A TikToker has highlighted the tragic story of a mentally and physically challenged teen who was raped and impregnated. 

The teen, who can’t walk or talk properly, was seen with a bulging belly, and this caught the attention of the TikToker.  

When asked who impregnated her and how, her guardians, who live with the victim in a dilapidated one-room house, could not provide a definite answer. They suspect that she was molested while taking a bath in the backyard of their public compound. 

As for the man responsible, the victim, identified simply as Adamma, could not express herself to identify him. 

The TikToker questioned what kind of man would do such to a vulnerable person.  

She followed up by taking the victim to the hospital for proper medical attention. 

Watch the video below. 

The governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno, has pledged his “full support” for the eagerly awaited 2025 Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) Annual Conference.

Governor Eno gave the assurance on Wednesday at the Government House in Uyo during a breakfast meeting with a high-level NBA-SPIDEL delegation led by the Chairman, Prof. Paul Ananaba, SAN. The SPIDEL delegation was in Uyo to brief the Governor on preparations for the forthcoming SPIDEL 2025 Annual Conference scheduled to hold in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, from December 1 to December 5, 2025.

He noted that the State is developing world-class tourism and conference infrastructure in Uyo that is capable of hosting major national and international events, including the future NBA Annual Conference.

Governor Eno disclosed that ongoing landmark projects such as the 5,000-capacity International Convention Centre, the ARISE Resort, and major upgrades at the Ibom Hotels and Golf Resort are designed to position Akwa Ibom as a preferred destination for conferences, leisure, and investment.

His words: “We are building facilities that meet global standards so that Akwa Ibom can continue to attract major events and visitors. We thank the NBA–SPIDEL for this choice, which aligns with our efforts under the ARISE Agenda to promote tourism, investment, and intellectual collaboration.”

He expressed appreciation to SPIDEL for choosing Uyo as the host city for this year’s annual conference, assuring that his administration will fully support the successful hosting of the 2025 Conference.

Prof. Ananaba commended Governor Eno for his developmental strides and the sustainable growth recorded in Akwa Ibom over the years. He described the State as “one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing destinations.”

The Chairperson of the Conference Planning Committee (CPC), Associate Professor Uju Agomoh, described the upcoming conference as a platform for national transformation, adding that “This year’s conference will bring together thought leaders and change agents who are passionate about advancing governance, rule of law, and public interest advocacy in Nigeria.”

Former Akwa Ibom State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice and Chairman of the Fundraising, Sponsorship and Partnerships Subcommittee, Chief Assam Assam SAN appreciated the Governor for his support, adding that the conference is a major opportunity to showcase Akwa Ibom’s progress, hospitality, and serene environment.

Aside from Prof. Ananaba, other members of the CPC and Local Organizing Committee (LOC) at the meeting include Mr. Okey Leo Ohagba, SPIDEL Secretary; Mr. Paul Babatunde Daudu, SAN, CPC Alternate Chair; Mr. Enome Amatey, CPC Secretary, and Mr. Ejike Ezenwa, SAN. Others are Mr. Godswill Umoh, LOC Chairman; Mr. Assam Assam, Jnr, LOC Secretary, and Ms. Blessing Udofa-Poromon, NBA Treasurer and a member of the CPC/LOC.

The Governor’s delegation included the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Enobong Uwah; Executive Assistant/Chief Delivery Advisor, Aniefiok Johnson; Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Uko Udom, SAN; Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Rt. Hon. Frank Archibong; Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Prof. Eno Ibanga; Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Umanah, and Managing Director/CEO of Hensek Integrated Services, Engr. Uwem Okoko.

The 2025 NBA-SPIDEL Annual Conference promises a rich and engaging programme of plenary sessions, interactive workshops, exhibitions, networking opportunities, and cultural showcases, all designed to foster dialogue, strengthen accountability, and advance justice-driven development in Nigeria.

The conference is open to members of the Bar, civil society organisations, academia, public institutions, and development partners. To register, click here http://nbaspidel.ng/.

For the second consecutive day, protesters picketed the Sterling Bank, Muhammadu Buhari Way, Central Business District, Abuja, on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

The protesters, led by the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Against Banks’ Fraudulent Practices and Customers’ Victimization, first stormed the bank on Wednesday, October 8th.

