After 42 years in the UK, Home Office tells 74-year-old Ghanaian he’s not British

A retired 74-year-old Ghanaian man, Nelson Shardey who has lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for 42 years has been notified by the UK Home Office that he is not British. BBC reports that the Home Office asked him to wait another 10 years before he could stay permanently. Shardey, from Wallasey in Wirral, had…

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Third Quarter Review Of Akpabio’s 10th Senate (part 1)

By Mon-Charles Egbo Two examples of what Nigeria gains when the executive begins to recognize legislative resolutions were demonstrated during the third quarter activities of the 10th Senate. Sequel to its probe of the state of affairs of the Nigerian Postal Service, NIPOST, the senate discovered that “the sum of N10 billion released by the…

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[Video] International Day of the Boy Child: The forgotten ones…

By Lillian Okenwa "The society not giving boys adequate care ", wrote Olufunke Oyinlola, founder of Boys Against Crime Campaign. May 16 every year is International Day of the Boy Child but many do not even know about it. Very few also realize the pressure, pain and hurts the boy child undergo day by…

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NJC bars 3 judges from elevation, recommends appointment of 86 others [view Full List]

The National Judicial Council (NJC) led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has barred three judicial officers from being elevated to the higher bench while giving a nod to the appointment of 86 others. Under the Chairmanship of the CJN, the NJC at its plenary of the 105th Meeting held…

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Woman in Benue stabs husband after disagreement over sex

Following a heated argument over sex, a 29-year-old woman known as Torkwase Kpile has reportedly stabbed her husband to death in Achusa Village, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. DAILY POST reports that the couple, who got married two months ago, disagreed over sex before the lady picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed…

Are you hooked on pornography?

By Bob and Debby Gass ‘I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman.’ Job 31:1 NIV There are certain doors in life that once opened are hard to close – pornography is one of them. And like any addict, once you’re hooked, you need increasing doses to satisfy yourself…

Low grades threw her out of OAU, then she made a First Class in Economics!

Ibukunoluwa Areo withdrew from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) because her low grades were below average. But providence smiled on her when by dint of hard work she eventually graduated with a 4.84 CGPA from another university. The young Miss Ibukunoluwa Areo not only obtained her bachelors degree in Economics at Bowen University, Nigeria…

Speaker Sarkindaji should marry off his underaged girls before conducting the mass marriage of underaged orphans – Presidential aide

President Bola Tinubu's Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (North Central), Ms. Abiodun Essiet has accused the Speaker of Niger State House of Assembly , Barr. Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, of instigating traditional and religious leaders against the federal government's stance on underaged marriage. Essiet in a long post on X revealed that among the…

[Video] Sexual Harassment: Alliances for Africa engage with Vice chancellors, others

Alliances for Africa (AFA) an international African-led human rights, peace and sustainable development organisation recently engaged with Vice chancellors of Universities and their Heads of Gender unit towards addressing sexual harassment in Nigerian universities. Various studies found that 34.2% of the 160 students surveyed said that sexual violence was the most prevalent form of gender-based…

The MMA judgment and resurgence of NBA-balkanization-disease in the legal profession

By Sylvester Udemezue (1). The status of the NBA as a voluntary organization, has been settled by appellate courts. The reality is, no one has forced anyone to subscribe to NBA's membership; as of the day of subscription, every application to the membership of the NBA knows the legal and practical implications of being a…

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