Posts tagged as: Akwa-Ibom State

‘Dilapidated Calabar-Itu Road, Major Threat To Multi-Billion Naira NCDMB’s Oil And Gas Industrial Park’

  LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The multi-billion naira industrial park being built by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Odukpami, Cross River State, faces a threat of not achieving its purpose unless the poor state of Calabar – Itu road that leads to the park is fixed quickly. This is one of the discoveries […]

Peter Obi Says He Attends Church Events Because Nigeria Needs Prayer

LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Pary, LP, Peter Obi said he attends church events because Nigeria needs prayers. Obi stated this in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital on Tuesday when he visited the former prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria and a former president of the Christian Association of Nigeria […]

Gunmen Storm Akwa-Ibom Church, Abduct Nigerian Relevangelist, Demand N100m Ransom

LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have kidnapped an Akwa Ibom-based televangelist, John Okoriko. The gunmen kidnapped the cleric on Tuesday evening when they invaded the headquarters of the church in his village, Ibekwe Akpanya in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state Mr Okoriko is the president and founder of the Solid Rock Kingdom Church. […]

Former Nigeria Senator Still Kidnappers’ Den Fifty Days After Abduction

LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former senator from Akwa Ibom State, Nelson Effiong, has spent more than 50 days in captivity, since he was abducted by gunmen around September 6 in Uyo. Antai Effiong, a lawyer and younger brother to the former senator, told PREMIUM TIMES, Wednesday, that he was yet to be set free by […]

Police Nab AK-47 Manufacturer, Couple For Killing Their Son Over Witchcraft

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Akwa Ibom State police command has arrested an artisan, one Ekike Hector David, for allegedly manufacturing AK-47 rifles and selling them to criminals in the state. A statement by the state police commissioner Mr Amiengheme  Andrew, released by the command’ spokesman, Odiko MacDon (SP), said about 1 pm on September 13, 2021, […]

Hoodlums Raze INEC Office In Abia A Week After Attack On Another At Akwa-Ibom

LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hoodlums on Sunday night razed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. According to a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee Festus Okoye, the burnt office was recently renovated. The statement added further this was not the first time […]

Gunmen Kill Female Police Officer Along With Her Male Counterpart In Akwa Ibom

LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A female police officer was shot dead on Tuesday by some gunmen in Ika Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south. The police spokesperson in the state, Odiko MacDon, confirmed the killing which appeared to be a continuation of the attack against security agents in the country’s South-east and South-south regions. […]

Panic In Akwa Ibom Community As Suspected Cultists Attack Church, Shoot One

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is panic in Inen Ikot Esse village in OrukAnam local government area of Akwa Ibom, as gunmen suspected to be cultists invaded a Pentecostal church and shot one of the church elders identified Elder Friday Ufenang. It was gathered that the suspected cultists numbering over 10 had stormed the church premises […]

Two Customs Officers Die In Auto-Crash While Chasing Vehicle Loaded With Rice

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have been reported dead on Sunday from a ghastly road accident in Akwa Ibom State. It was reported  that the yet-to-be identified officers died while their van was chasing a Toyota Sienna bus, suspected to be conveying rice at Urua Ita, Oron axis section […]

INEC Gives Reasons For Rejecting Akwa Ibom Rerun Poll Results

LAGOS JANUAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been forced to reject the results of Saturday’s rerun election in Essien Udim Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa-Ibom. INEC said it was moved to reject the results of the rerun election in the area due to the fact that its officials were abducted and […]

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