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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has raided identified criminal black spots at the Ibaka Fishing Port, leading to the arrest of 23 male suspects and the recovery of large quantities of suspected illicit drugs and other criminal exhibits.
The operation was carried out between 9:40 pm on Wednesday, 5 February 2025, and 12:15 am on Thursday, 6 February 2025.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, DSP Timfon John, said that acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command conducted a strategic night raid targeting known criminal hideouts within the Ibaka area.
The Bayelsa State Government says it is repositioning the state’s economy as a preferred destination for investors and tourists through sustained economic diversification.
The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, stated this at the weekend during a transparency briefing held at the Bayelsa Treasury Building in Yenagoa.
She explained that the state is diversifying into agriculture, the marine and blue economy, marine transport, aviation and tourism as part of efforts to broaden its economic base.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in the investigation of an alleged armed robbery and homicide involving the disappearance and killing of a commercial motorcyclist in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.
The command recalled that on or about November 11, 2025, at about 11:00 am, it received a report that an unidentified commercial motorcyclist was attacked at Ikot Esop Village, dispossessed of his motorcycle, and subsequently went missing. Following the report, a comprehensive investigation was launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
After several months of sustained intelligence gathering and investigation, operatives of the command on Friday, February 6, 2026, around 12:00 noon, arrested one Emmanuel Silas (male) in connection with the alleged offence.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough in the investigation of an alleged armed robbery and homicide involving the disappearance and killing of a commercial motorcyclist in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area.
The command recalled that on or about November 11, 2025, at about 11:00 am, it received a report that an unidentified commercial motorcyclist was attacked at Ikot Esop Village, dispossessed of his motorcycle, and subsequently went missing. Following the report, a comprehensive investigation was launched to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
After several months of sustained intelligence gathering and investigation, operatives of the command on Friday, February 6, 2026, around 12:00 noon, arrested one Emmanuel Silas (male) in connection with the alleged offence.
Commodore Mohammed Manga, on Friday, formally commenced his tenure as the 14th Commanding Officer of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State.
During the transfer of authority proceedings at NNS Jubilee Ikot Abasi, Manga, in his address, reaffirmed his dedication to the Chief of the Naval Staff’s (CNS’s) vision, mission, and command ethos.
Commodore Mohammed Manga, on Friday, formally commenced his tenure as the 14th Commanding Officer of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State.
During the transfer of authority proceedings at NNS Jubilee Ikot Abasi, Manga, in his address, reaffirmed his dedication to the Chief of the Naval Staff’s (CNS’s) vision, mission, and command ethos.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded a breakthrough in the investigation of an armed robbery, criminal conspiracy and alleged juju-related case reported in the Uyo metropolis.
According to the command, the incident was reported through a petition dated November 20, 2025. The complainant stated that on November 19, 2025, while waiting along Uruan Street, Uyo, to board a commercial vehicle, a saloon car stopped and offered her a ride. Unbeknownst to her, the occupants were members of a criminal syndicate.
After driving for some distance, the suspects diverted from the intended route, produced a firearm and forcefully robbed the victim of her Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card. She was compelled at gunpoint to reveal her Personal Identification Number (PIN).
The Global President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said the Senate’s decision on the electronic transmission of election results amounted to a rejection of accountability rather than of technology.
Speaking in an interview on Friday, Okaba said the Senate rejected the principle of finality in elections, insisting that votes cast at polling units should remain the same through the collation process to the final declaration.
“The Senate rejected the simple, powerful idea that the vote cast by the citizen in the sunlight should be the same vote counted at the end of the journey,” he said.
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has described data privacy as a core national value essential to human dignity, trust and responsible citizenship.
Issa-Onilu made the remarks at the Second Data Privacy Summit 2026, where stakeholders convened to discuss privacy issues in the era of emerging technologies. The summit was organised by the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC).