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A Lagos court has sentenced a man to four years in prison for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja found Onyeka Ubaka guilty of the two-count charge brought against him by the state government. Ubaka was accused of sexually assaulting…
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A single mother, Comfort Oahimije, is seeking N3 million to fund the cancer treatment and surgery of her seven-year-old son, David, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 nephroblastoma (Wilms tumour), which has spread to his lungs. According to a medical report from the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo State, David is battling left-sided…
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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc has heightened its efforts to combat energy theft across its network, following over 8,000 cases recorded between January and October 2024. The incidents, which include meter bypass and illegal meter tampering, have resulted in financial losses amounting to hundreds of millions of naira. To address the issue, IBEDC…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beans, eggs, bread, rice, and other food items witnessed significant price increases in October 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for October 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans…
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The Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Mr. Samuel Ekerenam, owner of Hephzibah Shopping Mall, located on Afaha Uqua Obok-Idim Road in Eket Local Government Area. ASP Timfon John, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed in an interview on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Saturday at about 10:55 p.m. at…
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