S.African woman jailed for newborn baby kidnapping 19 years ago
A South African court Monday handed down a 10-year prison term to a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby and raised her for 17 years before an astonishing coincidence reunited the girl with her biological family, media reported.
Cameroonian couple caught with 2-week-old baby in C-River
CALABAR—THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, officials in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, are currently in the custody of a two weeks old baby reportedly rescued from a Cameroonian couple, Mr. Kamsol Ayang, 44, and wife, Theresa Asamoa, 46, in Calabar, Cross River States.
FG, partners target 5m children for polio immunisation
About one million children in Borno State and a further four million in neighbouring states are being targeted for immunization against the Wild Polio Virus as the Federal government, supported by the World Health Organisation, WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, GPEI, begins an emergency immunisation campaign this week, after two fresh cases of paralysis emerged last week.
High MPR: need for real sector concessions
Findings from banks have indicated that the real sector is yet to find a compensatory ground after the recent hike in Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Economy: Buhari is committed to inventing a new, prosperous Nigeria – Presidency
The presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to inventing a new and prosperous Nigeria despite the current economic meltdown in the country.
My father’s death led me into crime— Benin Republic house-help
The unexpected appearance of stern-looking policemen at Mureni Street in Isolo area of Lagos Monday, sent fear down the spines of residents, some of whom went into hiding, while others merely peeped through their windows, wondering at the mission of the cops.
Why Nigeria squandered N96trn oil earnings — Tsav, Mohammed, Ikokwu, Odumakin
LAGOS— SOME eminent Nigerians, yesterday, said they were not surprised that Nigeria made little or no gains in terms of better welfare for it citizenry from the over N96 trillion the country has earned as revenue from crude oil since 1958.
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FG sets to rehabilitate Enugu-Onitsha expressway
Relief is on the way for motorists and other users going through agonies plying the terribly dilapidated Enugu-Onitsha expressway South East zone a
Adamawa doctor accused of harvesting patient’s kidney
The Adamawa State Government has constituted a six-man investigative panel to probe the alleged illegal removal of a patient’s kidney by a physician in a private clinic in Yola, the state capital.
Lagos shuts hotel in Ikorodu over criminal activities
LAGOS—THE Lagos State Government has sealed up a popular hotel around Agric area of Ikorodu Local Government over illegal and criminal activities, even as it shut the ponmo (animal skin) processing section of the Oko-Oba Abattoir and Lairage Complex, Agege over health concerns.
