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Sep

03

2026

Gulabo Sapera: Woman Buried Alive as Baby for Being a Girl Becomes Padma Shri-Winning Dance Queen

Human Interest

Gulabo Sapera: Woman Buried Alive as Baby for Being a Girl Becomes Padma Shri-Winning Dance Queen She was buried alive simply because she was born a girl. Seven hours later, her cries led her mother and aunt to dig her out. Decades on, Gulabo Sapera would turn that near-death beginning into an extraordinary life of dance, recognition and empowerment. Gulabo Sapera's life story is one of survival, courage and remarkable transformation. Born in 1973 in Rajasthan, India, Gulabo was the seventh child of her parents in the Kalbelia community, a nomadic snake-charming community. According to accounts attributed to The Times…

Sep

03

2026

By Famous Reporters

“They Were Paid to Kill My Son”: Father Cries for Justice Over UNIPORT Graduate’s Police Shooting

CRIME, NEWS#AnthonyObodo, #JusticeForAnthonyObodo, #NigeriaPolice, #PoliceBrutality, #PoliceShooting, #PortHarcourt, #Riversstate, #UNIPORTGraduateKilled

“They Were Paid to Kill My Son”: Father Cries for Justice Over UNIPORT Graduate’s Police Shooting The death of a 22-year-old UNIPORT graduate in Port Harcourt has triggered protests and renewed anger over alleged police brutality, after his father claimed that officers involved in the shooting were paid to kill his son. Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, was allegedly shot by police officers in Port Harcourt on August 27, 2026. His father, Princewill Obodo, has alleged that the officers were paid to kill his son. The incident triggered protests at Agip Junction, while the Rivers State…

Sep

03

2026

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Lagos Warns Husbands: Forcing Wives Into Sex Can Lead to Life Imprisonment

LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWS#ConsentInMarriage, #DomesticViolence, #DSVA, #HumanRights, #LagosLaw, #LagosState, #SexualAssault, #WomensRights

Lagos Warns Husbands: Forcing Wives Into Sex Can Lead to Life Imprisonment Marriage does not automatically mean consent. In a strong legal warning, the Lagos State Government has declared that husbands who force their wives into sex without consent could face prosecution and life imprisonment under state law, reinforcing the rights of women to bodily autonomy and protection from domestic violence. According to the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, a husband who forces his wife into sexual relations without her consent may be prosecuted for "sexual assault by penetration" under Lagos State law. The offence carries a maximum sentence of…

Sep

03

2026

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Abia ₦1bn Hilux Spending: Why Are ‘Errors’ Repeatedly Appearing in Government Financial Records?…CEHRAWS

Uncategorized#AbiaBudget, #AbiaFinancialRecords, #AbiaGovernment, #AbiaState, #AlexOtti, #CEHRAWS, #HiluxSpending, #PublicAccountability

Abia ₦1bn Hilux Spending: Why Are ‘Errors’ Repeatedly Appearing in Government Financial Records?...CEHRAWS Fresh questions have emerged over Abia State’s financial records after CEHRAWS flagged what it described as another major discrepancy in an official spending document. The Centre for Human Rights Advocacy and Wholesome Society (CEHRAWS) has questioned an alleged ₦1,350 discrepancy in Abia State Government’s explanation of a ₦1.003 billion expenditure on 12 Toyota Hilux vehicles. The group also called for the publication of procurement and payment records and an independent review of the transaction. Fresh questions have emerged over Abia State’s financial records after the Centre for…

Sep

02

2026

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‘Obsessed’ Teacher Exchanged 25,000 Texts With Teen Student, Gets 12 Years for Sexual Abuse

CRIME#AllisonHavemannNiedrach, #CrimeNews, #NewJerseyCrime, #SexualAssault, #TeacherAbuse, #TeacherSentenced, #TeacherSexAbuse, #TeenStudent

Obsessed’ Teacher Exchanged 25,000 Texts With Teen Student, Gets 12 Years for Sexual Abuse A former special-education teacher who prosecutors said carried out a months-long campaign to sexually abuse a teenage student has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. In court, the judge delivered a stark message to the former teacher: “You are his trauma. You ruined him.” Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a former special-education teacher in New Jersey, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault involving a teenage student. She must serve at least 85% of the sentence before becoming eligible…

