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WINTER PARK, Florida — A university student in Florida has been arrested and banned from campus after a suspicious delivery of 1,500 rounds of ammunition led campus officials and police to an AR-15 rifle hidden in his dormitory room. Constantine Demetriades, a 21-year-old senior at Rollins College in Winter Park, was taken into custody on Wednesday. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Office, the investigation began when college staff became aware that the student had ordered a large quantity of ammunition to be delivered directly to the campus, a violation of university policy. Acting on this information, law enforcement officers conducted a search of Demetriades' dorm room. There, they discovered an unloaded AR-15 rifle inside an unsecured black carrying case under his bed. The case also contained one loaded magazine and five empty magazines. Police stated that Demetriades was arrested without incident. The student reportedly told investigators t...

UYO, Nigeria — In a landmark ruling that intersects cultural tradition with constitutional law, a High Court in Uyo has ordered the Akwa Ibom State Government to pay damages for violating the rights of a man arrested while performing as a traditional masquerade. The case centered on Mr. Effiong, who was apprehended by police during the festive season for performing as an 'Ekpo' masquerade. The arrest was executed under an executive order issued by Governor Umo Eno, which directed law enforcement to detain any masquerade performing during the Yuletide period—a time when such cultural displays are traditionally prominent. The court delivered a decisive judgment, declaring that the Ekpo masquerade practice is a recognized religious and cultural expression in Akwa Ibom State and is protected under the Nigerian Constitution. The judge stated that the arrest and detention of Mr. Effiong violated his fundamental rights to personal liberty and freedom of religi...