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A 23-year-old mother of three, Miss Mercy Okon who sold her 3-month-old baby for 150,000 naira has revealed that she needed the money to pay her house rent and offset other bills. She told Vanguard that it was out of poverty and desperation that she did what she did in a bid to help herself. According to her the father …

Victims of police brutality in Edo State of Nigeria are to be paid N190m compensation by the State Government, as recommended by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry, constituted to investigate police brutality, human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by the disbanded police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State made the disclosure today during a meeting …

Oyeyemi says this platform will embrace the ethical imperatives of eliminating misconducts both on the part of the operatives and motorists Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, on Thursday, unveiled body cameras, operation monitoring and control platform, to improve the Corps’ field operations across Nigeria. At the official inauguration in Abuja, Oyeyemi said that the platform …

…Gov says school ready for accreditation as he inspects ongoing project COVID-19 pandemic has “unravelled the weaknesses of our healthcare system and it has prompted our administration to focus on the system, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki said on Thursday. “We are all witnesses to what happened during the pandemic last year. With COVID-19, no matter how rich you …

**Nigeria’s future worth fighting for, VP says at Sen. Nnamani’s book launch Nigeria’s future and that of its communities depend on how well “the many concerns of women and children in our communities, especially the focal areas of health, education and economic empowerment are addressed, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday in Abuja at …

Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has declared interest in the Pandora Papers revelations regarding Nigerian past and present public officers reported to have owned undeclared assets offshore. The agency has expressed a commitment to open investigations into the allegations. The CCB is the Nigerian public agency dealing with issues of corruption, conflict of interest, and abuse of office by …

• Over 20 police stations burnt by hoodlums yet to be refurbished• FG claims Lekki killings false, ‘Phantom Massacre’• U.S. advises protesters to engage leaders politically• No justice for victims of police brutality one year after, AI laments• HURIWA asks NASS to set up protection board for protesters• NBA demands release of arrested protesters, journalists• #EndSARS protests akin to June …

Former US President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to launch his own social networking platform called “TRUTH Social,” which is expected to begin its beta launch for “invited guests” next month. The long-awaited platform will be owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which also intends to launch a subscription video on-demand service that will feature “non-woke” entertainment programming, …

More facts have emerged on why the Armed Forces have yet to deploy their full arsenal against bandits who have dominated the North-West and parts of the North-Central geopolitical zones. The PUNCH reliably learnt on Monday that the Armed Forces told the National Assembly, through its committees, that the agreement signed with the Government of the United States was that the …

Streets of Umuahia, Abia State capital have been deserted by residents in solidarity for Nnamdi Kanu.