Unyenge bridge collapse: 15 days on, work still stalled
When the bridge linking the two sides of Unyenge—Uko Edei Inyang (Edei Apak) and the main village—collapsed on Tuesday, October…
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Electrocution incident: Police warn sand excavators to avoid electrical wires
Etim Ekpimah The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has warned tipper drivers and operators against digging sand near electrical cables,…
EFCC to arraign woman for N446m property fraud in Benin-City
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is to arraign one Rita Izehia Iyoha for…
EFCC arrests school owner for alleged visa, scholarship fraud
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested an alleged serial fraudster,…
Ember months campaign: FRSC urges motorists to take responsibility in driving
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists plying the roads during the ember months to take responsibility and…
Rights infringement: Journalists drag A’Ibom CJ, CP to court, demand N3bn damages
Emmanuel Ekponta Three aggrieved journalists – Mr Dennis Udoma, Tony Nyong, and Iniobong Ekponta, all members of the Correspondent Chapel…
Unyenge bridge collapse: Eno deploys contractor for immediate remedial work
Etim Ekpimah Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has directed the immediate mobilisation of a contractor to the site…
Leak from OML 29 pollutes Bayelsa communities
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa An oil spill from an 8-inch crude delivery pipeline at Oil Mining Lease 29 (OML 29) has…
Two kill each other in clash over traditional title
A family feud over a traditional title in Gbajibo village, Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, ended in tragedy…
Police nab two suspected hoodlums, recover firearm in Uyo
Etim Ekpimah In a proactive effort to rid Akwa Ibom State of criminal elements, operatives of the command have arrested…