As no Sterling Bank official came to receive the petition they had brought against the bank, the protesters remained there for three hours before leaving. But they promised to resume their protest on Thursday. They kept their promise as they arrived at the Sterling Bank office by 10 am, in 14 Coaster buses that brought protesters from all around the Federal Capital Territory.

On Wednesday, the Coalition first visited the Central Bank of Nigeria and handed their petition letter against Sterling Bank to CBN officials.

Thursday, the story was different; the protesters focused solely on the Abuja Sterling Bank branch. Later, they roared joyously as a Sterling Bank official appeared a few minutes after 12 midday to receive the petition on behalf of Sterling Bank. She refused to give her full name and designation, though. She volunteered just a first name.

The Coalition didn’t plan on picketing the Sterling Bank on Thursday, but had informed protesters on Wednesday that they were likely to picket the First Bank and GTB instead. But their plan changed when no Sterling Bank official came to collect their petition.

Actually, the Coalition was protesting against the banking industry in general because of, as they put it, the suffocating banking charges and other failings. But the MIDEN SYSTEMS LTD and the Sterling Bank Plc disagreement over a loan the bank granted MIDEN SYSTEMS provided the lightening rod for this protest, which shook Abuja for two consecutive days, drawing crowds of passersby to it, as people narrated their own bitter experiences.

One passerby said he had just lost N3m from his account, and no explanation was given to him. Even when a military van full of armed soldiers arrived, a soldier there gave the protesters the thumbs up saying “this bank pays our salary late”, though he may not know if his organization was to blame…and not the bank.

According to the organizers, what caught their attention about Sterling Bank was the MIDEN SYSTEM’S claim that Sterling Bank failed to provide its bank transaction records to it. That pushed them to rally together as a group to support David in this fight (MIDENS SYSTEM) against the Goliath (STERLING BANK Plc).

The two-day protest was remarkably peaceful. The Police escorted the protesters and ensured there was no disturbance. And Sterling bank didn’t attempt to chase them away.

Once the protest letter signed by Comrade Dr. Sam Wilson, National Coordinator, Comrade Flora Elekwa, Director and Lady Cecillia Bisong, National Organizing Secretary, was received by Sterling bank, the protesters felt their duty had been done and began to disperse.

There was no rowdy scene at the bank; all was civil. Flora Elekwa kept stressing that they learnt of the MIDEN SYSTEM and Sterling Bank face-off through the news media and found enough justification to get involved because a large number of Nigerians have been so shortchanged and they don’t know how to seek redress.

She said that was why the protest started at the CBN, which oversees the banking sector. She said that a huge amount of money, over $200 million, was involved in the MIDEN SYSTEMS and Sterling Bank deal, and it had been on long enough to cripple a business. MIDEN SYSTEMS has not been able to access its funds at Sterling Bank for years, and its requests for statement of accounts were not met, she added.

For now, it appears that Sterling Bank’s officials who refused the letter on Wednesday saved some other banks from being picketed on Thursday. The protest may likely resume in future, but no date was announced to the protesters as they were exiting the Sterling Bank, CBD, Abuja, branch. So, the other banks that would have been picketed today have received a breathing space.

As the Bayelsa state Government hosts a lecture today in remembrance of Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha, its governor from 1999 to 2005, who died 10 years ago, Chief James Onanefe Ibori paid an emotional tribute to his late governor colleague, friend and ally in the Niger Delta betterment struggle.

Titled “In Eternal Honour of a General: A Tribute to Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha, 10 Years On” the tribute continues:

“My brother, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha,

A decade has passed, yet the memory of you is etched in our hearts with a mixture of profound pride and enduring sorrow. Today, we remember you.

Even in mourning, we find solace in the unwavering veneration you receive from the people of Bayelsa, the Ijaw nation, and the entire South-South. This love stands in stark defiance of the political persecution and orchestrated disinformation that clouded your final years, culminating in a public hysteria that cost you your life.

On your triumphant return to Bayelsa from London in November 2005, our people rejoiced because they knew the truth, you suffered for championing their cause. Enraged, your traducers launched a vengeful assault, deploying troops and helicopters to Government House, Yenagoa, on a mission to kidnap or kill. Then they forced your impeachment, a grotesque parody of justice.

