Akwa Ibom State

May 25 (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in its ongoing offensive against violent crime, disclosing the arrest of 178 suspects and the recovery of 69 firearms in a sweeping crackdown across the...

May 25 (THEWILL) — Residents of Enen Atai Itam in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have continued to pay glowing tributes to Professor Efanga James Usua, a former Commissioner for Education in the defunct Cross River...

May 23 (THEWILL) — The incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election in Akwa Ibom State after polling 389,197 votes in the exercise conducted across the state’s 329 wards. His...

May 23 (THEWILL) — A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, James Iniama, has thrown his weight behind the second term bid of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo...

May 21, (THEWILL) — A High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has sentenced a 33-year-old church usher, Ndifreke Isaiah Nelson, to death for murdering his girlfriend, Emem Monday Effanga, after a dispute over a mobile phone. The trial...

May 19, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command says it has arrested a 22-year-old suspect following the brutal mob assault and attempted lynching of two women along Ring Road 3 in Uyo, declaring a manhunt for other...

May 17, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State has commended political stakeholders, security agencies and residents for the peaceful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primaries across the state, following earlier...

May 15, (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force in Akwa Ibom State says it has intensified its crackdown on criminal networks, arresting three women over the alleged sale of a newborn baby, while also recovering a firearm, hard drugs...

May 15, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties in Akwa Ibom State to conduct all political activities within the provisions of the Electoral Act and established guidelines ahead of the 2027 general elections. The...

May 14, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command says they have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a locally made pistol, charms and other incriminating items during a raid on a criminal hideout in...