The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling illegal mining, while noting its detrimental impact on the environment, the health and livelihoods of its residents. During a stakeholders’ sensitisation and consultative forum held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, Abiodun Oni, Director-General of the Oyo State …
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Kaduna Courts Convict Four for Internet Fraud
Four individuals, Anthony Chukwu, Madaki Ismail, Samson Aliyu, and Christopher Israel, have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms for internet fraud by both the Federal High Court and State High Court in Kaduna. This development was disclosed in a statement released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission …
Read More »Chibok Girl Recounts Ordeal: Forced Marriages and Rescues
Ihyi Abdul, a survivor of the April 2014 Chibok abduction, has opened up about her harrowing experiences in Boko Haram captivity. Now 27, Ihyi revealed that she was forced into marriage with eight different men and gave birth to three children with different fathers during her time with the insurgents. …
Read More »Stranded Nigerian Scholars Criticise FG’s Allowance Cuts, Resort to Loans
Foreign scholars under the Federal Government’s Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship expressed their frustration on Wednesday over unexpected cuts in their allowances by the Federal Scholarship Board. Several affected scholars and parents in Abuja voiced their concerns about the government’s decision, highlighting that the government had not released their allowances …
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