Mr. B.A. Sonuga
16 Jan
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Thursday remanded a 44-year-old man, Stephen Samson, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Samson, whose address was not provided, was charged with defilement. READ ALSO:Three US-based Nigerians jailed for defrauding elderly Americans The Chief Magistrate, Mr. B.A. Sonuga, did not, however, take the…
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Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday night praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for its collaboration with the Nigerian Armed Forces, which led to the seizure of a significant arms and ammunition cache being transported from Niger Republic. The governor’s praise followed his inspection of the seized arms and ammunition in Gusau, the…
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In the span of just two months, the Sudanese mother watched helplessly as severe malnutrition killed her 10-year-old daughter, Rania, and her eight-month-old son, Montasir, in the famine-stricken Zamzam displacement camp.
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.
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Akor Adams has expressed his desire to write his own history at Sevilla and also be a part of the club's history, adding that he is ready and fit to start playing. Adams said this and even much more on Tuesday in his first interview as a Sevilla player with the Nigerian acknowledging that "this…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed that Pyongyang's nuclear programme would continue "indefinitely", state media reported Wednesday, days after new US President Donald Trump said he would make renewed diplomatic overtures to the reclusive leader.
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The Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has banned payment for meter installation in Enugu State. Announcing the ban in a statement on Wednesday morning, the management of EERC said the law is against paying for meter installation. "It has come to the attention of the Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission that some members of…
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Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has thrown his weight behind the use of biometrics to determine the actual population of the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, when the board and management of the NPC paid a courtesy call on him, he maintained that the biometric system is the…
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Niger State Governor Mohammed Bago has urged state governments to collaborate with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to combat human trafficking and violence across Nigeria, particularly in the North. Bago disclosed this while speaking during a meeting with NAPTIP’s Director General, Binta Bello, in Abuja on Tuesday; he emphasised…
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Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship—hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure.