By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has successfully arrested two additional suspects in connection with a recent failed kidnapping attempt in Eket. A statement dated August 25 and signed by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, said the two individuals were arrested on August 22,…
As crisis in Henshaw Town community of Calabar South continues without any immediate hope of reconciliation in sight, a retired High Court Judge, Justice Charles Efanga Archibong has appealed to Gov Bassey Otu to intervene in the lingering crisis. In a letter, sited by our reporter, and addressed to Gov Otu, Justice Archibong sought an…
Chairman, PSC, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd) (middle), Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (first right) and others during the meeting. By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission has vowed to flush out drug addicts in the Nigeria Police Force by collaborating with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to achieve the objective. The…
By Anietie Akpan Hard times now await motorists and, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel that give or demand bribe saying all fines should be paid to designated banks. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed who gave this warning in a statement also warned motorists not to entice the FRSC patrol operatives with financial benefits…
A Cross section of the Senate Committee on Incessant Crude Oil Theft, at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday. By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has called for the effective prosecution of oil thieves to curb the rampant economic sabotage crippling Nigeria’s oil and gas sector….
By Magnus Effiong Nurses at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) have protested and withdrawn their services over the arrest and detention of three of their colleagues by armed Policemen on Monday. A source, who preferred anonimity told our reporter that the protesting nurses had, as early as 7am of Tuesday, blocked the main…