Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has questioned a contractor over the sequencing of work at a hospital construction site after discovering that construction began with a mortuary, gatehouse and chapel. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, the governor rejected a document displayed on the contractor’s mobile phone, insisting it…
The police command in Akwa Ibom State has said it arrested three masqueraders in the state for alleged involvement in violent and disorderly conduct under the guise of masquerade activities. The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Timfon John, said in a statement on Saturday in Uyo that operatives arrested the masqueraders on Friday in Etinan…
Tension has continued to envelope the oil communities of Ekid ethnic nationality of Akwa Ibom State following the arrest and prosecution of one of Governor Umo Eno’s fiercest critics, Princess God’sown Udoito, a radical land and environmental rights advocate. According to LEADERSHIP, Lady Udoito was arrested on Wednesday on the orders of the State government…
The protracted case of the gruesome murder of Master Aniekan Idongesit Edet, a nine-year-old pupil of Lutheran Primary School (LPS), Itoko, Ibesikpo Asutan local government area of Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend concluded by Justice Archibong Archibong of the State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the State capital. The long-running legal tussle since…
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly is set to pass a bill that seeks to criminalise sexual relationships with married men in the state. According to a post made by Obiavel Albert Abigo, a lawyer, on his Facebook page on Monday, the proposed bill, sponsored by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Inyang, makes it…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested three masquerades for allegedly displaying on the streets without authorisation and maiming innocent people The State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azar,e disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Uyo on Monday. Azare disclosed that the masquerades were arrested in the Eket Local Government Area of the state…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the kidnapping of a 62-year-old retired ExxonMobil staff member, Idongesit Demas Udom, and the amputation of his hand after collecting a ₦5 million ransom. The convicts—Chinatu Iwe Abraham, 38, from Isiala Ngwa, Abia State; William ThankGod Sunday,…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested one David Effiong on full masquerade regalia for allegedly disrupting public peace. According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare, the suspect will be charged to court accordingly in masquerade uniform. GISTSMATE MEDIA earlier reported that the Governor of the state, Umo Eno, has announced a…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has announced a ban on the use of traditional masquerades across the state during the festive period, citing rising security concerns. The Ekpo masquerade holds significant cultural value in Ibibio tradition, symbolising ancestral spirits during community festivals. However, recent incidents involving violence, harassment, and extortion—including the arrest of a…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has approved the payment of a 13th-month salary bonus, described as “Eno-mber,” to state workers ahead of the Christmas season. Governor Eno announced the approval in a post on his social media handles on Monday. He stated that the Accountant General had been instructed by the state to commence…