Sep

02

2026

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Tinubu’s US Embassy Letter Questioned as Lobbying Firm Alleges Forgery

NATIONAL NEWS#BreakingNews, #NigerianPolitics, #RenoOmokri, #Tinubu, #TinubuFBIRecords, #TinubuUSRecords, #USEmbassyLetter, #VonBattenMontagueYork

Tinubu’s US Embassy Letter Questioned as Lobbying Firm Alleges Forgery A fresh controversy has erupted over a purported US Embassy letter used to defend President Bola Tinubu against claims about his American records, after a US lobbying firm alleged that the document may have been fabricated and pointed to several errors it described as unusual for official correspondence. Von Batten-Montague-York has questioned the authenticity of a purported 2003 US Embassy letter cited by Reno Omokri in defence of President Bola Tinubu. The US lobbying firm alleged that the document contains several spelling, grammatical and formatting errors and called for independent…

Sep

02

2026

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10 Years Behind Bars: Man Reveals How Poor Inmates Slept on Ground, Ate Rationed Food

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10 Years Behind Bars: Man Reveals How Poor Inmates Slept on Ground, Ate Rationed Food Imagine spending 10 years in prison for a crime you insist you never committed, only to emerge and reveal that poverty could determine whether an inmate slept on a bed or the bare ground. That is the painful account shared by Afolabi Shakiru after his release in 2026. Afolabi Shakiru spent 10 years behind bars after being arrested in January 2016 in connection with a case he said he was innocent of. Following a review of his case, he was acquitted and released in 2026.…

Sep

02

2026

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Mother Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Five Children, Herself as Husband Takes Second Wife

Uncategorized#ChildrenStabbing, #DorothyNamayo, #FamilyTragedy, #KampalaCrime, #KampalaNews, #Makindye, #UgandaCrime, #UgandaNews

Mother Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Five Children, Herself as Husband Takes Second Wife A family dispute in Kampala has ended in tragedy, with two children dead and three others injured after they were allegedly stabbed at their home. Their mother, Dorothy Namayo, has been arrested as police investigate what happened. Dorothy Namayo, a woman in Uganda, was arrested after her five children were reportedly stabbed at their family home in Bunga, Ggaba, Kampala. Two of the children died, while three others survived and were taken to hospital. Police are investigating the incident as murder, attempted murder and arson. A family…

Sep

02

2026

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Kwara Assembly Sacks Two APC Lawmakers After Defection to PDP

POLITICS#2027Elections, #APC, #APCDefection, #KwaraAssembly, #KwaraPolitics, #KwaraState, #NigerianPolitics, #Pdp

Kwara Assembly Sacks Two APC Lawmakers After Defection to PDP A major political showdown is unfolding in Kwara State after the State House of Assembly declared the seats of two lawmakers vacant following their defection from the APC to the PDP, sparking a fierce constitutional and political dispute. The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of two lawmakers, Saba Yisa Gideon and Olushola Odetundun, vacant after they defected from the APC to the PDP. The Assembly relied on Sections 109(1)(g) and 109(2) of the 1999 Constitution, while the PDP has rejected the decision as illegal and unconstitutional.…

Sep

01

2026

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Ilorin Building Collapse: 4 Rescued Alive as 8 Feared Trapped While They Slept

Uncategorized#BreakingNews, #BuildingCollapse, #IlorinBuildingCollapse, #IlorinNews, #KwaraBuildingCollapse, #KwaraNews, #NigeriaNews, #RescueOperation

Ilorin Building Collapse: 4 Rescued Alive as 8 Feared Trapped While They Slept Four people have been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed three-storey building in Ilorin, Kwara State, as rescuers race against time to reach at least eight others feared trapped beneath the debris. Four people were rescued alive after a three-storey building collapsed at Popo-Giwa, Masalasi Gogoro, off Aikobi Road, in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. At least eight other people were feared trapped under the rubble, while emergency agencies and residents continued rescue operations. ILORIN, Kwara State — Four people have been…