Tag: #NewsUpdate
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EDO GOVT: FATHERS, DAUGHTERS ACCOUNT FOR MANY REPORTED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES
The Edo State Government says it is currently handling more than 72 child abuse cases, with many of the reported sexual abuse cases involving fathers and their minor daughters. Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Ms Eugenia Abdallah, disclosed this in Benin while reviewing the ministry’s activities between October 2025 and August 2026. She…
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POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS AT CENTRE OF U.S. MOTHER’S TRIPLE-MURDER TRIAL
The murder trial of American mother and former nurse Lindsay Clancy has brought postpartum mental health and criminal responsibility into sharp focus in Massachusetts, United States. Clancy, 35, is standing trial over the deaths of her three children—five-year-old Cora, three-year-old Dawson and eight-month-old Callan—at the family home in Duxbury in January 2023. She has pleaded…
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TIKTOK COUPLE PELLER, JARVIS FORMALISE UNION WITH COURT WEDDING
Nigerian content creators and social media personalities, Hamzat Adelaja, popularly known as Peller, and Elizabeth Amadou, also known as Jarvis, have formalised their union with a court wedding ahead of their anticipated white wedding. The couple disclosed this in a joint Instagram post on Wednesday July 29. The post featured photographs of the newlyweds in…
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COMPUTER VILLAGE TRADERS SHUT SHOPS AS TAX DISPUTE WITH L.I.R.S DRAGS ON
Traders in Lagos’ Computer Village temporarily shut their shops in a peaceful show of solidarity as the standoff with the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) entered its second week. The action followed the sealing of several plazas over a tax compliance dispute, with traders calling for dialogue and the immediate reopening of affected business…
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2027: APC CHIEFTAIN CALLS FOR UNITY AS EXPERTS BACK STRONGER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY TO TACKLE INSECURITY
Calls for political unity and stronger grassroots governance have dominated discussions ahead of the 2027 general elections. A member of Lagos State’s Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), Akanni Seriki, has urged APC members across the country to close ranks and support the party’s candidates following the conclusion of primary elections. He stressed that party unity, reconciliation…
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POLICE OREDER AUTOPSY IN INVESTIGATION OF WOMAN’S DEATH AT UMAHI’S EBONYI RESIDENCE
The Ebonyi State Police Command has announced plans to conduct an autopsy on Miss Mary Habila, a nurse who reportedly died at the Uburu residence of the Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi. According to the police, the post-mortem examination is a key part of efforts to establish the exact cause of death. Authorities said…
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RESCUED OYO PRINCIPAL RECOUNTS 56-DAY ORDEAL, SAYS KIDNAPPERS KILLED TWO TEACHERS
The Principal of Community High School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs. Rachael Folake Alamu, has narrated the traumatic experience she and other abducted teachers and pupils endured during their 56 days in captivity. Mrs. Alamu spoke on Monday July 13 after she and the other rescued victims were formally received…
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TRUMP SAYS U.S. SHOULD CONTROL STRAIT OF HORMUZ AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH IRAN
U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States should take control of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil shipping routes, and be compensated for securing it. Trump made the remarks amid growing tensions between Washington and Tehran over access to the strategic waterway. He argued that countries benefiting from safe…
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EIGHT KILLED IN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ATTACK ON BENUE COMMUNITY, POLICE CONFIRM
Eight people, including three children, have been killed in a suspected terrorist attack on a rural community in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, according to the police. Benue State Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, confirmed that the victims comprised five adults and three children. He said security personnel visited the affected area to…
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U.N. READY TO SUPPORT STATE POLICE, REGIONAL BORDER SECURITY EFFORTS IN WEST AFRICA – JIMOH IBRAHIM
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says the UN is prepared to support initiatives aimed at strengthening state policing and regional border security across West Africa. Speaking in New York during a meeting with Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, alongside senior international officials, Jimoh said rising insecurity in the Sahel…
