By Harrison Essien A fire outbreak has destroyed a residential building at No. 10 Nsentip Street, Uyo, leaving a staff member of the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary, Mr Otobong Edet Akpantem, and his family homeless. The incident occurred at about 4pm while Mr Akpantem, his wife and other occupants of the building, including three tenants,…
A man suspected of spying for Russia since May 2025 “at the latest” has been detained in Berlin, German prosecutors said on Wednesday. The Kazakh man was in contact with the Russian secret services, the federal prosecutors said. The man passed on details about Germany’s military support for Ukraine and about the German arms and…
Tension is rising along the Gulf of Guinea following a reported attack on Cameroonian security forces in the Bakassi Peninsula. Local sources say suspected separatist militants believed to be aligned with pro-Biafra movements crossed into the Isangele subdivision earlier today, launching a coordinated assault on a patrol unit of the Cameroon Gendarmes at about 11…
By Frank Ulom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, in a coordinated joint operation with operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has successfully secured the release of all fourteen (14) victims abducted by sea pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. According to a statement signed by DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer…
By Frank Ulom A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced a 38-year-old woman, Mbika Asuquo Edem (a.k.a Ikwo), for selling a newborn. Converseer reports that Edem was convicted and sentenced by Hon. Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie, on 23 April 2026. The conviction was secured by the National Agency…
