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By Bassey Asuquo Marriage is a union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and/or religious rights and responsibilities. Marriage is often, specifically, the union of only two people, to the exclusion of all others….QUOTE DICTIONARY In Ibibio land, the first daughter is often seen as a prized item by their parents. Because high value is placed on her by her parents, it is often seen by parents as a loss to give her out for marriage.  Awa Oduongo (sacrifice and throw away) According to findings, though nature demands that a daughter who…

By Bassey Asuquo Agbokim waterfalls are situated in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State, close to its border with Cameroon. The waterfalls are about 17 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Ikom and 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Calabar. Named after the host town, Agbokim Waterfalls are made up of seven streams which display a breathtaking cascade of fresh water plunging down the high cliff into the beautiful tropical rainforest, which is the reason it is called, the seven –faced wonder. This site is surrounded by steep hills, valleys, and luxuriant vegetation. Agbokim falls which have attractive scenery, has over the years, been a centre of attraction for visitors…

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, posted better-than-expected third quarter results on Tuesday, with total revenues shooting to $65.1 billion or 41 per cent. While Google’s ad business continues to subsidise its cloud expansion, Google Cloud brought in nearly $5 billion in the third quarter. On a conference call, CFO Ruth Porat said “revenue performance in the third quarter reflects continued broad-based strength in advertiser spend and elevated consumer online activity as well as a strong contribution from Google Cloud.” Alphabet reported an overall net income of $18.94 billion and diluted earnings per share of $27.99. Analysts had expected earnings of $23.47 per share on revenue…

By Bassey Asuquo Throughout the history of mankind, culture has been the fulcrum upon which society rests. It provides and takes various forms including traditional festivals, the social, religious, intellectual and artistic manifestations that characterize a society. Traditional Pottery making was, and is one of the forms that culture takes to characterize the Nigerian society. The practice of pottery in Nigeria is commonly found among the women folk. The business of trading with products of pottery is also formulated by the women despite the burden of carrying the fragile wares from one market to another after production. It is in the…

The menace of street trading in Uyo and other local government headquarters in Akwa Ibom State coupled with attendant risks glaringly poses dangers to numerous road users. Calls by the government and environment-friendly individuals to its nuisance value to ending the menace have been long overdue. From Itam Market along Itu-Calabar Federal Highway, from Ikot Ekpene, Abak, Oron Road, IBB Avenue to Udo Umana and other adjoining streets, the foul smell from irregular refuse disposal caused by dumping of unwanted wares and rotten products by some traders at strategic places is unspeakable. This is why we support the recent decision…

Fédération Internationale de Football Association has slammed a two-year ban on the coach of Cofine Football Club, Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom, Remi Amadi, from all football-related activities for alleged match-fixing. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communications at Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Tuesday said the ban was imposed by world football governing body FIFA. “The world body’s Disciplinary Committee conveyed this decision to the NFF, and it is a consequence of a similar ban imposed on the coach by the Federation’s Disciplinary Committee at its meeting of August 16,” he said. Olajire added that the NFF…

A one-time Presidential aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is still at loss why a popular Islamic cleric in Nigeria is always sympathetic to bandits instead of the victims of bandits. Reacting to Islamic cleric, Sheik Gumi’s comment, Reno Omokri in a post shared on his own Instagram page could not fathom why the cleric has been condemning the calls for bandits to be declared as terrorists. In a post shared on social media, Gumi opined that calling bandits terrorists will come at a price for Nigeria. Recall that Gumi has condemned the push to designate bandits as terrorists. Writing a…

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has dismissed an application challenging the suspension of Mr Uche Secondus from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A panel of three justices led by Justice Haruna Tsammani struck out the suit on Tuesday, October 26 during its sitting in the Rivers State capital. The PDP had filed the application at the appellate court to test the validity of Secondus’ suspension from the main opposition party. In its judgment delivered on September 10, a high court in Rivers affirmed the suspension of Secondus from the party at his ward in Ikuru Town in Andoni…

Akwa Ibom governor Udom Emmanuel has chided some people who are in the habit of branding the elderly as witches and wizards in order to deny them the welfare and care they rightly deserve. Emmanuel, who was the special guest of honour at the birthday thanksgiving and books presentation for Mkpisong Ememobong Essien, condemned some young people who dub and abandon their aged parents under the guise of being witches and wizards. Represented by the state deputy governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo, the governor who spoke Monday at Ibom Hall grounds, Uyo wondered why those elderly persons were not witches when…

Facebook has hit $9 billion (£6.5 billion) profit in the three months to September, up from $7.8 billion (£5.6 billion) last year and higher than expected. The feat by the company is amid challenges from privacy rules and whistleblower claims. The company’s total revenue, which primarily consists of ad sales, rose to $29.01 billion (£21 billion) in the third quarter from $21.47 billion (£15.6 billion) at the same time last year, missing analysts’ estimates of $29.57 billion (£21.5 billion). This figure was hit by Apple’s privacy rules, which made it more difficult for digital advertisers to target users, Facebook said.…