By Okon Bassey
Gunmen have murdered five police officers and a wife of an officer during an attack on the Divisional Police Office, Odoro Ikpe in Ini Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
The attack took place barely a week after the bandits invaded the Divisional Police Office at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, Ikono Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.
The bandits, according to our findings, attacked the police facility in the early hours of Saturday. The hoodlums also destroyed facilities, vehicles and other valuables at the station.
Speaking with THISDAY yesterday, the spokesman of Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Mr. Odiko MacDon confirmed the attack, saying he was at the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
Slain Akwa Ibom job-seeker emerges top performer in her graduating class
The slain woman would have possibly been employed as a lecturer after her mandatory NYSC programme, according to a university official.
Iniubong Umoren, the Akwa Ibom job-seeker who was raped and killeda few days ago by a man who had lured her with a fake job interview, has emerged as a top performer in her graduating class in the Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Uyo.
Miss Umoren, 26, is seventh among the top graduating students in the 2018/2019 class, with a GPA of 4.12, according to the final result released by the University of Uyo.
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The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has provided a N5billion grant to the Akwa Ibom State Government targeted at healthcare and social development as part of its annual $100 million dollars Annual Africa Fund for Social Development and Renewal. This was announced during a presentation of the grant award letter by ASR Africa to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel in Uyo, Thursday.
Speaking at the presentation, Kabiru Rabiu, representing the Chairman of ASR Africa and BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, commended Governor Udom for his strides in upgrading the State healthcare infrastructure and referral system at the Primary and Secondary levels, as well as the state’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for which the BUA Foundation donated 5 ambulances and 50,000 reusable facemasks during the pandemic, and which were distributed to students and vulnerable groups across the state.
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The MTN Foundation in partnership with the Duke of Shomolu productions brought smiles to faces in Akwa Ibom as the story, ‘Ibiom: When Doves Fly’, was masterfully retold in a two-day show at the Ibom Hall on April 30 and May 1. The production received the full support of the government and was well-attended by dignitaries including the Deputy Governor, Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Moses Ekpo; the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Martha Udom Emmanuel; the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Akwa Ibom State, Orman Esin; renowned businessman/industrialist, Akan Udofia and several members from the state’s executive council.
ASR Africa gives N5billion grant to Akwa Ibom
ASR Africa supports sustainable development initiatives in the health, education and social sectors in Africa.
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The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has provided a N5billion grant to the Akwa Ibom State Government targeted at healthcare and social development as part of its annual $100 million dollars Annual Africa Fund for Social Development and Renewal.
This was announced during a presentation of the grant award letter by ASR Africa to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel in Uyo, Thursday.
Speaking at the presentation, Kabiru Rabiu, representing the Chairman of ASR Africa and BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, commended Governor Udom for his strides in upgrading the State healthcare infrastructure and referral system at the Primary and Secondary levels, as well as the state’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for which the BUA Foundation donated five ambulances and 50,000 reusable facemasks during t