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UNICEF Considering the alarming increase in the desertion of children in Nigeria, a special rule must be identified under all jurisdictions for child support concerns specifically for minors and vulnerable persons. TRIPLE TROUBLE: Under-nutrition, hidden hunger, overweight damaging children’s health Minors are persons under the age of full legal responsibility and a vulnerable person is…
Goodness and Mercy Martins were born attached to each other at the heart, diaphragm and liver on August 12, 2018. Before now, it was unheard of in history that twins sharing such vital organs survived separation surgery in Nigeria. Video of twin babies talking to each other surfaces online So, within hours of their birth, the…
•Prof Victoria Adaobi Obasi The Vice-Chancellor, VC, Imo State University, Professor Victoria Adaobi Obasi, is the first woman to superintend over a state university in Nigeria and the second woman to ever hold the position of VC in Nigeria after Prof Grace Alele Williams of the University of Benin broke that jinx in 1985. Windows…
Women have often been described as a necessary evil, a desirable calamity and a domestic peril. Recently, a woman had traced a perceived side chick side chick of her husband to a shopping mall to disgrace her. Doctors demand urgent medical treatment for Wikileaks founder, Assange Stories abound of women who killed their husbands because…
•Robinson …Says N-Delta govs may have abdicated role in Commission By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, Niger Delta Deputy National Secretary of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, the umbrella body for monarchs, leaders and stakeholders of the coastal states of Niger Delta, Mr Ken Robinson, speaks on issues in the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Explosive…
Special Adviser to Ondo State Governor on Security Matters, Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo, in this interview, talks on the prospects of Operation Amotekun. Dojumo, whose principal is the Chairman, Western Nigeria Governors Forum, provides insight into how Amotekun will operate. By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West Were fears that Amotekun could amount to duplication of existing…
Harry and Meghan The Duke and Duchess of Sussex hope talks over their future roles in the Royal Family can be concluded “sooner rather than later”, a source has told PA news agency. Ugwuanyi grants autonomy to Enugu community after 61 years Meetings are said to be “progressing well”, with the UK and Canadian governments…
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former commissioner in Edo State, Hon Lucky James yesterday lauded the leadership style Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the All Progressives Congress says it has helped President Muhammadu Buhari to have a smooth administration of the country. Speaking with Vanguard yesterday, James…
Facebook and eBay pledged Wednesday to more aggressively tackle scammers trading fake and misleading product reviews in new agreements with British regulators. The companies have cracked down on people seeking to get paid for penning bogus reviews on shopping and review websites since the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority raised concerns about the problem…
…Labels their comments irresponsible By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday took exception to comments credited to former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sola Adeyeye, who earlier in the week accused the PDP of playing poor politics ahead of the 2023 polls. Senator Adeyeye had in a recent television programme, “Politics today,” took…