DPO Faces Probe For Sleeping With 15-Yr-Old Girl In Police Custody

A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Dutsinma, CSP Bello Gusau has been accused of sleeping with a 15-year-old girl detained at the police station. It was gathered that he took the teenager to his house, where she spent the night. A non-governmental organization dedicated to the protection of human rights, International Human Rights Today Initiative (HRTI), led by Comrade Maiyasin, has filed a complaint with the Katsina State Police Headquarters against the DPO. According to the organization, before taking the step to file the complaint, they conducted a thorough investigation…

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Telecom Tariff Hike: Students Group Calls For Reversal Within 72-Hour

The Progressive Students Movement (PSM), a pan-African students movement, has given an ultimatum of 72-hour to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecom companies to reverse recent 50 percent hike in tariff. The President of PSM, Comrade Bestman Okereafor, called for the review and reversal in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday. Okereafor noted that the 50 per cent increment at this time is “unjustifiable, untimely, and insensitive; hence the total rejection of this anti-masses increment.” According to him, PSM is calling on NCC and telecommunications companies…

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Husband Asks Court To End Marriage Over Wife’s Alleged Poor Hygiene

Adeboye Omotayo, a public servant, has taken his wife, Ella to a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, accusing her of persistent poor hygiene. Omotayo, who resides within the court’s jurisdiction, therefore filed for divorce, saying he could no longer tolerate his wife’s poor hygiene practice. “The main problem that I have been having with my wife after marriage, is that she doesn’t know how to tidy up the house. Whenever I come back from work to have my rest, I can’t because the whole house will be filthy and smelling. “I…

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Governor Peter Mbah Woos Diaspora Community For Investment In Enugu

By Tony Adibe Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has urged the Nigerian diaspora community to consider Enugu as their first choice of investment destination, stressing that his administration has created robust mechanisms to facilitate their investment process and ensure high return on investment. This was as the Chairman, of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, commended the governor for his committed investment in the state’s infrastructure and security, noting the huge investment potential that would benefit diaspora investors. Mbah made the call on Wednesday in Enugu while…

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Ekweremadu: The “Mother-General” Returns in Splendour

By Dr Alex Ogbonnia In the Catholic Church, Mother General is an appellation reserved for a religious superior who leads a group of nuns in a congregation. By her training and position, she “dedicates her life to God and to the service of the church. She is bound to God, the church and her community by vows or promises…” Another striking quality of a mother general is that she is required to view her office as a service to the community, whose unity she must protect at all times, and…

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