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After 141 years since it was erected, a statue of a slave kneeling before US President Abraham Lincoln at Boston Public Park was removed this week. The removal of the Emancipation Group statue in Park Square comes months after the Boston Art Commission voted to remove the statue which has stood in Park Square since 1879 by the end of year, according to the Boston Herald. The decision came in June following the nationwide protests that took place following the death of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer. “We’re pleased to have taken it down this morning,”…

Fans of the 2020 BBNaija star, Ozo, have shocked him with PS5. It a new controller is amazing, games load quickly, and the console has a more streamlined user interface than the PS4. PlayStation 5 launches in November, starting at $399 for PS5 Digital Edition and $499 for PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive. Ozo shared a photo of the PS5 on his Instastories and said he got home to meet the surprise package. He is always linked in a sizzling relationship with another BBNiaja housemate, Nengi.

By: Israel Umoh On the Christmas Eve, some of our villagers plucked asaka flowers, wove around palm frond and pegged it in the front of their alleys in what was called Ugwuk ndak. It was their normal Christmas tree. Asaka looks like a shrub with creeping tendrils and enticing flowers that beautifully budded during the dry season. It attracted sun birds and other birds. The orthodox Christians believed that pegging a palm frond on your alley sported with the asaka flower signaled the festivity and opener for blessings of the season. Every morning, we gathered firewood, dry leaves and parched…

Primary and secondary schools both public and private in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria are directed to reopen for classes on Monday, January 4, 2021. Announcing this after the last State Executive Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Comrade Iniobong Ememobong, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, said this was to make up for the inconclusive. Ememobong directed all the school heads to ensure their wards comply with the laid-down COVID-19 protocols. According to him, “Council received the report of the state of schools in preparation for resumption from the short Christmas break, in line with the current spike of COVID-19 .…

Akwa Ibom Government has handed over the case of the 11-year-old boy alleged to have been 3exually abused at the Deeper Life High School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to the police for thorough investigation. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ini Ememobong, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday, said the government is committed to unraveling the truth in the sexual abuse allegation and would “prosecute anybody found culpable of any wrongdoing.” After the state Executive Council meeting, the Akwa Ibom government urged the public to be patient “for a thorough investigation to be carried out by the…

As the second wave of COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, Nigeria has recorded 1,016 cases and 11 deaths in 24 hours. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says of the new cases recorded in 20 states including Federal Capital Territory, Lagos State has the highest of 434 while FCT and Plateau have 155 and 94 infections respectively. “On the 30th of December 2020, 1016 new confirmed cases and 11 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. “The 1016 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (434), FCT (155), Plateau (94), Kaduna (56), Rivers (56), Oyo (30), Nasarawa (27), Zamfara (25), Abia…

Shareholders have mandated AIICO Insurance Plc to raise its authorised share capital from N18 billion to N20 billion. Speaking at its 50th Annual General Meeting held virtually, Kundan Sainani, AIICO’s Chairman, thanked the shareholders for the support given to the company. Sainani reiterated board’s commitment to continue to steer the affairs of the company on the path of continuous and sustainable progress. At the meeting, the shareholders also approved to increase its authorised share capital by the creation of an additional four billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each. Similarly, the shareholders further gave their nod for the declaration of…

US President, Donald Trump and immediate past first lady, Michelle Obama are the most admired man and woman of 2020, according to a new Gallup poll. It was a turbulent year that Trump was impeached, widely criticized for his administration’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic and racial tensions, and lost re-election, it is no mean feat for him. It is the first time Trump has topped the list alone, ending a 12-year run by his predecessor, Barack Obama, with whom he tied for the most admired man in 2019. For Michelle Obama, it’s her third straight year as the most…

Brent crude prices held above $51 a barrel on Wednesday, after API data showed stocks of crude oil in the US declined by 4.8 million barrels in the week ended December 25, marking the first fall in inventories since the week ended November 6. Also, the Donald Trump administration began sending stimulus payments of up to $600 to millions of Americans on Tuesday evening. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the government would begin the process of mailing out paper checks on Wednesday for individuals without government-registered bank accounts. On the pandemic front, the US reported its first case of the mutant…

Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Wednesday, sent packing a 22-year-old marriage on grounds of frequent nagging. The dissolved marriage was between David Adetula and Remi, his wife. Delivering judgment, Chief Henry Agbaje, President of the court, held that “It was possible to take the horse to the river, but impossible to force it to drink water.’’ Agbaje remarked that effort by the court to prevail on the petitioner to change his decision for separation failed. Consequently, he dissolved the union in the interest of peace and granted custody of the three most senior children to their father and the last…