Spurious charges were levied against you, charges you denied to your last breath. You pleaded guilty when emissaries, including myself, seeing your broken state, urged you to end the torture. But it was too late. Denied even the most basic post surgery care, your body succumbed to infected wounds.

I recount these travails to remind your family that you died in action. To the Ijaw people, I reaffirm, you were, and remain, our true Governor-General. You fell from injuries sustained in the battle for our dignity. You are our martyr.

We know why you suffered. We know why you died. And we pledge to wipe the dust of unsubstantiated blame from your gravestone, to cleanse your name of the undeserved dirt thrown by mudslingers. The truth is already emerging, you made the supreme sacrifice, framed and hounded to death by a gang of enemies for the crime of representing your people.

When you became Governor in 1999, you inherited a backwater state. I remember visiting you and we traveled everywhere by boat. But within two years, you had transformed the state capital and its environs through a fire of development. You gave Bayelsa a stable power supply, integrating it into the Nigerian state and the modern world. You built the foundation we stand on.

You broke the waves ahead of us, paid with your life, and inspired unyielding devotion in the crew you left behind. Our people will surely find the shore, for your life will be our guiding compass.

Ten years on, I declare to you, my friend, this is not the end. The prize we sought will still be won.

Continue to Rest in Peace, our “General.”’

Ibori was
Governor of Delta State between 1999 and 2007.

The lecture titled “The Niger Delta Voice Through Nigeria’s Soul: Federalism, Resource Control and the Contemporary Nigerian State in the DSP Alamieyeseigha’s Legacies”, will be delivered by Professor Ibaba Samuel Ibaba, Prof of Political Science, Niger Delta University.

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked a military base in Ngamdu, Kaga local government area of Borno State.

Daily Trust gathered that the incident happened in the wee hours of Friday.

The insurgents, in large numbers, attacked the troops at the camp along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.

Motorists and commercial drivers said as a result of the attack, the military blocked Ngamdu road until around 11:20am.

“I left Damaturu very early with the hope of arriving Maiduguri around 9am for an engagement but on reaching Ngamdu, the road was closed.”

“Some security personnel told us to be patient that there was problem on the road. But residents said the Boko Haram attacked the soldiers and killed some of them,” a traveller who did not want to be quoted said

Sources in the town revealed that terrorists took the soldiers unawares.

“The attack lasted for hours before the insurgents retreated, but they killed and wounded soldiers,” he said

A security source told Daily Trust that the casualty was not as much as reported.

“Well, the terrorists attempted an ambush but our gallant soldiers have repelled them, and we have fought a good fight,” he said.

When asked about the casualty, he said, “Yes, some soldiers were wounded and taken to hospital, but many insurgents were also killed.”

The military is yet to react to the development as of the time of filing this report.

Daily Trust

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s role in brokering an agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas to end the war in Gaza.

Herzog said Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

“There is no doubt that he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for this,” Herzog wrote on X on Thursday, calling the deal a chance to mend, to heal, and to open a new horizon of hope for our region.”

Trump announced earlier that indirect negotiations in Egypt had produced a breakthrough.

Under the first phase of the U.S. peace plan, all hostages held in Gaza are to be released, and Israeli forces will withdraw to an agreed line.

Hamas has confirmed its participation in the agreement.

Red Also: Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize

Speaking recently at the UN General Assembly in New York, Trump said he had already ended several wars since taking office earlier this year and should be recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize.

On Friday, the Nobel Committee announced Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist, Maria Corina Machado, as this year’s laureate.

(dpa/NAN)

Life Bencher and Executive Director of Women Aid Collective (WACOL), Prof. Joy Ezeilo, SAN, has expressed concern over the alarming cases of gender-based violence in religious organisations and institutions across the country.

Her alarm is coming in the wake of the Enugu State Police Command’s arrest of a pastor who allegedly raped two teenagers during a deliverance session.

The Senior Advocate spoke during a two-day training organised by WACOL for selected religious leaders from the six geopolitical zones on responses to gender-based violence.

