A 17-year-old boy has gotten married to a girl who is reportedly 16 years old in Nnewi, Anambra state. The boy named Somto, from the Nwachukwu family in Okofia village, Otolo Nnewi, Anambra state, allegedly dropped out of school and insisted on getting married. Being the last child, his family were not enthusiastic about it […]
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Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for sexually abusing deaf children, a court in the western city of Mendoza ruled Monday, November 25th. Argentine priest Horacio Corbacho was sentenced to 45 years in jail, while a 42-year sentence was imposed on Italian Nicola Corradi for the abuse of some
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Emmanuel Oluwaniyi, controller of Kirikiri Maximum Prison for his role in allowing Hope Aroke, a convicted internet fraudster, to receive treatment outside the prison, where he is serving a 24-year jail term. According to the commission, Aroke, also known as “H.Money”, had masterminded a mega scam to
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Contrary to news circulating the media, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied dropping criminal charges against former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke and others. According to Vanguard, the agency said it only separated the charges to enable other defendants who are present in the country to take their plea since the former
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A woman in India has given birth to “rare conjoined twins” who have two heads, one body, and three arms. Babita Ahirwar, 21, and husband Jaswant Singh, who got married less than two years ago, had been told they were expecting twins, but doctors realised something was wrong 34 weeks into the pregnancy. They were told that
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Three Baltimore men who were wrongly imprisoned for 36 years in Maryland, United States have been set free after a review of the murder case they were prosecuted for. The three men identified as Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins and Andrew Stewart, were reportedly teenagers when they were sentenced to life in prison in 1984. They were accused
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The Police have recovered 23 ATM cards from a middle-aged woman suspected to have stolen them from clients in Tanzania. ZimEye reports that Halima Juma was arrested at CRDB bank ATM in Mbagala after a teller at the financial institution suspected she was up to something fishy. . The suspect was arrested in possession of
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Andy Ruiz Jr has sent a strong warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of their highly-anticipated heavyweight rematch next week. The Mexican boxer who first defeated the British-Nigerian boxer in June, arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Tuesday, November 26, for their rematch on December 7. When asked how he felt about the
A bill which seeks to remove gender restrictions on rape offences and also proposes stiffer penalties for kidnapping has passed its second reading on the floor of the Nigerian senate. The bill which recognizes males as rape victims and also seeks to remove the statute of limitation in cases of defilement was sponsored by senator representing Lagos
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Michael Collins Ajereh, also known as Don Jazzy has unveiled his massive new Mavin studios to celebrate his 37th birthday. The record label boss took to Instagram and Twitter to unveil the massive buildings located in Victoria Island and in Lekki, Lagos. It consists of 2 creative space buildings and 1 Corporate office building. The corporate space is located in
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