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The Federal Government has ordered the contractors handling the construction of the East - West road sections 1 to 4 to return to site within the next one week for the speedy completion of the project. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio handed down the order at a tripartite meeting with officials of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), managers of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund and contractors handling the construction of the roads. According to Senator Akpabio, the Federal Government through the NSIA had concluded arrangement for the release of about N20 billion to the contractors if they mobilize to site within the next one week. Senator Akpabio recalled that the contract for the East - West road was first awarded in 2006 and scheduled for completion in 2010 but suffered some set backs because of funding constraints. He revealed that by the time the project was transferred to the newly created Ministry of Ni...

All is now set for a one day seminar organized by Community Safety Partnership, CSP aka Community Policing, Akwa Ibom State Command in collaboration with Josun Jossy Multinational Resources Ltd, will hold a one day seminar with the theme: "To enhance Effective Collaboration and Synergy between the Nigeria Police Force and Security Organizations" is slated to hold tomorrow, March 17, 2020 by 10:00Am at Cardinal Ekanem Hall Brooks street, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to Press Release signed by the President, Elder Edwin Eyoh stated that the seminar is timely apt as it will address the insecurity situations like kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, banditry, and other social vices. "In his words, Participants expected are Neighborhood Watch, Vigilante groups, Hunters groups and other members of the public are welcome as all the seminar will inform, educate and expose them to security issue affecting your immediate environment. The office of the Deputy Inspecto...

AK Gov signs Executive Order ... Proscribing Cultism,  Violent Behaviour ors AK. S. L. N. NO. ... ....OF 2020*LS From the Governor  UYO Criminal Code Law Cap. 38, Laws of Akwa lbom State, 2000 CULTISM AND OTHER VIOLENT BEHAVIOR (PROHIBITION) ORDER,  Commencement. IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred on me by Section 70 of the Criminal Code Law, Cap. 38, Vol. 2, Laws of Akwa lbom State, 2000 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, 1, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, the Governor of Akwa lbom State of Nigeria do hereby make the following - ORDER Proscription of cults, Societies and groups.1.   (1) The cults, societies and groups listed herein are hereby declared unlawful and forthwith proscribed in Akwa lbom State - (a) Vikings; (b) Black Axe; (c)KKK; (d) Buccaneers; (e)Mafias; (f)Luttox (Junior Black Axe); (g)Debam; (h) Dewell; (1)Icelanders; (j)Red Skins; (k)Pirates (l)Amoc,: (m) Akwa Marines; and (n) Utoto Groups (419); ...

Posted on   A Nigerian woman who dumped her husband over a year ago has asked the court to intervene in getting her husband back after he moved on and got a new wife. According to reports, she dumped him soon after he lost his job. Akunna Faith, begged the court that her ex husband Orji Chukuemeka’s new wife should be kicked out from her matrimonial home and that she be allowed to get back with him. Akunna denied that she dumped him because he lost his job but said that Chukwuemeka had been violent towards her thus her need for a protection order. She begged to return to her husband’s house and that she lives s peacefully with her husband and their children as a family, as they had been before. “Your Worship, when the child is at fault, Chukwumka takes out all the anger on me and assaults me. If an order is granted, I believe that he will be peaceful and I can then be allowed to go back to my matrimonial home. “I was in aba when I found that he had marri...

The Osun state police command has arrested two ritualists, from the arrest, some female body parts were found with them. The Osun state police spokesman said: at about 9:30pm.. a distress call was made by A hotel management where they had lodged. The management said a girl screamed twice and after that, no noise was heard again from the room. According to them the scream was like a girl calling for help. According to the management when the guys were about going, they were asked to be escorted back to the room to see if everything was fine and why the girl they came with wasn't leaving with them. The ritualist said everything was fine and the girl was resting in the room, that she was going to be out.But the hotel management insisted, even though they tried to escape , the hotel management were smart enough to had locked the premises and pinned them down. That was when they were able to gain access in the room and saw a pool of blood with some body parts removed from the...

The State Universal Basic Education Board Chairman, Prof Maria Ikorok has charged Community leaders to safeguard  Basic School facilities and other public infrastructure provided in their domains to justify government's huge investment for the overall interest of the populace.  Prof Ikorok made the call while handing over a three classroom block constructed under the 2017/2018 UBE Intervention Projects at Government Secondary School, Afaha Atai, Eket LGA. She said the call  became necessary as facilities provided by the government are for the benefits of Communities, hence the  need for them to ensure its safety . The  SUBEB Chairman directed community stakeholders to protect public utilities from vandalism arguing that, by doing so, it would save the government from investing on projects that have already been executed thereby  channelling such resources to other areas of needs. She commended Governor  Emmanuel for the prompt relea...

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to take immediate steps to relocate the head offices of Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) to Akwa Ibom State. The House also ordered ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas companies to relocate its operational base to the state. The resolution followed a Motion brought before the House by the Member representing Ini State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ekpenyong at Tuesday plenary. Ekpenyong in his submission, informed the House that the relocation of the head offices of DPR and NAPIMS will have the ripple effect of forcing ExxonMobil to also relocate its headquarters to Akwa Ibom State. He pointed out that the State contributes about 33% of Nigeria’s daily volume of oil production and is by far the highest oil producing State in Nigeria. Th...