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ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robbery syndicate that had been terrorizing Ikot Abasi village and its environs. The arrest was made on July 1, 2024, at about 02:00hrs, and the suspects have reportedly confessed to the crime. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Honourable Federal Commissioner representing Akwa Ibom State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Abuja, Chief Benedict Ukpong, has congratulated Chief Effiong Asanwana on his inauguration as Council Member, Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe State. Engr Ukpong made the commendation on Thursday, July 4, during the inauguration ceremony of Council Members at the…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesYouths from Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have visited the PDP State Chairman, Elder Aniekan Akpan, to counter a recent protest by a few individuals from Ikpe Ward 1. The youths reiterated that the chairmanship zoning arrangement in Ini LGA has always been between Zones A and B, to promote peace…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is set to host a stakeholders’ summit to develop fresh strategies for the economic growth and development of the Niger Delta Region, according to Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the Managing Director of NDDC. In a statement released by Seledi Thompson-Wakama, Director of Corporate Affairs, Dr. Ogbuku emphasized the need…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesBy Emmanuel Ntekim Another protest may erupt between the students of the School of Health Technology, Etinan, and the Management of the school, led by the Provost, Pharm. Jimmy Uwah, over his alleged determination to expel four students, including members of the Students’ Union Government, purportedly as a cover-up strategy to protect the Dean…

ShareShareTweetPin0 Shares-Say Afaha Obong Clan can’t be chairman for 12 years Recent news of the constitution of a zoning committee in Abak by the Caretaker Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the area, Prince Ben Ebong has been rejected by critical stakeholders in the Local Government Area. In a rejection letter jointly endorsed…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesAs Gov Eno pledges cooperation The committee set up by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, to resolve the impasse surrounding the amended the states Traditional Rulers’ Law 2023, has presented its report, recommending the rotation of the highest traditional stool, including the Chairman and President-General of the Traditional Rulers’ Council. The committee,…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe Akwa Ibom State Community in Lagos (AKISCOM-Lagos) has announced the appointment of a new Board of Trustees (BoT) to harness their wealth of experiences into joining forces with the executives to oversee the affairs of the organization. The nine new BoT members, three of whom were selected from each of the three senatorial…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe year was 1987, and a class of 96 students proudly graduated from the University of Calabar’s Law Department. Their dreams of becoming legal professionals are now within reach. They did not know that the journey ahead would be marked by twists and turns, as the legal landscape in Nigeria evolved over the next…

ShareShareTweetPin0 SharesThe University of Calabar (Unical) Law Class of 1987 on Saturday, June 8, 2024, reunited in Uyo, renewing the strong bonds they shared during their university days. The inaugural meeting was hosted by a Justice of Appeal Court, Abuja, Honourable Justice Okon Efreti Abang, who was one of the 96 graduands of the Class…