Udeme Utip, THEWILL

Police arrest the cemetery manager and one suspected grave digger over the alleged exhumation of a freshly buried corpse. Suspects allegedly removed the corpse from the casket and planned to sell the stolen casket. Empty casket and unregistered...

Stakeholders call for state-funded commercial diver training in Akwa Ibom Experts say high training cost (₦15m–₦20m per diver) limits youth participation Over 1,000 youths reportedly trained in marine and offshore skills by private firm Calls for stronger enforcement...

Akwa Ibom Police Command reviews security situation at monthly strategic conference. CP Baba Mohammed Azare tasks officers on discipline, professionalism and intelligence-led policing. Two senior officers promoted and decorated as Assistant Commissioners of Police. Command conducts Hepatitis screening...

EMR calls for urgent review of policies affecting indigenous marine firms. BOBELS says local content laws have failed to adequately protect Nigerian operators. Indigenous companies reportedly spend over ₦20 million annually on licence renewals and regulatory compliance. Firm...

NUJ Akwa Ibom adopts sweeping reforms to strengthen professionalism and ethical journalism. Union to establish a Media Ombudsman, expand training and pursue housing schemes for journalists. Council says it spent over ₦8 million on members' welfare in one...

Governor Umo Eno signs 14 executive bills into law in one of Akwa Ibom's biggest legislative reform packages. New laws establish AKWA-GIS, Emergency Medical Services Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Fiscal Responsibility Board and University of Education. Hospitals Management...

Police raid suspected criminal hideout in Uyo, arrest four suspects. Locally fabricated pistol, suspected cannabis, charms and alleged stolen items recovered. Several suspects escaped as operatives stormed the compound off Oron Road. Residents urged to provide credible intelligence...

Eyewitness Network urges Nigerians to sustain support for President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda. Group says continued public backing is vital to consolidating gains of ongoing reforms. Commends progress in economic reforms, infrastructure, power, agriculture and education. Acknowledges current...

Mboho President says Ibom Deep Seaport belongs to all Akwa Ibom people, not any community. Warns that ethnic divisions could undermine the state's biggest economic opportunity. Vows to defend Ibibio interests while urging peaceful engagement and transparency. July 26,...

Police launch investigation into death of Oron-based cleric, Pastor Etetim Udo Body recovered from church premises and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy Commissioner of Police urges public to avoid speculation as probe continues July 26, (THEWILL) — The...