Some suspected illegal oil transporters and their tankers were on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, handed over to the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for proper investigation and possible prosecution.
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The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it had sealed 16 filling stations for selling petrol above N145 per litre pump price.
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The transport sector in Akwa Ibom state would soon receive a big boost, as the government has concluded plans to bring in 1,500 vehicles to enhance productive activities in the sector. The state governor, Udom Emmanuel, disclosed this while delivering a speech, as a special guest of honour, at the foundation laying ceremony of Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM) in […]
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For three consecutive days, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, crisscrossed the six states in the South-south geo-political zone, assessing the state of the roads and monitoring progress reports both in the works and the housing sectors. Attention to details “If you noticed, for the first 20 minutes, I wasn’t […]
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The Akwa Ibom Police Command has arrested three suspected pipeline vandals from Eket Local Government Area of the State. The state Police Commissioner, Murtala Mani, said that the suspects were arrested in a hotel with improvised explosive devices capable of destroying high pressure oil pipelines. Mani said that other items recovered from the suspects included a battery for igniting explosion, […]
Continue reading »Some youths suspected to be the Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday razed a vehicle belonging to the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ediene, Abak Local Government Area of the state. It was learnt that the PDP supporters were in a Toyota Hiace bus that was going to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the party’s convention […]
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The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday said it had destroyed more illegal refineries in Delta and Akwa Ibom. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Christian Ezekobe, in a statement said the navy has continued its crackdown on the activities of illegal crude oil thieves and pipeline vandals. The statement said, “On Aug. 10, a Patrol Team deployed by NNS Jubilee […]
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An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has killed a 26-year-old man, Mr. Chukwudi John, after he opened fire on a truck in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday when John, an employee of Dompec Global Resources Limited, was returning from Abak Local Government Area in the state, […]
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Akwa Ibom transporters, under the aegis of the Transport Operators Movement, have condemned the 25 years lease of Akwa Ibom Transport Corporation to Nsik Motors. They alleged that the deal was unilaterally sealed on behalf of the government by a former Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Godwin Ntukudeh, in favour of his friend, Mr. Nsikak Johnny, the Managing Director of Nsik […]
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