Addressing the gathering at the conclusion of the training held in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday, Prof. Ezeilo, SAN, disclosed that the daily reports of abuses against females in churches have reached an alarming level.

She said such abuses were often perpetrated by supposed men of God who were meant to be guides to their victims.

“At WACOL/Tamar SARC, we get reports daily about abuses going on around us, especially sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by supposed men of God and in supposed places of worship,” she said.

“We are currently handling a matter where two sisters, aged 15 and 17, in Enugu, were raped during a supposed deliverance by the pastor in charge of the place of worship.

“Cases of sexual assault continue to be trivialised and the ‘blaming the victim’ mantra is very much alive. Women are treated as liars.”

She referenced several instances of gender-based violence, adding that the problem cut across all religions.

Ezeilo said cultural beliefs and practices also contribute to GBV in Nigeria, and that the training aimed to equip women to champion gender equality.

“By strengthening grassroots organisations, the project seeks to build the capacity of women to challenge harmful cultural and religious practices, promote gender-equitable norms, and provide community-based support systems that address the root causes of GBV.

“Through education, advocacy and leadership development, the project will foster safe, inclusive communities where women and girls are protected, valued and able to thrive,” she added.

Ezeilo said the religious leaders were selected as part of a train-the-trainer initiative, with a target of reaching 1,000 women across the country. She added that trainers would be funded with support from the Ford Foundation.

Also speaking, Stella Okoroafor, chairperson of the Women’s Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos chapter, blamed gender-based violence on victims’ ignorance and lack of information.

She stressed that providing the right information and training would help victims and curb GBV in religious organisations.

A participant and executive director of the Justice, Development and Peace Centre, Reverend Father Benedict Onwugbenu, urged states to domesticate and enforce the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act as a means of curbing GBV.

For luring a man into sexual activity after claiming to be biological female, a British court has sentenced a transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, to 21 months in prison.

BBC, on Friday, said the victim told Durham Crown Court he would not have consented to the sexual encounter if he knew Watkin was biologically male.

The court heard that Watkin, 21, from Thornaby in Stockton-on-Tees, was found guilty of sexual assault after jurors rejected her claim that the man “would have realised” her gender identity.

Recorder Peter Makepeace KC said he was “certain” the victim “fully believed from start to finish” that Watkin was a woman due to her “lies and deception.”

Watkin, who was born male and had used the name Ciara since childhood, had not undergone any medical transition or surgery, the BBC reported.

Both Watkin and the victim were 18 when they met on Snapchat, where she used a female cartoon character as her profile picture. They later met in person, leading to sexual contact. Prosecutor Paul Reid told the court that Watkin even claimed to be menstruating to stop the man from touching her below the waist.

When Watkin later confessed to being biologically male, the man said he was “physically sick” and immediately reported the matter to the police.

“He said he was shocked and upset about being deceived, adding that he felt ashamed, embarrassed, and had been ridiculed online due to Watkin’s actions and deception,” the report stated.

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Defence counsel Victoria Lamballe argued that Watkin’s actions were not “predatory or sadistic” but stemmed from “shame and a deep sense of discomfort” with her own body.

She said Watkin, who has been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, identified as female from primary school and had endured years of bullying.

“It is hardly surprising that Watkin built up a façade and presented almost as a caricature of herself to mask the inner turmoil she feels at having been born into the wrong body,” Lamballe said, adding that Watkin “simply wanted to be loved.”

However, Recorder Makepeace ruled that the victim was “totally deceived,” saying Watkin had lied to “get away” with her deception and was aware the man would not have consented if he knew her biological sex.

The judge also criticised Watkin’s attitude during the trial, describing her as “flippant, disinterested, and bored,” showing “not a shred of remorse.”

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He said, “At the heart of this case was your frustration at wanting sexual experiences with heterosexual males, which, by definition, you needed to deceive to achieve.”

Watkin will serve her sentence in a male prison, where authorities said protective measures would be taken to ensure her safety. She will also remain on the sex offenders register for 10 years and has been issued a lifetime restraining order preventing contact with the victim.

Detective Constable Martin Scotson of Cleveland Police said Watkin “purposely concealed her sex in order for the sexual activity to take place,” adding that he hoped the conviction would allow the victim to “move forward with his life.”