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NYSC appeals to security agencies, govs to secure release of missing officials
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to security agencies and governors of Anambra and Imo states to help secure the release of two of its officials…
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Two Electric Cable Vandals Electrocuted In Akwa Ibom
Two suspected electric cable thieves have been electrocuted in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital and adjoining Ibesikpo Asutan local government area. The two persons were electrocuted while…
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Akwa Ibom NYSC Coordinator, Driver Abducted
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that its Akwa-Ibom State Coordinator, Mr. Okun Christopher, and his driver, Mr. Daniel Effiong Asibong, have been abducted on transit…
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Police Rescue Suspected Ritualist From Lynching In Akwa Ibom
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command on anti-riot operation rescued a suspected witch doctor at the verge of being lynched by angry mob over allegation that…
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Gunman flew drone over Trump rally area before shooting, says FBI chief
The 20-year-old gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally flew a drone over the area about two hours before the former US president began…
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One person shot dead in Akwa Ibom in gang attack
One person was shot dead at a local bar on Tuesday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during a gang attack. The incident happened around 9 a.m. at a…
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Police Free 10 pregnant women from baby factory in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has freed 10 pregnant women from a baby factory ran by a 56-year-old suspect, Eunice Eze. The State Commissioner of Police, CP…
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We’ll respond to planned protests professionally – IGP Egbetokun
The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police would respond to the August 1 planned protest by some Nigerians, “in a most professional manner.” Egbetokun…
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23-year-old confesses killing, burying motorcyclist in a shallow grave in Akwa Ibom
By IDORENYIN UMOREN The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Waheed Ayilara, Monday, paraded no fewer than 31 suspects arrested by men of the command for various…
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Bodyguard of S Leone’s ex-leader jailed over failed coup
A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been found guilty of treason and sentenced alongside 10 others over a failed coup last year.Amadu Koita…