Akwa Ibom State

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...

May 12, (THEWILL) — Patients at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Akwa Ibom State, were left stranded on Tuesday, after an operation by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sparked tension within the hospital...

May 10, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an alleged arms supply syndicate accused of providing weapons to criminal elements operating in Ikot Ekpene and surrounding communities. The suspects, identified as...

May 08, (THEWILL) — For decades, the Ibom Deep Seaport existed more as a dream whispered across Akwa Ibom’s coastal communities than a project many believed would ever materialise. Fishermen spoke of it, traders hoped for it, and young graduates...