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Akwa Ibom girl who clinched third position in the UBA Foundation National Essay 2017 has attributed her feat in the competition to God Almighty, parents and English Language teachers. The 15-year-old Yah-ofon Ettah Essien, who is an SS11 student of Nigerian Christian Institute, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, carted home N500,000 education grant and a laptop. Miss Essien, tall, stoutly built and fair-skinned hails from Adadia in Uruan Local Government Area. She competed with more than 1,000 students from different secondary schools in the country. After the preliminary stage, she made the list of the 12 finalists in the grand-finale ceremony…

Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo beat Barcelona’s Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or award for the fifth time – and the second year in a row. Victory took the 32-year-old Portugal international level with 30-year-old Argentine Messi, who won the most recent of his five awards in 2015. Messi’s ex-Barcelona team-mate Neymar, now at Paris St-Germain, was third. Last season, Ronaldo helped Real Madrid win the Champions League and their first La Liga title since 2012. Ronaldo added the 2017 Ballon d’Or to those he won in 2008, 2013, 2014 and 2016, and Messi is the only other recipient…

Bitcoin has breached the $16,000 mark, extending the digital currency’s record-breaking surge. The cryptocurrency began the year below $1,000 but continues to rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble. According to Coindesk.com, Bitcoin reached $16,050.83 (£11, 928.78), having soared over 50% in a week. The new high comes days before the launch of Bitcoin futures on two exchanges, including the world’s largest futures exchange, CME. Spread betting firm CMC Markets said the rise had all the symptoms of a bubble market, warning “there is no way to know when the bubble will burst”. What’s behind the Bitcoin gold rush? US…

The bodies of two children murdered by unknown persons in Obiokpok village in Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State for undisclosed reason were discovered on the table top freezer of their father. This was brought to the public glare by the father of the deceased children, Aniekan Sunday Billie when he lodged the complaint of the killings at the State Police Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo. Billie narrated that he locked the children in his room and left for Kpokpo market to buy food items for the household. “On my return, I saw the lifeless bodies of…

Zimbabwean man, William Masvinu, has won “Mr. Ugliest Man in the Land” for the fifth time. Masvinu lost last year to Maison Sere in controversial circumstances. However, he won this year’s edition of the competition held over the weekend in Ruwa, Zimbabwe and walked away with $500 and a cow. Masvinu said he was happy to reclaim the crown after losing it last year. He observed, “No one can dispute that I am the ugliest person in Zimbabwe. I now want to take my ugliness outside the country. If there is Mr. Ugly World, I am confident I will bring the crown…

The recognigtion of Jerusalem as the Israel’s capital is seen as the fulfilment of Biblical prophecy, Reno Omokri, Former aide to the immediate past Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has spoken. Omokri, who hailed the decision of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, tweeted “Has @realDonaldTrump fulfilled biblical prophecy by recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital? Omokri posited, “I have been praying for this day for long and if I supported Donald Trump before, today, I go one step further and declare that I am even willing to take a bullet for him.” Meanwhile, the international leaders in separate statements,…

Bad breath could be a big scare and shame to the sufferer. To avoid the embarrassment caused by bad breath, one has to be observant and take precations to guard against it.  There is hardly anyone that does not know the basic things to do to maintain fresh and minty breath. Brushing, flossing and rinsing your mouth with water and mouth wash at least twice daily would be enough to stem bad breath. More so, certain foods and spices such as garlic can give offensive breath and chewing gum can help to keep breath fresh. Despite doing all these things,…

A total of 67 private universities adorn the various corners of the country to assist in providing quality education for the teeming students seeking admission in tertiary institutions. This follows approval of additional six by the Federal Executive Council to compete with 61, the existing functional ones. Alhaji Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, announced the approval of the six universities Wednesday while briefing the State House Press Corps at the end of the FEC meeting presided over by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. Adamu listed them to include Admiralty University in Ibusa, Delta state, owned by the Naval Holding Company,…

Manny Pacquiao, former welterweight world boxing champion, has been promoted to full Colonel in the Philippines Army. Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician, currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines. In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked number 2 on ESPN’s list of top pound-for-pound boxers of the past 25 years The 38-year-old took to Instagram to share his news and posted several snaps of him posing with members of the Army dressed in camouflage uniform. Pacquiao wrote: ‘Today, I successfully defended my Commandant’s paper to be promoted to a full Colonel.’ The former welterweight champion…

A final-year student of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State was Tuesday night shot dead by unknown hoodlums while he was watching UEFA Champions League matches. The deceased, Dominic Ubiat, a final-year Microbiology student from Ibiono Ibom local government area of Akwa Ibom was shot on his groin at close range. Our correspondent gathered that a three-man gang, stormed the viewing centre, Kaneworld Resort at 17, Idak Okpo lane, Uyo in Akwa Ibom, few minutes to the end of the matches involving Manchester United, Chelsea and Bayern Munich and shot the victim. The heavily armed gunmen reportedly ordered…