Fresh details have emerged on the killing of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, during a bloody midnight assault on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Late Mrs. Nkoyo Ita John Ikot, the beloved mother of DSP Nyeneime Ita John and DSP Timfon Ita John, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command. In a statement made available to WatchmanPost and signed…
The insurgents reportedly struck Benisheikh at approximately 1:00 AM on Thursday, setting fire to trucks and commercial vehicles. Motorists and passengers—stranded due to the nightly closure of the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road—were among those targeted.
Worried by the worsening security situation in Nigeria, the United States Department of State has approved the movement of its Nigerian embassy non-emergency personnel and their families from the country.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA major socio-political organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Mboho Ndito Nsit Worldwide, has thrown its weight behind Governor Umo Eno’s second term ambition, unanimously endorsing him for the 2027 governorship election. The endorsement was the highpoint of a strategic meeting of elders, stakeholders, and members of the forum drawn from Nsit Atai, Nsit Ibom,…
Amid rising global crude prices fueled by hostilities involving the US, Israel, and Iran, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that Nigeria’s daily crude oil production rose significantly from 1.48 mbpd in February to 1.84 mbpd in March.
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesA 32 year-old barber, Ofonime Augustine Etim has been convicted and sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for defiling a 12 year-old girl in Ikot Obong Otoro, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Ofonime, a native of Abama village in Obot Akara Local Government Area, was sentenced today, Tuesday, 31st March, 2026 by…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Tension gripped residents of Hospital Road, Uyo, after a domestic misunderstanding reportedly turned bloody, leaving a 31-year-old woman with serious injuries and her landlord in police custody. The suspect, identified as Akong Henry, was arrested by operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command over the alleged attack on his tenant,…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim As activities for the 2026 National Police Day celebration gather momentum nationwide, the Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Mohammed Baba Azare, on Wednesday took the campaign for peace, civic responsibility and road safety to Itam Market, one of the busiest commercial centres in the state. The high-profile sensitization…
ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Ismaeel Uthman Few political relationships in the Fourth Republic have shifted as dramatically as that between former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and President Bola Tinubu. From pointed public criticism and ideological distance to strategic alliance and eventual rupture, ISMAEEL UTHMAN writes on the trajectory of their engagement before, during and after the…
