An Indian court’s ruling that a man’s forced “unnatural sex” with his wife is not an offence has led to huge outrage and sparked renewed calls for better protections for married women. The controversial order has also brought back into the spotlight the issue of marital rape in a country which has stubbornly refused to...
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Fiji Court Sentences Tennessee Man To Life In Prison For Murdering His Wife During Their Honeymoon
A man from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022, a court official said Friday. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, will have to serve at least 18 years in prison before he can be considered for release, a Fiji High Court registry official in Lautoka said. Dawson was convicted...
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Hamas Releases Three Names Of Hostages Due For Saturday Release
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel. They are 29-year-old Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 46-year-old Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and 36-year-old US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, whom were all seized from Kibbutz Nir Oz on the edge of Gaza. Israel has threatened to resume bombing...
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Police In Lagos Arrests Suspected Cultists Returning From Conference
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspected cultists while they were returning from their confraternity’s annual conference. The suspects, identified as 21-year-old Okey Bright, popularly known as “B in Fine Boy,” and 22-year-old Daniel Prince, alias “Rugged Promotion,” were apprehended around 4:00 a.m. on Monday....
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Supreme Court Rejects Fubara’s Suit
A three-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule. The Supreme Court has upheld the positions of 27 Rivers State lawmakers and rejected Governor Siminalayi...
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Stop Impersonating Chief Of Army Staff On Social Media – Army Warns
The Nigerian Army has warned those impersonating the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on social media to stop or face the consequences . The warning is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the army had been inundated with complaints...
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PRESS RELEASE EFFECTIVE POLICING: POLICE ARRESTS MURDER SUSPECT, RECOVER EXHIBITS, MAKES OTHER PREVENTIVE ARRESTS
In reply, please quote;Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.6/361 Date: February 9, 2025.The Director of News…………………………….PRESS RELEASE EFFECTIVE POLICING: POLICE ARRESTS MURDER SUSPECT, RECOVER EXHIBITS, MAKES OTHER PREVENTIVE ARRESTS EFFECTIVE POLICING: POLICE ARRESTS MURDER SUSPECT, RECOVER EXHIBITS, MAKES OTHER PREVENTIVE ARRESTS Urges Nigerians to be wary of criminals’ Dynamic Antics, Cautions against Violent Confrontation As part of its...
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Military Needs 500,000 Personnel To Defeat Insurgency – Ex-Army ProvostFebruary 7, 2025
A former Provost Marshall of the Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Pat Akem-Vingir (retd), says the military needs at least 500,000 personnel to eliminate terror groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP ). “Our army is small. We need to have an army of at least 500,000 personnel,” the retired general said...
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IGP APPOINTS CP SHOGUNLE TO HEAD SIS, CSP CHIMA OGARASHI AS Force Marine Officer
As Police Enhance Waterways Security, Set to Unveil New Gunboats In a strategic move aimed at bolstering internal security and swifter responses to violent crimes, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., has appointed Commissioner of Police, CP Abayomi Shogunle to head the Special Intervention Squad (SIS); Elections Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation;...
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Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi Warns Against Misinformation
“Spreading fake news is criminal, evil, and destructive. Always verify whatever anyone says or posts on social media before you repost and believe hook, line, and sinker.” Police PRO