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  Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate says he will now "start the recovery process" after picking up a "frustrating" injury against Real Madrid. The 25-year-old's absence is a blow for Reds boss Arne Slot with his side hosting title rivals  Manchester City  on Sunday. There has been no clarification from the club on the timescale Konate could be missing for but on Friday the centre-back expressed his disappointment on social media. "So frustrating to pick up this injury right at the end of a great game on Wednesday night," he  said on Instagram , external . "Now we start the recovery process but one thing I promise is I will come back and be the best I can be once again. Thank you for the amazing support at Anfield. "Inshallah we will keep going and I will support the team every step of the way." Konate has started every Premier League and Champions League match since replacing 21-year-old Jarell Quansah at half-time of the season opener ...

The owner of the company I work for invited me and my husband to his birthday party. Everything was going great until the middle of the party. I suddenly couldn't find my husband, and a few minutes later, my boss realized his wife was also missing. Ten minutes later, we found out they were up in the attic together. Yeah… MY HUSBAND CHEATED ON ME WITH MY BOSS'S WIFE right there at the party. I immediately demanded a divorce, but my husband KICKED ME OUT of our house since, legally, it belonged to his grandmother. I ended up staying at a motel on the outskirts of town. Then, one night, there's a knock on my door, and it's my boss standing there with a bag in his hand and a smile on his face. "LOOK, I KNOW WE CAN'T UNDO WHAT THEY DID," HE SAID, "BUT I'VE GOT AN IDEA FOR HOW WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE FUN. YOU STILL HAVE THE KEYS TO YOUR OLD HOUSE, RIGHT?

 SEVEN TYPES OF PEOPLE TO AVOID!  1. WHEELBARROW PEOPLE: This category of people are energy drainers and time wasters. Such people would always want you to do everything for them. They don’t care about your own good but only theirs. They believe it’s your problem to solve their problems. One terrible thing about “wheelbarrow” is that, after you have laboured to load it up, you will still have to labour to push before it moves. Note: Wheelbarrow people are consumers of energy, time and resources. 2. MOSQUITO PEOPLE: This set of people are only interested in sucking goodies out of your life and injected poison in replacement. They are benefits seekers but will never add values to others. Mosquito people have nothing good to offer but always want to derive goodness from others. Here is one terrible thing about “Mosquitos”, they only sing around you whenever they want to suck your blood and give you malaria. Note: Mosquito people only sing your praises when they have something to ...

 Dear Barr Ufok Ibekwe,  It's a delight to again identify with you as a person, your good disposition and the quality vibes you effortlessly exude in and outta here.  As a Grandmaster of your craft, you've consistently held the consciences of our leaders and society by the jocular, in every sneeze of opinion you churn out. You have also carved a niche for yourself and indeed our people through your pro-intellectual activism, particularly, hiding under the name: Townhall Platform — a social yet intellectual vanguard of sorts.  Likewise, you have assumed an intellectual father figure to many, courtesy of your gift of the gab, wit, humour, moving allegory, pro-development entreaties, unsolicited pieces of advice and advocacies at every given time.  Inasmuch as you look younger and saner in the mind, I wish you retain that alertness even as you grow into gray.  A happier, smarter and bolder natal milestone, sir. ©From my Cocoon, Kendi JUMBO

  The Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Mr. Samuel Ekerenam, owner of Hephzibah Shopping Mall, located on Afaha Uqua Obok-Idim Road in Eket Local Government Area. A SP Timfon John, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed in an interview on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Saturday at about 10:55 p.m. at the victim’s shopping mall. She stated that gunmen attacked, killing Ekerenam’s personal driver and overpowering his police escort before abducting him. “The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Eribo, and his tactical commanders have visited the scene of the crime, and efforts are in top gear to rescue the victim unhurt,” John said. This is not the first attack on the family. In 2019, Mrs. Glory Ekerenam, the victim’s wife, was kidnapped in Eket and later rescued from a kidnapper’s den in Ikot Ubo, Nsit Ubium Local Government Area. A family source disclosed that Ekerenam had just returned from work on the day of the attack, adding that the polic...

