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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).
The wife of the Ikorodu Local Government Chairman, Mrs. Kadijat Ladega, has reiterated her commitment to supporting widows and the elderly with welfare interventions.
Mrs Ladega gave the assurance on Thursday during the distribution of food items and cash support to widows and elderly women at the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat in Lagos.
The palliatives distributed included bags of rice, beans and garri, alongside a cash support of ₦5,000 for each beneficiary.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has foiled a child abduction attempt in Abak Local Government Area, rescuing the victim and arresting a suspect.
According to the command, the incident occurred on Wednesday, January 22, 2026, around 2:40 pm, when police operatives promptly responded to a distress call reporting the forceful abduction of a female child.
The report was made by a 32-year-old man, Uwem, who informed the police that an unknown person had dragged a female pupil into a nearby bush. Acting swiftly on the alert, the Command immediately mobilised operatives to the scene.
As the world commemorates World Cancer Day, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN) has called for urgent, inclusive and sustained action to address the disproportionate burden of skin cancer among persons with albinism (PWAs) in the country.
The National President of AAN, Dr Bisi Bamishe, made the call on Wednesday, emphasising the heightened vulnerability of persons with albinism to skin cancer due to prolonged exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
World Cancer Day, observed annually on February 4, commemorates the signing of the Charter of Paris Against Cancer at the World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium in Paris, France, in 2000. The 2026 commemoration carries the theme “United by Unique,” as part of the 2025–2027 global campaign.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismantled a suspected fraud syndicate operating within Uyo metropolis and its environs, arresting three suspects and rescuing an elderly victim.
According to the command, the operation was carried out on Monday, February 3, 2026, around 3:30 pm., following credible intelligence received from a concerned and public-spirited individual.
The intelligence revealed the activities of a group of fraudsters, locally known as “Utotoh,” who allegedly specialised in deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismantled a suspected fraud syndicate operating within Uyo metropolis and its environs, arresting three suspects and rescuing an elderly victim.
According to the command, the operation was carried out on Monday, February 3, 2026, around 3:30 pm., following credible intelligence received from a concerned and public-spirited individual.
The intelligence revealed the activities of a group of fraudsters, locally known as “Utotoh,” who allegedly specialised in deceiving unsuspecting members of the public.
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