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Governor Ambode, my father was once a hawker – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha

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|Date: July 11, 2016
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Governor Ambode, my father was once a hawker – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha

Dear Governor Ambode, My father hawked when he was young. Yes, he balanced a tray on his head and roamed ...

Dear Governor Ambode, My father hawked when he was young. Yes, he balanced a tray on his head and roamed around looking for people to buy his wares. He once spoke to me about plucking seasonal fruits ...

July 11, 2016
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Police smash car-snatching syndicate, recover eight vehicles

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|Date: July 04, 2016
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Police smash car-snatching syndicate, recover eight vehicles

The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a car-sn ...

The Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a car-snatching syndicate. The RRS officials were said to have recovered eight stolen vehicles from the ...

July 04, 2016
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Mother of three flees over circumcision threat

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|Date: June 25, 2016
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Mother of three flees over circumcision threat

For refusing to get her children circumcised, a mother of three, Mrs Victoria Ijeoma Akinsanya has been f ...

For refusing to get her children circumcised, a mother of three, Mrs Victoria Ijeoma Akinsanya has been forced to abscond her Festac town, Lagos residence to an unknown destination. Not only that, her ...

June 25, 2016
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I can’t keep her and her pregnancy, I am pregnant too – Peju Akande

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: February 16, 2016
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I can’t keep her and her pregnancy, I am pregnant too – Peju Akande

It is no longer news that rape cases are on the increase. Neither is it news that fathers and care givers ...

It is no longer news that rape cases are on the increase. Neither is it news that fathers and care givers and many times, close family members or friends have often been fingered as culprits in these ...

February 16, 2016
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My Ake Experience: A Festival of Firsts – Judith Nwachukwu

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: November 29, 2015
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My Ake Experience: A Festival of Firsts – Judith Nwachukwu

When my friend and mentor first urged me to sign up for the Ake Arts and Book Festival, I was hesitant. A ...

When my friend and mentor first urged me to sign up for the Ake Arts and Book Festival, I was hesitant. Although I pride myself on being an ardent reader and a writer (sometimes), I wasn’t sure I want ...

November 29, 2015
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‘HEAR WORD!’ stuns at Abeokuta

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: November 21, 2015
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‘HEAR WORD!’ stuns at Abeokuta

It was clear from the rounds of applause and cheers that followed every monologue, the standing ovation a ...

It was clear from the rounds of applause and cheers that followed every monologue, the standing ovation at the end of the play. The expectations for ‘Hear Word!’ which came to Ake Arts and Book Festiv ...

November 21, 2015
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Cultists kill 4 students in MAPOLY

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: July 29, 2015
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Cultists kill 4 students in MAPOLY

Palpable fear has gripped the students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State as two sus ...

Palpable fear has gripped the students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State as two suspected cult groups went on the rampage in the last one week, killing four persons. The killings ...

July 29, 2015
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Man rapes, infects step-daughter with HIV

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|Date: July 04, 2015
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Man rapes, infects step-daughter with HIV

A 63-year-old man, Alabi Ibrahim was yesterday arraigned before an Abeokuta High court for allegedly infe ...

A 63-year-old man, Alabi Ibrahim was yesterday arraigned before an Abeokuta High court for allegedly infecting his stepdaughter (names withheld) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The suspect, I ...

July 04, 2015
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He said he was my boyfriend, but he was really the devil

Posted by Lilian Osigwe
|Date: May 09, 2015
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He said he was my boyfriend, but he was really the devil

Till today, I still cannot imagine how I fell for a con like Musibau at my age. By the way, I’m 32 years ...

Till today, I still cannot imagine how I fell for a con like Musibau at my age. By the way, I’m 32 years and I almost lost my life because I fell for a ritualist who wanted to use me for money. Where ...

May 09, 2015
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Man takes wife to court over ‘absence of vagina’

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|Date: April 29, 2015
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Man takes wife to court over ‘absence of vagina’

A Customary court sitting in Ake, Abeokuta State has dissolved a three year old marriage between ...

A Customary court sitting in Ake, Abeokuta State has dissolved a three year old marriage between one Mr Femi Olayiwole and wife, Kemi, over her not experiencing menstruation; a situation he re ...

April 29, 2015
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