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TEENAGER SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR RAPING STUDENT
An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a 17-year-old boy, Jibola Fakologbon, to 14 years imprisonment for assaulting and raping a student. The convict was arrested for committing the offence at Ero community in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state in December 2021. He was later charged and…
ABBA KYARI GETS BAIL AFTER 27 MONTHS IN DETENTION
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the former commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, two weeks’ bail after 27 months in detention. Kyari is expected to conclude his mother, Yachilla Kyari’s burial rites. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31, for the determination of his bail application in the…
NO RWANDA FLIGHTS BEFORE ELECTION – RISHI SUNAK
Rishi Sunak has said that no asylum seekers will be sent to Rwanda before the election under the government’s deportation scheme. It had been thought ministers would try to get the first flight off before polling day, to showcase their flagship policy on countering illegal migration. But the PM has now said they will go…
LABOUR WANTS N497, 000, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAMENTS PAUCITY OF FUNDS
The tripartite committee on new minimum wage has adjourned till next Tuesday, May 28 to continue deliberation after Wednesday’s meeting in Abuja ended in a deadlock again. The Federal Government, the organised private sector and the organised labour failed to reach a consensus on the new minimum wage at the Wednesday meeting. Sources at the…
VERYDARKMAN REMANDED IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR CYBERBULLYING
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been remanded in police custody until his next hearing, which is billed to be held next week Wednesday. Otse was reportedly arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, facing five counts of cyberstalking involving the Nigeria police and Nollywood actresses…
CAMPAIGNERS ‘THRILLED’ AS ST. AIBANS AIMS TO BE SMARTPHONE-FREE FOR UNDER-14S
“This is mega!” said Daisy Greenwell from the Smartphone-Free Childhood campaign. “We are absolutely thrilled and we believe it’s going to have a domino effect.” She was reacting to news that St Albans in Hertfordshire is attempting to become the first UK city to go smartphone-free for all children under 14. Before St Albans, it was Greystones in Ireland last year,…
MY LIMBS WERE AMPUTATED AFTER SEPSIS, SAYS MP CRAIG MACKINLAY
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay is due to return to Parliament for the first time after suffering a life-threatening episode of sepsis which led to the amputation of his hands and feet. The South Thanet MP recalled the shock of waking from an induced coma to find his limbs had turned completely black. He says they…
ABORTION RISING AMONG MARRIED WOMEN, SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HEALTH CLAIMS
The society for Family Health (SFH) has said Abortion among married women is currently on the rise in Nigeria. Although SFH did not cite any survey or study to back its conclusion, it attributed the development to the rise in inflation and love for their families. The nonprofit, non-political, non-governmental organisation which intervenes in various…
TEACHER IN CUSTODY FOR BEATING PUPIL TO COMA, SCHOOL SHUT
A 30-year-old teacher at the Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye, has been arrested for allegedly beating an eight-year-old pupil into a coma. The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this to journalists in her office, on Monday, also announced the permanent closure of…
₦30,000 MINIMUM WAGE: LABOUR ISSUES TWO-WEEK ULTIMATUM TO DEFAULTING STATES
The organised labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, on Monday, ordered state chapters to issue two weeks ultimatum to states that have failed to implement the old N30,000 minimum wage. The NLC and TUC took this decision during a jointly held National Executive Council meeting which took place on Monday….