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An 11-year-old girl has given birth via caesarean section after she was allegedly raped by six men who offered her work. It was revealed last week that the girl was over eight months pregnant after the repeated attack in Rajkot, western India. She gave birth to a … Read more via Newtelegraph...

pupils, workers at risk of lung infections No fewer than ten communities around Ojota, Ketu, Olusosun and some parts of Alausa- Oregun are currently being enveloped by the poisonous fumes from the Olusosun dumpsite where fire erupted on Wednesday. The visibility was zero as commuters and ...

Aformer governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke, yesterday noted that as long as government persists in imposing high taxes on its citizens, it would serve as a major hindrance to the growth of businesses in the country.The former governor made the remark in an interview with newsmen after …...

Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji is the immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. He spoke with OLANIYI ADERUKU on sundry matters. Excerpts… It appears you have not been politically active in recent time. Is it your studentship that’s not allowing you to participate? I wouldn’t...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday withdrew the charges against former Oyo State Head of Service, Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke and 11 others, arraigned for alleged N5.6 billion pension scam. The commission announced discontinuance of the suit before Justice Laniran Akintola...

On Saturday, March 3, history was made in Nigeria when Alhaji Idris Abiola Ajimobi, son of Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi tied the nuptial nut with Fatimah Ganduje, daughter of Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The marriage was contracted in accordance with Islamic...

My daughter was kidnapped on her first day at school Aisha Buhari to B’Haram: Stop abducting our daughters It was a session of anger and tears yesterday as some parents of the 110 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, … Read more via...

Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday said Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was right in his statement that the nation’s democracy was being threatened by the day in view of ongoing developments in the country. According to National Publicity Secretary of the...

A former governor of Edo State, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has said the Federal Government’s proposal to implement a new minimum wage was not a political gimmick to win the 2019 general election. Oshiomhole stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines … Read...

Access Bank Plc has emerged winner of the best ‘Commercial Banking Capabilities’ award by Euromoney, one of the leading global financial publications. According to a statement from the lender, the award was presented to Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO at the Euromoney...

approves training of 100 youths at Innoson The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has awarded scholarships up to university level to all seven children of Sergeant Chukwudi Iboko, the policeman who lost his life while courageously aborting an armed robbery attack on a bank in Owerri, Imo...

Former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to commit the Chief Executive Officers of three major banks, First Bank, Skye Bank and Diamond Bank to prison for their persistent refusal to obey the order of court which lifted an embargo placed …...

The Anambra State Government has appointed eight board members to take charge of the daily business activities of Golden Tulip Hotels. The hotel governing board according to a statement, would be chaired by the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo. Other members...

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN at the weekend painted a graphic picture on how his predecessor, Dr Olusegun Rahman Mimiko emptied the state’s treasury while leaving office last year, insisting that he inherited an empty treasury from the immediate past governor. Akeredolu...

Yobe State Government has directed immediate closure of Government Girl’s Secondary School, Dapchi in Bursari Local Government Area of the state, following an attack on the school by suspected Boko Haram insurgents Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammed Alami, who disclosed this while...