Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom CP warns deployed officers against extortion, partisanship and voter intimidation. Officers are barred from paying for their movement to Osun and back to Akwa Ibom. Police personnel are cautioned against sharing sensitive election-operation content online. Akwa...

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...

Controller warns of life-threatening overcrowding in Akwa Ibom custodial centres. Uyo Correctional Centre houses over 1,000 inmates despite a capacity for 613. NDDC pledges support to rehabilitate facilities and improve inmates' welfare. Correctional Service seeks solar power, potable...

July 07, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a suspected security impersonator and recovered an assortment of police and other security uniforms, insignia and official accoutrements during a stop-and-search operation in Uyo. The Command said...

July 6 (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of the Vikings Confraternity and a security guard allegedly involved in vandalising and stealing armoured electrical cables in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. The...

Ibom Air has recorded a major breakthrough in Nigeria's aviation industry with the successful launch of its first scheduled international flight between Uyo and Accra, Ghana, officially opening international commercial operations from the Victor Attah International Airport. The historic flight,...

June 18 (THEWILL) — Akwa Ibom State has taken a significant step towards achieving universal access to potable water and improved sanitation services as key stakeholders validated the draft Water Supply and Sanitation Investment/Master Plan designed to guide future...

June 18 (THEWILL) — An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a man, Daniel Michael Elijah, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of his uncle after accusing the victim of being responsible for...

June 4 (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom Police Command has rescued three abducted children and arrested two suspected child traffickers in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, thwarting what authorities described as a child abduction operation. The Command disclosed the development...

June 4 (THEWILL) — As political alignments ahead of the 2027 general elections begin to take shape in Akwa Ibom State, leaders in the Uyo Senatorial District have signalled their readiness to resist what they describe as attempts to...