    Non-Governmental Organisation under the auspices of Excellence, Community Education Welfare Scheme, in collocation with the Nka Uforo Iban Washington DC, said it had empowered a total of 180 market women across nine Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State with a grant of N100, 000 each to upscale their businesses and improve their livelihood. Speaking during the last lap of the empowerment held at the Ete Market in Ikot Abasi LG of the state on Saturday, the Chief Technical Officer and Head  of Admin, ECEWS, Mr Asukwo Etuk explained that the grant was established to empower the market women to improve their businesses, “On the ECEWS/Nkan Uforo Iban market women empowerment project, we were intentional about selecting the most vulnerable women in the state. The grant is meant to empower these vulnerable women to improve their enterprises, to ensure that their children are not dropped out of school and to improve their livelihood. “We don’t want a situation where chil...

 BEING THE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PASTOR UMO ENO, PhD, GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE ON THE OCCASION OF PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 BUDGET PROPOSALS TO THE AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY    PROTOCOL   1. Let me begin by thanking God for all He has seen us achieve in the course of the last eighteenth months. We thank Him for giving us the spirit of unity, of peace, of collaborations and of selfless service to our people, To Him alone be the glory!    2.   Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members and other invited guests, we have come here today as the tradition demands and in fulfillment of the Constitutional requirement to present before you in this Hallowed Chambers, the Estimates of Expenditures for the year 2025.    3.  Before I proceed further, permit me to thank you, Mr. Speaker and indeed all the Honourable members of this House for the wonderful spirit of cooperation we have received from you, since our people gave us the mandate...

  Former Kogi Central Senator, Dino Melaye, on Monday said that the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, and his paymasters will soon be taught elementary politics 101. Melaye stated that Damagum has yet to learn the lessons from past primary elections held in Port Harcourt and Abuja. Posting on X, Melaye wrote: “Damagum, his paymasters will be taught elementary politics 101. The lessons of Port Harcourt and Abuja presidential primaries have not been learnt. It is too early to determine the day at noon. Senator Dino Melaye.” The PDP has been embroiled in a leadership crisis since the removal of the former acting National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu. Recently, a faction of the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) suspended Damagum, alongside the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, and National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. However, the Abuja Federal High Court restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the PDP’s...

 

  My husband dívorced me because I could not give birth to a female child. I know this dóesn't make sense, it didn't to me as well. We live in a world were men crave more for male children than the female. During the time of our dating, my husband often told me how he adored female kids. I was really fascinated and loved the fact he placed a good value on the female children, but that was a feeling for the moment because I felt he was exaggerating and probably he was only saying that to impress me. We got married in 2012 and my first child happened to be a boy, I was grateful because what was mostly a próblem to some women became a breakthrough on my first trial. My second child was a boy and then third also a boy. This was when the whole divorce thing started. After my return from the hospital, I started noticing the inténse desire he had for me to give birth to a female child.            During the first two pregnancy it was just light wishes of havi...

The Nigeria Labour Congress has said its December 1 ultimatum to state governors who fail to implement the new minimum wage by the end of November 2024 still stands. The NLC’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Benson Upah, confirmed this in a text message sent to newsmen in Abuja. Recall that the NLC had given state governments an ultimatum of December 1, 2024, to implement the new minimum wage. “Yes, the ultimatum still stands. Nothing has changed." Meanwhile, more state governments who have yet to reach an agreement with the organized labour movements in their states as of the time the ultimatum was given are currently trying to meet the deadline. The Sokoto State Government on Monday met with the state chapter of the NLC and urged the representatives to submit its proposal for the wage adjustment. The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idris Gobir, made this known during the meeting“Go and bring your proposal for the new minimum wage implementation and I assure you that I will facili...

