and state executives of the All Progressive Congress. A Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has barred the state executives of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) led by Aaron Chukwuemeka from parading themselves as Exco of the party. This was contained in a ruling on an interlocutory injunction delivered by presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, on Monday. The case was filed by two Port Harcourt based legal practitioners, Edwin Woko, Love Otuonye, and two others who are…
Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has urged the immediate suspension and reform of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), accusing the body of undermining democracy and constitutional governance. In an open letter to Nigerians, Clark criticised the NGF for deviating from its original purpose of fostering inter-state collaboration. He described its evolution into a powerful bloc that prioritises governors’ interests over the welfare of the people as a betrayal of its founding mission. “The NGF began as a platform for dialogue and cooperation among governors, but it has become a cabal capable of challenging constitutional order and stifling local government autonomy,”…
Blessing Obot, a 500-level student of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Akwa Ibom State University, has emerged as the winner of the department’s maiden poster competition. Obot, whose research focused on ‘designing and developing an automated fish feed dispenser,’ amassed 95.33% to beat his closest rival, Courage Ekanem, who scored 93.78% to finish second. Godwin Akpan clinched third spot with 92.22%. The automated fish feed dispenser designed by the winner of the competition is capable of dispensing 1kg of 3mm pellet in 20 seconds while dispensing a similar-weight of 9mm pellet in 25 seconds. The study achieved a consumption efficiency…
One Marine Police officer has been declared missing, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury following attack on the operatives by armed hoodlums suspected to be Sea Pirates on Akwa Ibom coastal waters. The Akwa Ibom State Police Command confirmed the daring attack on its Marine Police Patrol Team (MPPT) by suspected armed Sea Pirates along the Oron-Calabar waterways. Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Timfon John, recalled that the patrol team with fewer personnel, was ambushed by 24 armed Sea Pirates, explaining that the heavy gunfight that ensued resulted in the Police suffering some losses. According to her, the…
A concerned group in Akwa Ibom state, the Ononokpono Olu Family, on Monday, called on governments at all levels to address the rising cases of mental health disorder in the state. In a communiqué issued after their biennial homecoming and family reunion held at Nung- Odobo, Okobo local government area of the state, the group expressed concern over the alarming increase in depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. The communiqué was jointly signed by Comrade Victor Ononokpono, chairman communiqué committee, Offiong Deborah Ononokpono, secretary communiqué committee with Rev. Eskor Ononokpono, Mr. Iniobong Ononokpono, Nkere Joe Ononokpono, Rev. Emmanuel Joe Ononokpono as…
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammad Azare has warned that the law on open grazing will be followed to the letter to ensure compliance with its provisions even as defaulters would face the full wrath of the law. The police commissioner gave the warning during his maiden press briefing as the 34th commissioner of police in the state on Monday, at the Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. “The state has a law on grazing, and we will ensure full compliance with its provisions. Anyone arrested in connection with these crimes will be prosecuted to the full…