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Akwa Ibom High Court has adjourned the alleged murder case of Iniubong Umoren, the 26-year-old graduate of Philosophy of the University of Uyo, for accelerated hearing in the matter beginning from November 1. The late Iniubong was lured through a phony job offer and was later raped and killed by one Uduak Frank Akpan. Akwa Ibom State High Court 6 in Uyo, the state capital, Wednesday, which resumed hearing in the murder case said the adjournment was to aid the parties involved in bringing more evidence. Ifiok Umoren, who is the first prosecution witness in the matter, gave an insight into…

To restrict child marriage, North Carolina lawmakers unanimously voted to raise the legal age of marriage in the state from 14 to 16. The legislation, passed by the state Senate on Tuesday afternoon, August 17, and by the House last week, bars children under the age of 16 from getting married and requires an age gap of four years or smaller between a 16- or 17-year-old and the person they marry. The bill will now be sent to North Carolina Democratic Governor Roy Cooper for assent. Current law has no minimum age gap between the spouses, and children as young…

All is set for Zahra, the 20-year-old daughter of Emir of Bichi, Nasir Ado Bayero and Yusuf, son of President Buhari to tie the knot Friday, August 20. Already, the couple have released their pre-wedding photos ahead of the ceremony. The wedding fatiha will hold at Bichi Central Masjid to be followed by a reception at the Emir’s Palace in Bichi, Kano State. Meanwhile, the Emir of Bichi, Nasir Ado Bayero, said he wished his daughter, Zahra, completed her studies before getting married to Yusuf. In June, at least seven governors had visited the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero,…

Nigeria, three-time winners will face the Pharaohs, seven-time Champions of the African Cup of Nations at Cameroon 2021 which will hold from January 9 to February 6, 2022. Other countries drawn with Nigeria are Sudan and Guinea Bissau in the highly anticipated competition. Algeria, defending champion of the CAN, will face Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast, in the Group E clash, according to the draw made in Yaoundé on Tuesday. Cameroon, host country of the competition and second most titled nation in Africa with five trophies, will face in the opening match Burkina Faso on January 9 in…

The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has warned warring parties in Akwa Ibom to separate sentiments and politics from the boundary delineation exercise to achieve success. The NBC Director-General, Mr Adamu Adaji, who was represented by Mrs. Amina Adamu, a director in the Commission, spoke this at the commencement of sensitization visit by the team to disputed border communities of Ini, Ibiono Ibom, Itu and Uruan Local Government Areas on Monday. The DG said the visit was a strategic phase in the Commission’s programme towards a successful boundary delineation exercise, identified parochial interest, claims and counter-claims by selfish individuals as the major…

The Internal Province of Ghana Anglican Communion has condemned one of its priests who was captured on a video k*ssing female students at St Monica’s College of Education. Executive Director to the Metropolitan Archbishop of Ghana, Dr George Dawson-Ahmoah in a statement issued on Tuesday stated that an investigation has begun into the matter. According to him, the said priest, Rev. Fr Balthazar Obeng Larbi, if found culpable will be dealt with as stipulated in the norms and values of the Anglican Communion. “The Church is saddened by the news and wish to state expressly that, a thorough investigation has…

Akwa Ibom State government has expressed disappointment at failure of relevant federal government agencies to implement decisions aimed at resolving the perennial boundary crises between states. The state Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo recalled that a previous resolution reached on the siting of a military base at the troubled border between Akwa Ibom and Cross River at the Itu end in December 2019, was yet to be effected. Ekpo stated this Tuesday, August 17 in Itu at the opening of the sensitization visit by the National Boundary Commission to the disputed area. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in his office,…

Akwa Ibom High Court in Uyo has ordered the police command to pay a N4 million compensation for detention and torture of a man who claimed he caught a policeman sleeping with his wife in his house. Clement Asuquo Etim, a businessman said he caught a policeman identified as Chief Superintendent of Police, Celestine Umeh at night in his matrimonial home at Aba Ukpo Estate in Uyo. Consequently, Etim was arrested, detained and tortured by the police command for three days. Etim who was represented by Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong in the lawsuit with Suit No: HU/FHR.72/2020, stated that Umeh who is now…

Thousands of people desperate to flee Afghanistan thronged Kabul’s airport on Monday after the Taliban seized the capital, prompting the United States to pause evacuations, as President Joe Biden confronted mounting criticism over the U.S. withdrawal. Chaotic scenes at the airport included a group clinging to a U.S. military transport plane as it taxied on the single runway. One person appeared to fall from the plane during takeoff, according to television footage. U.S. troops fired in the air to deter people trying to force their way on to a military flight evacuating U.S diplomats and embassy staff, a U.S. official…

The spike in the number of rapes and gender-based violence offences among female folks and children in Nigeria and indeed Akwa Ibom State has reached a breaking but dreadful point. Unfortunately, a few have courted the vicious crimes seen as taboos. Others perpetrating the crimes see such as a way of life. How sad! Before now, the crimes remained unreported in some homes. However, the cases surged during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. For instance, Reach Out, a magazine published by Office of the Akwa Ibom Governor’s Wife indicated that there were 58 reported rape cases mostly of girls below…