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By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced a man,  Stephen Francis, to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old  primary four pupil in his room. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had sufficiently proved theContinue Reading

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By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven members of the Board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. The affectedContinue Reading

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By Shedrack Frank Athletes numbering 1,144 will jostle for glory in the maiden edition of the Bayelsa Sports Festival tagged “Access Bank Prosperity Games” and scheduled for March 26 to April 1. The state’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Daniel Igali, stated this while addressing newsmen in Yenagoa onContinue Reading

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By Joshua Oladipo Coven Works Inc., a Non-Governmental Organisation has trained 650 Nigerians on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills aimed at empowering and reducing unemployment in the country. Mr Olusola Amusan, Chief Executive Offer (CEO) of the group said this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading

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By Olawale Akinremi Tawakalitu Olayiwola, an Ibadan-based trader on Wednesday asked a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 20 year-old marriage on grounds of theft, and battery. Olayiwola said that she decided to call it quits with her husband, Ganiu Olayiwola, because her life was underContinue Reading

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By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has been conferred with an award by the UN Global Women Foundation Advocacy for Change, a global body. Mr Olujimi Oyetomi, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading

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By Olayinka Olawale Mrs Juiiana Ibitoye, Chairperson, Erokorodo Poultry Farm Estate, Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, has appealed to the federal and state governments to set up a factory for production of egg powder in the country. Ibitoye gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading

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By Aderogba George The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting the public on defective tetracycline hydrochloride ophthalmic ointment. The notification is contained in a public alert with No. 04/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued to the News AgencyContinue Reading