The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm in 26 states holding bye-elections on Saturday. This is with…
Police raid Akwa Ibom forests, nab 10 kidnappers
Police operatives acting on intelligence have raided a forest in Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom State, arresting about 10 suspected kidnappers, which LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered were laying ambush to kidnap Chinese expatriates working for the China Civil…
149 days in kidnappers’ den:Bring back our children alive, parents of NYSC 7 beg FG
Distraught parents of seven Akwa Ibom prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members kidnapped in Zamfara State are losing hope on the fate of their children still in kidnappers’ den over four months after they were abducted. Recall that on…
Why I arranged my husband’s abduction – Wife
A 40-year-old woman, Mrs Joy Sunday, who was arrested by the Akwa Ibom Police Command for conspiracy over the kidnap of her husband, on Friday, opened up on why she masterminded her partner’s abduction. She said she involved herself in…
*Landlord’s son arraigned for allegedly stabbing tenant with bottle (Sun)*Ojodu Accident: We are too professional to indulge in chasing vehicles – FRSC boss (Channels)
Landlord’s son arraigned for allegedly stabbing tenant with bottle (Sun) A 30-year-old landlord’s son, Nurudeen Adegboyega, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a tenant with a bottle. The police charged Adegboyega, who resides…
*71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch)*People Now Trooping For Help After My Mother-In-Law’s Burial – Obi Cubana’s Wife (Leadership)
71-year-old man dies during sex romp with prostitute in Ogun (Punch) Tragedy struck in Sagamu when a 71-year-old man, identified as Ajibola Olufemi Adeniyi, reportedly died during a sex romp with a commercial sex worker inside a hotel in Ogun…
Akwa Ibom, Kano join Konga Pay on Delivery rollout
Konga, Nigeria’s foremost omni-channel e-Commerce platform has extended its Pay on Delivery option to Akwa Ibom and Kano states. The POD option goes live in both states effective tomorrow, Thursday, March 11, 2021. Feelers indicate that the development has already…
182 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 182 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in over 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC Thursday night listed the states and the figures as Lagos -111; FCT –…
Akwa Ibom prepares for post COVID-19 economy, appoints former WAIFEM DG, Zinox boss, 18 others in crack committee
With Nigeria and the rest of the world still coming to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic which has hobbled global economies, the Akwa Ibom State Government is already looking ahead to repositioning its economy for a post COVID-19 world. To…
Herdsmen kill man in A’Ibom(Nation)
There is tension in Nkek village, Ukanafun Local government area of Akwa Ibom state following the death one Lucky Christopher Udoakpan allegedly at the hands of suspected herdsmen. The council chairman, Mr Uko Idiong, who disclosed this to our correspondent…
