The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested the Manager of Mbiokporo Cemetery in Uyo, Elijah Edet, and one Nsikak Effiong, for allegedly exhuming a freshly buried corpse to steal its casket for sale. The spokesperson for the command, Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 6, 2026. According to the PPRO,…
Staff of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, have begun receiving their long-awaited 2017/2018 promotion arrears, which were allegedly diverted after being paid in June 2024. The payments resumed following an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which reportedly led to the arrest and detention of the Managing Director of Sincere Microfinance…
By Frank Ulom A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, Tuesday, convicted and sentenced John Sunday Eyo to life imprisonment for rape. Eyo was convicted by Hon. Justice Blessing Egwu for raping a 16-year-old girl, and was later sentenced to spent his entire life in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Afokang…
By Frank Ulom A Cross River State High Court No. 11 sitting in Calabar, today, convicted a pastor, Apostle Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for the murder of his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey, a child with Down syndrome who was falsely accused of being a witch. The Court, presided over by Hon. Justice…
Suspected kidnappers have abducted several mourners escorting the remains of a late Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer to Benue State for burial after ambushing their funeral convoy in Kogi State. The victims were travelling with the body of Deputy Corps Commander Augustine O. Ikwue, popularly known as “Etume Zero,” when their vehicle was attacked…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced a commercial motorcyclist, Michael Effiong Japhet, to life imprisonment for raping a nursing mother at knifepoint. The judgment brings an end to an 11-year prosecution handled by the Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Justice. Delivering judgment, Justice Archibong Archibong found Japhet guilty of rape…
