Akwa Ibom State

Police arrest five suspected drug dealers during raid on criminal hideout in Mbak Itam, Ikot Mbang. Substances suspected to be Indian hemp, Tramadol, Loud and Ice recovered alongside ₦42,000 cash. Command says Operation Zero Black Spot will continue...

Ogbe orders process reforms as NCDMB launches digital compliance portal to eliminate delays in Nigerian Content Fund certification. Over $400m deployed to more than 130 indigenous companies, with Nigerian content participation now above 60 per cent. Board shifts...

Delta, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom shared N242.63 billion in the first quarter, accounting for about 75.4 percent of the N321.90 billion derivation funds distributed to Nigeria’s 11 oil-producing states. Delta emerged as the biggest beneficiary with N101.60 billion,...

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 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...