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19 Sep
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday sentenced a 43-year-old electrician, Chukwukweike Ashiedu, to seven years imprisonment for indecently assaulting his 17-year-old daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi, while handing down the sentence, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt. According to him, the aggravating factors in the case are…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he is not scared of anything, vowing to continuously lead the cause of good governance. According to the governor, the interest of Rivers remains a priority, even if it means paying the supreme sacrifice as he implements the Supreme Court judgment.
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In a bid to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has said there is a need for effective, workable laws, which pose a significant challenge.
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Rancourous debates have trailed Ramadan ‘holidays’ imposed on public and private schools in some northern states, technically shutting out over 11.5 million pupils from the national school calendar yesterday.
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Comprising five of the country’s 36 states, South-east Nigeria is the site of resilient atrocity. In the eight years from the middle of 2015 to the end of 2023, the monitoring coalition, Nigeria Mourns, confirmed about 3,000 killings
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There is ample evidence that the sharp drop of about 50 per cent in the volume of cattle trade between the North and South of Nigeria is causing phenomenal dislocation not just in the economy, but also in the health of citizens resulting from inadequate consumption of meat.
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The Kano State government, at the weekend, kicked off the yearly free Ramadan feeding programme to offer relief to the less privileged in the society. The initiative is to provide meals to over 8,000 residents daily during the breaking of the fast across 91 designated
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Selling prices by the private sector slowed to a seven-month low in February, the latest Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released yesterday, said. A drop in selling prices is an indication of an easing in the inflation rate.
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President, Society for Nigerian Broadcasters and Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State, Prof. Umaru Pate, has observed current trends are uncertain and changing, nationally and globally, hence the need to rethink operational models.
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In what appears as retaliation against initial price reduction by Dangote Refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), yesterday, slashed the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N945 per litre to N860 per litre in Lagos and N865 in Abuja.
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The 19 northern states chapter, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has implored the state governors, who ordered the closure of schools during the Ramadan fast to reverse the decision.