2000 graduands convoke at AKSU’s 4th and 5th graduation ▪...
Abasifreke Effiong AKWA IBOM - The Vice Chancellor of the Akwa Ibom State University, Prof. Eno Ibanga has said that 2000 graduands will convoke at the 4th and 5th convocation of the university holding on Friday 8th November 2019. The convocation which will hold at the Ikot Akpaden campus of the university was preceded by a convocation lecture on Thursday...
Policy Alert seeks stronger oversight of Akwa Ibom 2020 budget, more funding for State Auditor
AKWA IBOM - Policy Alert, a non-governmental organisation working to promote socio-economic development in the Niger Delta, has called on the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly to step up its oversight of budget implementation in the state. The organisation made the call at the public hearing on the 2020 Appropriations Bill organised by the Akwa Ibom State House of...
Abducted ACP rescued by police • Two suspects arrested
Musa Rabo, the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Suleja abducted over the weekend by gunmen along Abuja- Kaduna road has been rescued by the police. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba said the officer was successfully rescued on Sunday evening by a combined team of Police operatives from Kaduna, Niger and Zone 7 Command Headquarters Abuja, backed-up...
Seven fleeing Boko Haram members killed by IEDs • Nigeria Army rescues four kidnapped students in Kaduna
The Nigerian Army says seven members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, fleeing artillery bombardment and assaults by its troops have been killed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the sect. Eight other members of the sect reportedly sustained different degrees of injury in the incident. A statement by the media coordinator, Nigerian Army Operations, Aminu Iliyasu says the incident...
Kidnappers demand N50million ransom from police to free ACP
Our reporter Kidnappers along Abuja-Kaduna expressway have allegedly demanded N50 million ransom from the Nigeria Police Force as condition to free an Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Isa Rambo, kidnapped on October 19, 2019. Isa Rambo, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Suleja Area Command, was kidnapped by gunmen around Kaduna state. Rambo, was reportedly kidnapped alongside his driver...
One feared dead over boundary clash in Delta
Don Baba DELTA - A man simply identified as William has been reported dead as Aladja and Ogbe-Ijoh Communities in Udu and Warri South-West Local Government Government Areas of Delta State resumed an aged long crisis. Details as to what caused the latest crisis is still sketchy at the time of filing this report. It was learnt that the victim who was...
EFCC Arraigns Man Over Land Fraud In Uyo
The Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, arraigned one Victor Saviour Uko before Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on one-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N900,000.00. Uko ran into troubles when the...
Shell inaugurates 34 projects in Delta
Illori Ogunmola DELTA - Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Joint Venture (JV), inaugurated 34 community projects in the Ogulagha Kingdom, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta on Thursday 3rd October, urging host communities to create enabling environment for sustainable business growth. SPDC General Manager(GM), External Relations, Mr. Igo Weli, speaking at the inauguration said the projects were...
EFCC Arraigns Banker For Stealing Customer’s Money
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Port Harcourt Zonal office on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 arraigned Gladys Udia before Justice M. L Abubakar of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on a seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, forgery and alteration to the tune of N3,476,700.00(Three Million Four Hundred and Seventy Six Thousand,...
20,000 plus have benefitted from Delta job, wealth creation – Okowa
Ilori Ogunmola No fewer than 20,000 persons have benefitted from the Delta State's Job and Wealth Creation programme since its inception. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa disclosed this on Wednesday 2nd October at the 2nd Warri Economic Summit held in Warri, Delta State. The event was convened by Mr Michael Tidi, Chairman, Warri South Local Government Area. The governor, who was represented at the event...
