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Anambra Court jails native doctor ‘Eke Hit’ 12 years

Anambra Court jails native doctor ‘Eke Hit’ 12 years

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — An Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has sentenced a native doctor, Ekene Igboekweze, popularly known as “Eke Hit,” to 12 years’ imprisonment for offences arising from alleged kidnapping, protective charms and money rituals. Justice Jude Obiora sentenced Igboekweze to six years’ imprisonment on each of two counts, with […]
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Lagos traffic law: A recipe for poverty, crimes – Stakeholders

Lagos traffic law: A recipe for poverty, crimes – Stakeholders

The new Lagos traffic law which among other things, restricted commercial motorcyclists popularly called okada operators to some designated roads, has continued to generate controversies since it was signed into law by Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola.

US-based NGO signs pact with Ejigbo LCDA to build library

US-based NGO signs pact with Ejigbo LCDA to build library

As part of efforts to inculcate reading culture in children and other residents of Ejigbo, Hope and Dreams Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, NGO based in United States of America, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding. MoU with the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area,LCDA to build a library in the area.

Lamentations of the physically challenged

Lamentations of the physically challenged

As the United Nations marked the world’s day for persons with disabilities, Nigerians have been urged not to treat those with physical challenges as outcasts but to make the environment a friendly one for them. Speaking at a social dialogue whose aim was how to remove all barriers and create an inclusive and accessible society for all, Ms Abimbola Ajayi, an architect and who is the immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Architects, NIA, said it was a shame that disabled people who struggle to get educated in spite of their challenges cannot get a job in the country.