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A pastor’s son from Akwa Ibom State who disobeyed the Biblical injuction “Thou shall not covet thy neighbour’s wife … nor anything that is thy neighbour’s” has entered the trap of the state Police Command. A 29-year-old Victor Felix Ukpong of 28 Okon Dan Street in Abak Local Government Area had been nabbed for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in his bedroom. A police source indicated that the mother of the victim took her to her pastor’s house for custody while she went to market, but the pastor’s son took advantage of the victim and raped her. CSP N-Nudam K.…

A tearful Kylian Mbappé limped off with an apparent ankle injury as Paris Saint-Germain beat 10-man Saint-Étienne 1-0 to win the French Cup on Friday. The injury to Mbappé, who returned to the sideline on crutches, took the gloss off a record-extending 13th cup success and raised concerns ahead of PSG’s Champions League quarterfinal against Atalanta next month. Saint-Étienne center half Loïc Perrin was sent off in the 30th minute for clumsily hacking down Mbappé as he sprinted past, and Mbappé’s right ankle appeared to buckle under him. “It just cracked a bit,” Mbappé told French President Emmanuel Macron after…

BBNaija housemates- Kaisha and Lucy- were embroiled in a midnight fight occasioned by name-calling, an action that amazed Praise. Since the two housemates moved into the house, they have been at each other’s throat, a situation that the duo engaged in a heated exchange of words and a shouting match and name-calling. After Kaisha had complained about her sleeping spot, Lucy fired the first salvo by insinuating that Kaisha acts like a baby and is also indecisive. Kaisha retorted by asking Lucy to “shut up” and described her an “old cargo.” The unsavoury comment led to a shouting match that…

Nigeria Friday night recorded 591 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 39,000. Unlike the 20 infections Akwa Ibom recorded on Thursday, the state has recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 208. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released the latest figures on Friday night in a tweet said the infections were reported in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Unlike previous cases, Oyo State overtook Lagos with a record 191 new infections. While Lagos came second on the list with 168 cases, the FCT recorded…

The fixing of the forthcoming chairmanship and councillorship elections into the 31 local government councils of the state for October 31, this year by Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) has thrown up challenging tasks for different political parties to work harder in fielding their candidates. In particular, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding fort various elective levels in the state is not leaving any stone unturned during the forthcoming elections. Consequently, the State Working Committee of the party has issued preparatory information sequel to the proclamation of elections and the publication of guidelines for Local Government elections by…

If you are planning to have a good laugh on TikTok, then here are some of the Nigerian celebs you definitely should be pitching your tents with. Globally, social media apps have become a part of the daily lives of people around and in the last five months, one app that has stood out is TikTok. With the coronavirus pandemic around the world and the lockdown that followed, people had time to be creative with the use of TikTok which surged its ratings. For a number of your favourite celebrities whose creative prowess has been underutilized because of the lockdown,…

The BBNaija 2020 Lockdown Season 5 is getting quite interesting. Seeing the housemates already getting emotional and entangling in just a few days as was seen in the case of Ozo and Dorathy, Eric and Lilo, Neo and Vee. Last night, Ozo might have gotten into trouble after pulling expensive joke on Dorathy. The pair seems to have bonded quite well but the HOH, Nengi has also been showing attention and interest in Ozo, though the handsome young man seems to be looking away and focusing more on Dorathy. Ozo who stood against the opinion of the housemates in a…

Following alleged murder and desertion of villages caused by cult skirmishes in Inen Clan of Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom Police Command swung into action and eventually nabbed the ring leader and 19 suspected cultists in three communities of the state. It is reported that cult rivalry between the Iceland and Debam confraternities in Inen Ikot Eteye, Ikot Inyang and Inen Ikot Owuk villages in Oruk Anam led to the death of a 27-year-old Ubong Okon, a suspected member of Iceland confraternity, while the whereabouts of a 25-year-old Ememobong Isaiah, a suspected member of Iceland cult group allegedly…

Akwa Ibom State on Thursday reported 20 new COVID-19 cases as Nigeria’s infections inches closer to 39,000. With this number, the total tally of infections in the state now stands at 196. In a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the country had recorded 604 fresh cases of the virus. The data from the NCDC further showed that the latest COVID-19 infections were reported in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with Lagos State, the country’s epicentre for the disease, having the highest number of infected people – 203. A breakdown of the new cases…

An investigation has been ordered into allegations of a missing N100 billion from the coffers of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) established in 2017 to reconstruct states affected by insurgency in the North-East Region. Moving a motion for the probe of the agency, Ndudi Elumelu, a minority leader in the House of Representatives, said the N100 billion given to the commission by the Federal Government has “vanished” with nothing to show for it . Elumelu, while moving the motion, accused Mohammed Goni Alkali, commission’s managing director, of awarding non-existent contracts. His words, “The N100 billion so far disbursed to the…