Category: News & Current Affairs
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First Lady Asks Parents to Protect Girl-child’s Rights, Stand Against FGM
Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, has called on all citizens to ensure the safety, security, and rights of Nigerian girls.
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Terrorists In Katsina Kidnap Bride And 52 Other Women
The ladies were travelling home to Dandume with the bride, from Ungwar Murjiya in Sabuwa Local Government Area, an area prone to assaults, when the group was attacked near Gamji by the terrorists.
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Femicide Across the Globe – July to December 2023
During these six months, a startling total of 734 reported femicides that made their way to the news were documented. The month with the highest recorded incident was October with a record number of 146 cases.
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Around the World in 5
Around the World in 5 is an ongoing series that highlights news related to women in five countries, updated every week. This week’s post covers January 28 to February 3.
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Around the World in 5
Around the World in 5 is an ongoing series that highlights news related to women in five countries, updated every week. This week’s post covers January 28 to February 3.
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Single Woman’s Request To Terminate 28-Week Pregnancy Rejected By Delhi High Court
Holding that the foetus was “completely viable” and “foeticide cannot be permitted,” the Delhi High Court denied a 20-year-old unmarried woman permission to terminate her 28-week pregnancy on Thursday.
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Transcorp Hotels Plc Hits N1 Trillion In Market Capitalisation Under Dupe Olusola’s Chairmanship
The strategic leadership of the hotel’s CEO, Dupe Olusola, has made this feasible. This past March 25, she was officially named Managing Director/CEO of Transcorp Hotels Plc.
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Russian Woman Darya Trepova Gets 27 Years In Prison for Café Bomb Killing
A bomb planted in a figurine that Trepova had given Tatarsky murdered him just before he was set to speak in St. Petersburg. A number of people were hurt in the explosion.
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Lagos High Court Sentences Richard Saviour to Life In Jail for Raping, Infecting his Wife’s Niece With HIV
According to the judge, the victim was diagnosed with HIV during her visit to the Mirabel Centre, where she was taken to by the police.
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Lagos High Court Sentences Richard Saviour to Life In Jail for Raping, Infecting his Wife’s Niece With HIV
According to the judge, the victim was diagnosed with HIV during her visit to the Mirabel Centre, where she was taken to by the police.