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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested suspected vandals involved in the looting and theft of items from an accidented truck along the Calabar–Itu Highway.
On 10 May 2026, at about 22:00 hours, operatives of the command acted swiftly on credible intelligence provided by a tricycle operator regarding the activities of criminal elements vandalising and stealing from a truck that had fallen into a valley at Afaha along the Calabar–Itu Highway.
Tension is mounting in Esit Eket Local Government Area as leaders of thought, traditional rulers, political leaders, women, youths, and community stakeholders convened at the palace of the Paramount Ruler of Esit Eket, His Royal Majesty Edidem Ubong Peter Assam II, in Akpautong Village.
They issued a stern seven-day ultimatum to representatives of Esit Eket in the Seplat/NNPC JV EMOIMEE Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) to account for the management of community funds, scholarships and empowerment programmes over the past four years.
The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Akwa Ibom State Branch, has called for stronger government backing, sustainable funding and improved operational support to expand humanitarian services in the state.
Speaking at the 163rd World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day celebration on Saturday, 8 May 2026 in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Hon. Sam Ikon, said the organisation remained committed to delivering life saving support to vulnerable communities under the global theme, “United in Humanity”.
Counsel to Opu Nembe Kingdom, Barrister Chigozie Inwere, has criticised Aiteo’s resort to what he described as technicalities and frivolous interlocutory appeals to delay justice in the kingdom’s over N122 billion oil pollution suit.
The Opu Nembe Kingdom in Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State is seeking legal redress over environmental damage allegedly caused by oil spills from Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29 in 2019 and 2020.
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested two suspected arms suppliers and recovered a locally made revolver pistol in Ikot Ekpene as part of ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal networks and curb illegal arms proliferation in the state.
The suspects, identified as Udeme Udo, 52, and Nkereuwem Udo, 40, were arrested on 8 May 2026 at about 4:25 am following credible intelligence.
The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar Yakubu, has marked his administration’s first 100 days in office, highlighting major reforms, strategic partnerships and institutional progress aimed at repositioning the Guild for global relevance.
Addressing members of the Board of Trustees, national and state executives, Nollywood veterans, stakeholders and partners, Yakubu described the milestone as 100 days of purposeful, inclusive and reform-driven leadership.
A prosecution witness on Friday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, how a property at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of ₦950 million, paid in United States dollars, in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello.
The witness, PW15, Ramalan Abdullahi, a legal practitioner with the Federal Capital Development Authority, testified before Justice Maryanne Anineh that he was contacted in January 2022 by a friend who requested that he conduct due diligence on the property after agents introduced it for sale.
Communities in Okpoama and Ikensi in Brass and Nembe Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State have raised fresh concerns over an underwater crude oil pipeline leak at Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29, warning of worsening environmental pollution and threats to livelihoods.
Residents reportedly discovered the leak near Ikensi community at about 6:45am on Thursday after crude oil was seen discharging into surrounding waterways.
Suspected hoodlums fled into the forest on sighting advancing operatives of the newly established Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) during an intelligence-led tactical raid on their hideout along Ikot Abasi Road in Abak, Akwa Ibom State.
The raid, carried out at about 3:30pm on 7 May 2026, targeted a forest camp identified by police as a notorious gathering point for suspected criminals allegedly involved in hard drug abuse and planning attacks on unsuspecting residents and members of the public.
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE), the Ijaw National Congress (INC) President, and the Chairman of the Electoral Committee from inaugurating, swearing in, or presenting any individuals as officers of the INC.
The ruling follows the deepening leadership crisis within the INC after the controversial National Executive Council election held on 13 April, which CITRE, regarded as the apex judicial authority of the congress, declared null and void over alleged constitutional breaches.