Crime

Over 400 illegal schools across the state have so far been closed down by government in the first phase of the illegal private school closure exercise. The commissioner for Education Prof Nse Udo Essien while fielding questions from newsmen after the exercise described the exercise as rewarding and revealing as …

… injure staff and destroy properties! Following the recent xenophobic attacks and killing of Nigerians in South Africa, Nigerians in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have rained hell on MTN office, injuring staff and destroying valuables. The attack was meted on MTN office Aka Etinan road in the cold afternoon of …

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Education, Dr Nse Esien has condemned in totality the incessant attack on female hostels in the University of Uyo. Dr Essien condemned the attack on Thursday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the University to identify with the victims of the attack. Essien accompanied …

For some time now, the Independent National Electoral Commission, Akwa Ibom State, has refused to be drawn into making comments or reacting to unbalanced reportage of the proceedings of the Election Petition Tribunal. Conscious of its status as an umpire, INEC is only interested in the justice of the matters …

There is an uneasy calm in the camp of All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the March 9 2019 election following the testimony of Obong Nsima Ekere at the election petition tribunal sitting in Uyo on Thursday. Mounting the dock as PW46, Obong Nsima Ekere went outside his earlier statement …

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State Mr. Udom Emmanuel has ordered the Akwa Ibom State House Of Assembly to commence Investigation into the trending Video on Social media Involving the Chairman of Abak Local Government Hon Imoh William‘s aide Assaulting one Mr. Godwin Abraham, a decorator from Ata Otoro in …

The United States is a steadfast supporter of Nigerian democracy.  We commend all those Nigerians who participated peacefully in the February and March 2019 elections and have worked to strengthen Nigerian democratic institutions and processes. As Nigeria marks the twentieth anniversary of a return to democratic rule this year, we …

The Director General of Center for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, Dr. Nwamu Gabriel, has described how he alongside some foreign and other domestic observers, were violently attacked by hoodlums in the presence of the Police and Army officials at Senator Godswill Akpabio’s polling unit, The Independent High School, Ukana …

…Issues Warning Notice to Amity Hotel, Macaire Resort, Others The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service, AKIRS has sealed off Tilapia island, a popular recreational centre in Abak Local Government Area over unpaid withholding tax allegedly running into millions of naira. The premises was sealed off today, Tuesday after the …