Attempted Rape
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A 36-year-old man, Nibras Isah, was on Thursday remanded by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to rape his neigbour’s 12-year-old daughter. Isah, who resides at Ungwan Sanusi in Kaduna, is charged with attempted rape. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, who did not take the plea of the accused, ordered that he should be…
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A judge on Thursday jailed for life a British teenager who killed three young girls in a frenzied stabbing spree, as the families wept in court at horrific details of the "extreme violence" he inflicted on them.Sentencing violence-obsessed Axel Rudakubana to 13 life terms for the three murders and 10 attempted murders, judge Julian Goose…
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An outbreak of the Marburg virus has killed nine people in Tanzania, Africa's health agency said Thursday, up from eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health Organization last week. The east African nation on Monday confirmed the second outbreak of the deadly virus in its history, following a 2023 outbreak that killed six people,…
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The Katsina Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency. (NDLEA), says it has arrested 734 suspects in connection with various drug
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The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deploy new passport printers
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The Nigerian government has introduced 15 new trade subjects into its basic education curriculum to equip students with critical skills for the job market. The updated curriculum is designed to bridge the gap between academic learning and practical, hands-on expertise. According to the National Orientation Agency (NOA), the new curriculum will take effect in…
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Russia on Thursday denied ever targeting underwater communications cables, a day after London accused a "Russian spy ship" of passing through British waters and issued a direct warning to President Vladimir Putin. Britain said on Wednesday that its Royal Navy had tracked the ship about 45 miles (72 kilometres) off its coast, saying the vessel…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Abubakar Abdulkadir, a.k.a. Julde, an alleged terrorism suspect, to February 17. The adjournment was for the response of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), in the ongoing trial. Abdulkadir and six others are being prosecuted…
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has tasked the new Commissioner of Police, Ekiti Command, Mr Joseph Eribo, to make the state retain
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The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, said the role of a police officer required empathy and compassion
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The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity. Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect that Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani "bear criminal responsibility for the…