 “I got pregnant nine years ago while dating my current husband and then the issue of marriage came up. I wasn’t working then. He told my family and I that he doesn’t want a court marriage for no reason. My parents tried talking to him, I cried and begged him severally to legalize his marriage with me but he stood his grounds not to wed me in a court. I involved his family members to help me beg him but they said, he’s old enough to make his decisions. He even refused to do a white wedding either because my church requested for a court certificate, so we ended up doing only traditional marriage. I later got tired and gave up on the matter. I was hurt and broken but I resolved to marry him like that just to save myself and my family the shame of having a baby outside wedlock. My dad was angry and disappointed in him but he didn’t care and because of that my dad vowed to see me a successful and independent woman with or without him. After I gave birth to my baby, my dad helped me sec...

  Kendy walked into my hotel and after going through the menu, He ordered some food. After about 20mins a group of guys and ladies walked in & ordered theirs. To his dismay, these folks got served first. He watched as they began to eat & laugh heartily. He even overhead one of them bragging about how he's connected to everyone in the hotel and he felt mocked.  He decided to leave. Unable to take it anymore,he called the waiter. The waiter calmly told him: " yours is a special order, being prepared by the chief chef himself. Their orders were prepared hurriedly by students on attachment because the top chefs are busy with yours. That's why they were served first. Please have some juice as you wait". I calmed down & waited patiently. Shortly after, his meal was served by 6 waiters. Unknown to him, I ,the owner of the hotel (who happened to be an old long  friend of his) saw him when he entered and decided to surprise him. I changed his simple meal to a five-...

Legendary Nigeria football commentator late Ernest Okonkwo coined nicknames for most of Nigeria footballers , which stuck to them nicely. He referred to: 1. Emmanuel Okala - Man Mountain. 2. Christian Chukwu - Chairman. 3. Segun Odegbami - Mathematical. 4. Mudashiru Lawal - Midfield Maestro. 5. Adokiye Amesiemeka - Chief Justice. 6. Uwem Ekarika - Harmattan. 7. Aloysius Atuegbu - Blockbuster. 8. Teslim Balogun - Thunder. 9. Sylvanus Okpala - Quicksilver. 10. Idowu Otubusin - Slow Poison. 11. Christian Madu - Penalty Specialist. 12. Emmanuel Osigwe - The man with bullets shot. 13. Stephen Keshi - Big Boss. 14. Etim Esin - African Maradona. 15. Yisa Sofoluwe - Dean of Defence. 16. Rashidi Yekini - Gangling and Dazzling. 17. Ayo Ogunlana -  Freekick Specialist. 18. Samson Ozogula - Zion Train. 19. Nosa Osadolor - Iron Bender. 20. Louis Igwilo - Commander of football. 21. Benjy Nzeakor - Wing Wizard. 22. Dominic Iorfa - Human Express. 23. Bright Omokaro - Ten  - Ten. 24. Collins E...

  The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol has witnessed a drop as against what was obtained a few weeks ago. Checks conducted by repo rters on both the major and independent Marketers of Petroleum products in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital and the nearby towns showed their products were being dispensed to customers without queues. Petrol outlets were seen dispensing the pump price between N1120 and N125 unlike previous weeks which was between N1400 and N1500 per litre respectively. The investigation also showed that major marketers like the outlet operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd along off Itam junction, in the outskirts of Uyo has less customers queuing to buy their product though the price was relatively lower than in other outlets run by independent Marketers in the city. The story was the same at Aka Etinan road where other petrol outlets were also seen selling petrol without any much pressure. It was not immediately ...

 The controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by the Finnish Central Criminal Police. Mr Ekpa is the leader of Autopilot, a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Finnish police said they suspect that Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.” IPOB is a group leading agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the south-east and some parts of south-south Nigeria. The Biafra agitator was arrested alongside four others on Thursday on suspicion of terrorist activities, a Finnish newspaper reported. The report said discussion for possible imprisonment of the pro-Biafra agitator would be discussed on Thursday (today), in the District Court of  The Finnish police said Mr Ekpa “has contributed to violence and crimes against civilians in South-eastern Nigeria.” The controversial pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested by the  Finnish Central Crimina...