Day: January 28, 2018

.4 killed, several injured   By Harris-Okon Emmanuel   Four persons died, with many injured, as cultists clashed, weekend, in Oron town, the headquarters of Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.   According to Vanguard, trouble started when members of Day Bam and Vikings had disagreement at a pub, “but before we knew what was happening members of Day Bam mobilised and attacked members of the Vikings, while Black Axe came in to support the Vikings,” a source said.   The source said residents scampered for safety when…

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Akwa Ibom Command, said on Sunday that it arrested 235 suspected drug offenders and seized 334.06kilogrammes of drug from them in 2017. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Joy Agumuo, a Deputy Superintendent of Narcotics, disclosed this in an interview in Uyo. Agumuo said that of the 235 arrested, 191 were males while 44 were females. She said that there was a reduction in the number of suspects arrested and quantity of drug seized, compared to the 2016 figures of 301 suspects and…

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. Second term ambition suffers set-back . As Uyo stakeholders back Anietie Eka for AKHA . Murray promises Uyo AKHA Speakership position if returned in 2019     The second term ambition of Lawmaker representing Uyo State Constituency in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Hon Monday Eyo is currently in jeopardy. This is as a result of a decision by political egg-heads in Uyo to throw their weight behind Hon Anietie Eka who is aspiring for the same Assembly seat in 2019. According to a top party (PDP)…

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