In a heartbreaking incident that unfolded on Monday, January 9, two students of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, lost their lives after being tragically crushed by a truck. The devastating accident occurred just a few meters away from the school's premises, near the Ikot Inyang village junction along Aba Road in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area.The fatal collision transpired when the truck driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, leading to a horrifi...

Otuekong Franklyn Isong, the chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), has advised the state government to use the N5 billion released by the federal government to buy compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.It also recommended that the government pay a portion of the cost of transportation for residents, schoolchildren, and government employees.The Civil Society organizations in the State would prefer if the Governor...

Operators of Point Of sale, popularly known as POS, and other shop owners along Ikot Ambang, Itak, and Ikot Efun in Ibiono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have heaved a sigh of relief following the killing of one Wisdom Sunday Akpan, a notorious criminal and killer who terrorized the residents of the area.Until he was killed by operators of the Command’s Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Team, Wisdom would kill his victims after dispossessing them of their...