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A total of 150 repentant youths in Akwa Ibom State under the ‘Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control’ programme are to undergo skills acquisition training to empower them economically. Youths from Etim Ekpo and Ukanafun will benefit from the programme sponsored by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and Akwa Ibom State Government of the disarmament programme. A leading Non-Governmental Organization, Leadership Initiative for Transformation and Empowerment (LITE-Africa), and the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM) are implementing partners which will commence training in Delta, Enugu, Edo States and Federal Capital Territory…

Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2014. This was as Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri were on target to give coach Thomas Tuchel’s rejuvenated team a 3-0 aggregate win. Ziyech squeezed the ball under Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak in the 34th minute of the last-16 second leg as he connected with a cross from Timo Werner who had raced down the left after being fed by fellow German Kai Havertz. Substitute Emerson made sure of the victory with a 94th-minute strike for Chelsea’s second goal. Atletico were left…

A 40-year-old man is to spend the rest of his years on this earth in a correctional centre for raping an eight-year-old boy, Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered. Aniekan John Udom, a native of Ikot Nkim in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of the state, was caught raping the primary the four pupil residing at 12 Anyan-Ikot Street, off Abak Road in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital in August 2020. While arraigning the accused in court, Mrs Maria Akpan, the state prosecutor, said Aniekan was caught by the victim’s lesson teacher while committing the offence in broad daylight.…

Pelé is acknowledged by Brazilians as the greatest soccer player ever, but they are torn on renaming the historic Maracanã stadium in his honor. The stadium’s name could soon change if Rio de Janeiro Governor Cláudio Castro accepts to honor the three-time World Cup winner. He has until next week to decide after being authorized by the state’s legislature to rename the Maracanã as “Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Rei Pelé.” The stadium is officially named “Jornalista Mario Filho” for the Brazilian sportswriter credited with the idea to build such a colossus for the 1950 World Cup. If Castro agrees…

As the 3exual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo reached White House on Tuesday, President Joe Biden says he should resign if the state attorney general’s investigation confirms the claims against him. Biden made the remarks in an interview with ABC News that is scheduled to air Wednesday. When asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos whether Cuomo should resign if the investigation confirms the women’s claims, Biden said “yes” and added, “I think he’d probably end up being prosecuted, too.” “It takes a lot of courage to come forward so the presumption is it should be taken seriously,” Biden…

Amidst growing condemnations, Enugu State House of Assembly lawmakers, Tuesday, ditched the controversial life pension bill for former governors, their deputies and spouses. The stepping down of the bill followed public outcry about the jumbo packages contained in it for the beneficiaries. The bill sought to appropriate, at least, 900 per cent of a governor’s annual salary as his monetary entitlements every year after leaving office. The wife of the governor would also have gotten N12 million as annual medical allowances, provided she was married to the governor while in office. Apart from the N12 million provided for a former…

Two abducted female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ayetoro campus have regained their freedom. This was confirmed in a post on Twitter by Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday evening. The students were abducted at about 9:00 p.m. on Sunday following raid by suspected bandits at the Igbole Aibo quarters in Ayetoro. The abduction was confirmed by the Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Unit of the institution, Niyi Oduwole. ”The incident is most unfortunate. The university is beefing up security around all our campuses and hostels. “We sympathise with the parents of the victims and we want to assure…

The Federal High Court, Lagos has fixed June 10 to rule on application by Mr Paul Usoro (SAN), the immediate past president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to dismiss the money laundering and breach of criminal trust charge levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Having listened to submissions by both parties, the court presided over by Justice Rilwan Aikawa fixed the date to rule on the application Usoro had pleaded the court to dismiss the money laundering and breach of criminal trust charge levelled against him by EFCC for being unknown to law. The…

Pastor Patrick Edet, General Overseer of Grace Family Outreach also known as Commonwealth of Champions has dedicated his second child to God Almighty. The dedication service took place at Ibom Hall, IBB Avenue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Pastor Edet and wife, Inyene with the baby going for dedication Pastor Edet, a former Roman Catholic Church priest, dedicated his first son, Ukara-Yahweh on Sunday, March 14, 2021. In 2018, Edet married to his longtime friend, former Inyene Sampson Akpan, and they are currently blessed with two beautiful children- a girl and a boy. They wedded on March 17, 2018 and dedicated…

Nigerian lawyers are enjoined to urgently address corporate governance issues, and application of anti-corruption laws with the hope of providing solutions to challenges facing the country. Mr Udom Inoyo, who spoke during the opening of 2021 Nigerian Bar Association, Uyo Branch Bar Week on Wednesday, charged them to domesticate such jurisdictions as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or the UK’s Anti-Bribery Act as they affect operations in Nigeria as well as engage with non-governmental actors-Human and Environmental Right groups. Inoyo, a retired Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil, noted ‘’Lawyers are also required to interpret complex technical laws and regulations…