Tag: Akwa Ibom state

Nigerian lawmaker allegedly beats woman, forces her to walk naked

Uyo State High Court docked one Uduak Nseobot, a councillor in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa…

Two soldiers killed, expatriate abducted by gunmen in Akwa Ibom

Two soldiers killed and an expatriate has been kidnapped at a road construction site by unknown gunmen in…

Naval officer shot dead by gunmen

A Naval Warrant Officer, Felix Akanbi has been killed by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. Seven other passengers…

Facebook hackers bag three years jail-term in Akwa Ibom State

Justice A.A. Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has convicted and sentenced…

Armed Robber nabbed while attacking students in University of Uyo (Photos)

Officers of the Man O’ War at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, arrested an armed man…

Election observers exonerate military of wrongdoing in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom States

A coalition of election observers, under the aegis of Coalition of Civil Rights Movement (CCRM), has hailed the…

FG charges Ekweremadu, Akpan with refusal to declare assets

The Federal Government has charged the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and Senator Bassey Akpan, who represents Akwa…

Militants threaten to resume bombings, give reasons

A coalition of Niger Delta militants has threatened fresh bombings in the region if the country is not…

Court sentences father of seven to death for killing pregnant wife over N1000

The Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Ikot Ekpene Judiciary Division, on Thursday, sentenced a father of…

EFCC freezes Akwa Ibom State government bank accounts

Multiple media reports confirm that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today froze “all bank accounts” owned…

I’ll sell my own baby too — Woman who stole, sold granddaughter for N200,000 in Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a grandmother, Ekaette Obot, for allegedly stealing and selling her granddaughter…

Photos of motorcycle thief burnt to death in Akwa Ibom

A mob on Tuesday, descended on a man, set him ablaze at Urua Ekpa Junction, Uyo, Akwa Ibom…