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The quiet Nung Ikono Obio Village in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State boiled as mob invaded the family compound of the alleged rapist and murderer of Miss Iniubong Umoren. Youths numbering hundreds stormed the family house of one Uduak Frank Akpan, the prime suspect in the murder of a jobseeker, and vandalised it. It was gathered that the youths took the action after setting ablaze the security post of the one-storey building, venue of killer’s den where Miss Iniubong was killed and buried in a shallow grave. Sources told one of our correspondents that the youths carted…

A Nigerian woman going by the name NEFERTITI on Twitter, an abolitionist, has satirised what she sees as constituting Federal offences contrary to what the Country’s Law book stipulates. This is as the country faces rising insecurity coupled with constitutional breaches both by Federal and state governments prompting strident calls for restructuring while other Nigerians are clamouring for secession. The Federal Government on Tuesday berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for displaying crass ignorance that kidnapping and banditry are not federal offences. On the contrary, NEFERTITI listed the federal offences to include killing of cows, criticizing Buhari, setting up…

The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has denied withholding funds budgeted for the Nigerian Army. The Ministry, which stated that the funds were released at the right time, said N1trillion had been released to the Nigerian Army from 2019 to April 2021. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed stated this during an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on Army chaired by Senator Ali Ndume. Ahmed also revealed that apart from funding the budget of the army almost 100 per cent, there had been a lot of instances where the security service went to the President, got special approvals…

A 25-year-old woman from Mali gave birth to nonuplets- five girls and four boys- in Morocco on Tuesday, May 4, according to the country’s health ministry. Mali’s government flew Halima Cisse to Morocco for better care on March 30. She was initially believed to have been carrying septuplets, according to ultrasounds conducted in Morocco and Mali. Mali’s health ministry said in a statement that Cisse gave birth to five girls and four boys by Caesarean section. “The mother and babies are doing well so far,” Mali’s Health Minister Fanta Siby told AFP, adding that she had been kept informed by…

Nigerians have reacted on Twitter to the divorce between Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates. On Monday night, May 3, the couple announced that they have ended their marriage after 27 years, saying they “no longer believe we can grow together as a couple.” The couple said that the decision came after a “great deal of thought and work.” They said they no longer believe they can grow together as a couple in this “next phase” of their lives. The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist and his wife have built up a combined $124 billion (£89 billion) fortune, making them…

Riyad Mahrez scored twice to complete Manchester CVity ‘s journey to a first Champions league final with a 2-0 victory, eliminating Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 on aggregate on Tuesday. After beginning Man City’s fightback in Paris last week, Mahrez took only 11 minutes to score in the semi-final second leg when he put the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Keylor Navas on a field covered in the remnants of a spring hailstorm. The Paris-born forward completed a counterattack in the 63rd minute that began with a surging run with Phil Foden and combination with Kevin De Bruyne. PSG then lost their…

Akwa Ibom Secretary to the State Government, Emmanuel Ekuwem has admitted that the mediocre, corrupt and perverse persons in the society are usually uncomfortable with the journalists for fear of exposing and publishing their evil deeds. Ekuwem, a Ph.d holder spoke at the celebration of 2021 World Press Freedom held at NUJ Press Centre, Uyo on Monday, noted “There is no hiding place for the mediocres. There is no more hiding place for the perverse. No hiding place for the corrupt. “Who has exposed the corrupt, the mediocre, the perverse, the tyrannical? You (Journalists). So, you are a public good.…

The House of Representatives has ordered the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to take over the investigation and prosecution of the killers of Miss Iniubong Umoren, who was found dead after attending a job interview. The House also condemned the act of sexual assault and gruesome murder of Miss Umoren, describing it as barbaric, inhuman and despotic while seeking protection for her family. In a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Unyime Idem representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in Akwa Ibom, the House also mandated the Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development to follow up with the…

Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has admitted to discussing contract of securing the country with President Muhammadu Buhari after the Presidency attacked him for coming to canvass for contract without following due process. Mbaka, the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu travail started when he called for the impeachment of Buhari. Addressing congregants in Enugu on Sunday May 2, he said he met Buhari for a “contract of securing the country” during his first administration. The clergyman said “When they talked about giving Father Mbaka contracts, I don’t want to talk about that, I was laughing. It is a laughable, childish accusation.…

Nigeria will ban travellers coming from India, Brazil and Turkey because of concerns about the rampant spread of second wave of coronavirus in those countries, a presidential committee said on Sunday. “Non-Nigerian passport holders and non-residents who visited Brazil, India or Turkey within Fourteen (14) days preceding travel to Nigeria, shall be denied entry into Nigeria,” Boss Mustapha, chairman of the presidential steering committee on COVID-19, said in a statement. The ban will take effect from May 4, the statement said. Nigeria announced 43 confirmed new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing its total to 165,153, with 2,063 deaths. Indian hospitals,…