Day: January 30, 2025

Police: Couple sold their child for N450,000, arrested for stealing neighbour’s daughter

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The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a woman, Christiana Uwem Ibanga and her boyfriend, Inyene Akpan, for allegedly stealing their neighbour’s daughter on 14th January 2025 in Abuja. During interrogation, it was discovered that the couple had earlier sold their own child for N450,000 in 2024. The state police spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, confirmed the arrest in a statement released on Wednesday.   According to police, the suspects were apprehended following a complaint from a woman (name withheld) who reported that Ibanga had allegedly lured her six-year-old daughter…

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NLC to protest against 50percent telecom hike, failed minimum wage implementation

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In a communiqué signed by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, after its National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting in Abuja, yesterday, he said that, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, NLC will embark on a nationwide protest against the planned 50 per cent increase in the telecommunication tariff. The one-day rally and protest would take place in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It also threatened decisive action against state governments and other employers of labour, who failed to implement the N70,000…

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My Dog, My Life Decisions: Helen Paul’s new book x-rays societal ills

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Iconic thespian and educationist, Professor Helen Paul has addressed the political dilemma of a country in her new book titled ‘My Dog, My Life Decisions’. The book, which is currently available on digital platform, Amazon is a two-part drama with dual titles. It is a satirical expose of the happenings in a country described figuratively as a dog and the citizens’ outcry. The first part, titled “My Dog, My Life Decisions,” exposes the dilemma of a campaign manager who campaigned for the ruler in power, who breached all the campaign…

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