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By Akanimo Sampson For a 23-year-old Memory Banda, it appears she knows how to change the world, by refusing to stay silent. Ms. Banda grew up in Malawi in an area where child marriage, sexual violence and early pregnancy were common. “In my childhood, I had seen a lot of girls dropping out of school, getting pregnant, forced into marriages and sexually violated,” she recalled recently in an interview with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The harms of these practices were obvious to her, but she felt alone in recognising them. “The community did nothing about it, but encouraged girls to accept and be silent.”…

The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has warned modern Christians to stop promoting Christmas seen as an unbiblical celebration. Speaking at the Wednesday at the Church’s Headquarters in Lagos, during Manna Water Service which coincided with the 2019 Christmas Day, Olukoya said no book in the Bible recorded the word ‘Christmas’ or that Jesus was born on December 25. Olukoya said his church does not celebrate Christmas because it is unbiblical. “If you really study the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, there is no word like Christmas. The Bible only recorded that…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command has deployed 1,000 personnel to ensure hitch-free Yuletide celebrations. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Adeyinka Ayinla, who stated this in an interview with the newsmen in Uyo, said the command has mapped out strategies to secure lives and property of residents across the state. “We have deployed 1,000 officers and men during this festive period to ensure that the activities of criminals are shortlived. “The aim of the operation is to ensure that the security of lives and property is guaranteed. “The main objective also is to ensure…

By Udeme Nana  At the beginning of January in each year, the last month of the year inappropriately named December – like Pluto or Neptune the farthest planets from the Sun- seems so far away. Its distance to the end of the year from earlier months in the Gregorian calendar spells gloom and has done much damage to relationships where those involved would not just wait. Whenever promises are scheduled by parents to their children, husbands to wives, boyfriends to girlfriends, bosses at work places to subordinates and others for delivery in December, they are usually perceived to wait “forever”…

Today is Christmas day, a set aside for the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christians the world over celebrate the day by worshipping in various Churches. In Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, Christians held church services to commemorate the day. From The Apostolic Church, Assemblies of God Church, Mount Zion Lighthouse to The Redeemed Christian Church of God, the services were held. To mark the day, Pope Francis spread the word of unconditional love in his Christmas Eve mass in the Vatican late on Tuesday. The leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Roman Catholics led the service in St. Peter’s…

The Chairman of Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has lamented that the upsurge in secret cultism activities has impeded meaningful rural development in the area. Mr Raphael Isobara, who stated this Tuesday while fielding questions from newsmen during Mkpatak Day Celebration in the area, warned youths of the area to steer clear of cultism as the consequences of engaging in such are severe. The Council chairman further urged the people of the area to shun cultism as the local government plans to create more development opportunities for its indigenes. “Cultism has affected my administration in all…

By Akanimo Sampson In contrast to nearby Middle East states like Jordan and Lebanon, Iraq hosts the lowest number of immigrants in proportion to its population. The country’s foreign population is however, growing, more than tripling between 1990 and 2017, largely due to the influx of refugees from Syria. Migration in northern Iraq is largely driven by conflict, while migration in southern Iraq is more often linked to livelihood factors such as the loss of arable land and water scarcity. These, and other findings, come from the first Migration Profile for Iraq, which was unveiled last week during a press…

By Akanimo Sampson In tears, Lara* has recalled how her husband pulled out a real gun and pointed it at her when she tried to stop him from excessive drinking. He even lost control while she was holding their baby girl. Tragically, her professional skills have not enabled her find a way out, even as she helps other women at the small community organisation where she works. “I can only share my story with a few colleagues, not with my mum, my brothers or the police,” Lara said, explaining that if she spoke out, her loved ones would blame her for…

Christmas is an exciting and wonderful period of the year marked by billions in the Christendom. Though some people experience sorrows and failure during the period, the rest have cause to share and celebrate with other people during the Yuletide season. To the family of Mr. Collins Akpabio from Ediene in Abak local government area of Akwa Ibom State, it is a celebration following the safe arrival of a baby boy in the family. Akpabio, a petty trader is a happy man as Uduak, his wife delivered a bouncing baby weighing 3.6 kg at 12:03 a.m on Christmas day. As…

Christmas, an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 by billions of Christians around the world, is here again. This fête is one that brings to mind God’s undying love for humanity. The birth of Jesus was not only supernatural but was also the incarnation of God Himself. In other words, God became man and passed through the womb of virgin Mary for the sole purpose of saving man from his own sins. What a show of Agape love! However, many wine and dine without reflecting the love, peace and salvation Christ Jesus bequeathed…