UNN, Nigerian Society and Witch Ways

The International Conference on Witchcraft on Tuesday kicked off at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka as scheduled, despite opposition to the conference from the Christian bodies. Our Correspondent reports that the opening prayer for the conference was conducted by a Catholic priest, while the moderator was a cleric. Music was also provided by the UNN…

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Opinion

‘Zacchaeus’ And The Perils Of A Tax Collector

By Azu Ishiekwene hen the tenure of a chief executive is coming to an end, there’s usually a feverish outbreak of schemes to push him over the edge, for good or bad reasons. Lobbyists are masters of the game. They keep a diary of appointment and termination dates – including possible renewal where the law…

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Opinion

South East, economic checkpoints and security operatives

A 2018 report accused Nigerian security and law enforcement agencies of pocketing as much as N100 billion in roadside bribery and extortion in the South-eastern part of the country alone over the last three years. In a statement to PREMIUM TIMES, the International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law said findings into…

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Breaking barriers

Meet Haben Girma, The First Deaf And Blind Person To Graduate From Harvard Law School

Her memoir was released this month. Haben Girma wears a lot of hats: she is a lawyer, a disability rights advocate, a 2013 White House Champions of Change honoree, a ballroom dancer and now the author of a new memoir. She does this as all as a Deafblind person. Girma is a child of Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrants.…

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TIPS

Day 6 of 16 Days Activism on SGBV

Female Gender Mutilation is a crime punishable under VAPP Act. Take the message to those in your villages, churches and mosques who think it's a choice. CarryOnTheLampOfPeace #16Days #ThePeaceAgenda #OrangeTheWorld #@FIDANigeria

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Opinion

Ladies be careful: The law is biased against you. A man can easily deny pregnancy or paternity of your child

By O. G. Chukkol O.G. chukkol The Law seems to be bias against ladies and in favour of men. A man can impregnate a lady and still go free by merely denying responsibility. Ladies you see, the Law says, he who asserts must prove. In other words, if you allege that a man is responsible for…

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News

USSD Charges: Telcos threaten disconnection

...internet banking in Nigeria endangered The future of internet banking in Nigeria appears to be under great peril as telecommunication companies threaten to deny banks the use of their platforms for money transfer. Apprehension in the industry was hightened this week when the companies warned that they might to stop offering the Unstructured Supplementary Service…

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Breaking barriers

She never gave up!!!

The odds were against her. She was a science student. She had little to do with literature. It was all about the laboratory and all manner of science practicals. But - a picture kept flashing in her mind. It was like a little movie. It just wouldn't stop playing - Her dad…

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Opinion

FOI Act: Beautiful law facing implementation challenges

By Oladimeji Ramon There was jubilation, particularly among media practitioners and civil society organisations, when in May 2011 former President Goodluck Jonathan gave his assent to the Freedom of Information Act. The then new law was “to make public records and information more freely available and provide public access to public records and information.”…

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Features

Address root causes of gender-based violence, Groups tell FG

…. as FIDA cautions on the dangers of GBV She was murdered in cold blood. The dead can’t talk. Yet, women strangely remain in abusive relationships. Why not walk away? Ronke Shonde, a banker and mother of two, was beaten to death by her husband, Lekan Shonde, in Lagos. A manhunt for Mr. Shonde, who…

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