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Renewed clash between two rival cult groups in Inen Clan, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa  Ibom State has consumed two persons. The months-old melee for supremacy between Debam and Iceland confraternities occurred in Mbiaso Village where the two persons were killed. Our correspondent in the area gathered that the suspected cultists also kidnapped one primary school teacher from Inen Okuruk Village. It was gathered that the suspected cultists invaded Mbiaso Village on Wednesday night to revenge rival cult members who had killed their members in the area, forcing many innocent villagers to flee to neighbouring communities. “By 2:30 a.m. last night,…

A total of 82 bandits in Katsina and Zamfara states were gunned down by Operation Hadarin Daji troops. While 67 criminals were eliminated at the Birnin Kogo forest in Katsina, 15 were killed at the Ajjah forest in Zamfara. Announcing this on Wednesday in a statement, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations,  said the airstrikes executed on Monday, was sequel to intelligence on the hideouts. The statement reads, “No fewer than 67 bandits, armed with very high calibre weapons, including Anti-Aircraft guns, have been neutralised and several others injured in air interdiction missions executed by the Air…

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling “an almost unbearable grief”. “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,” Meghan said in a piece for the New York. She went on to describe how she watched “my husband’s heart break as he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine”. Meghan wrote that “loss and pain have plagued every one of us in 2020”. The 39-year-old shared her experience to urge people to “commit to asking others, ‘are you OK?'” over the Thanksgiving…

The German tactician has generally enjoyed positive results at the club’s home ground, but Atalanta easily defeated the Reds on Wednesday Liverpool’s 2-0 loss against Atalanta in the Champions League on Wednesday night marked the first time Jurgen Klopp has coached the Reds to such a heavy defeat at Anfield. Never before in Klopp’s previous 137 competitive matches in charge at Liverpool’s home ground had the club lost by more than one goal. The last time the Reds suffered such a heavy defeat at Anfield dates back to August 2015, when Brendan Rodgers saw his side lose 3-0 to West Ham in the…

Ekiti State High Court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for being found guilty of robbery. The convicted- identified as Adekunle Osho, 31, and Chinedu Ugwu, 34 – handed the sentence on Tuesday November 24, were reportedly involved in robbery and also linked to a stolen vehicle. They were convicted for robbing one Chief Ojo Gbenga of his Toyota Camry car and N150,000  on or about November 14, 2014 at Oke Ila, Tinuola area of Ado Ekiti. It was alleged that the men who blocked their victim with their own car while on his way home, shot him in the leg. Delivering…

Akwa Ibom State has notched 20 new COVID-19 infections and Nigeria recorded 198, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed. So far, the state has recorded 339 confimred cases while 311 have been discharged and nine persons died. From its Twitter handle on Wednesday, NCDC said the infections had spikes in Federal Capital Territory with 53 followed by Lagos and Ogun with 48 and 40 respectively. “On the 25th of November 2020, 198 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The 198 new cases are reported from 13 states- FCT (53), Lagos (48), Ogun (40), Akwa Ibom (20), Bauchi…

Eden Hazard scored from the penalty spot and substitute Rodrygo added a second as Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-0 in the Champions League. Inter are on the verge of exiting the Champions league after losing 2-0 to Real Madrid in Wednesday’s clash at San Siro. Madrid won the reverse fixture 3-2 earlier this month to revive their Group B campaign and they made a strong start to what was the first meeting between these sides at Inter’s iconic ground since 1998. Eden Hazard converted an early penalty – his first goal in the competition in three years – and…

Pakistan has reportedly approved in principle a law to adopt chemical castration for rapists. Local reports said Mr. Khan approved the law before a federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday, November 24  to fast track sexual assault cases. But Pakistan’s government is yet to make an official announcement. The decision was made after the law ministry presented a draft of the anti-rape ordinance at the meeting. According to GeoTV, Kahn said in the meeting: ‘We need to ensure a safe environment for our citizens.’ He reportedly said the legislation would be clear and transparent with strict enforcement by officials. The draft…

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom State, Mike Igini, Wednesday, affirmed that local government elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime. Igini who stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accused state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at the grassroots. “Local government elections are nothing but organised crime. They should not be calling them elections at all,” he said. “Look at the Local Government system in Nigeria. We have lost 774 local governments in Nigeria to every sitting governor of the 36 states in Nigeria. “What constitutes free, fair and credible…

Diego Maradona, aged 60, has died of cardiac arrest. The football legend had a heart attack at his home just two weeks after leaving hospital where he underwent surgery on a blot clot in his brain. Maradona, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, helped Argentina win the World Cup in 1986, the pinnacle of an illustrious career. He played club football for Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona among others and was adored by millions all over the world for his brilliant skills. Maradona was responsible for the infamous ‘Hand of God’ that eliminated England from the…