Day: January 29, 2019

World Leprosy Day: Nigerians call for an end to stigmatization

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Nigeria has joined the rest of the world to mark this year’s edition of the World Leprosy Day on Sunday, January, 27th 2019. The year’s theme is Zero Discrimination to stigmatization. It is a global campaign to end stigmatization of people affected with leprosy To commemorate the event, Washington Uba , a documentary artist and photographer holds an exhibition of his works, spanning over eight years on the plight of people affected with leprosy at the Parliament Bar, Red Street, Jakande Estate, Isolo, Lagos. The aim of the event is…

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Union Bank Introduces TechVentures to Support Tech-based Businesses

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Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Union Bank has announced the launch of TechVentures, a unique banking proposition which provides tailored services to technology companies. The solution was unveiled at TechPoint Build, a leading technology conference for tech experts, investors, start-ups and owners of tech-enabled businesses, that held in Lagos recently. TechVentures supports tech-based businesses in various stages of their lifecycles, providing them services which include access to venture capital funding, business advisory and mentorship as well as accelerator partnerships. Union Bank’s Head of Commercial Banking, Mr. Kunle Sonola, who was present…

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Two drivers arrested for attempting to kidnap employer’s wife

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Kidnap allegation has been levelled against two drivers, Emmanuel Okomeyin, 27, and Anyia Austine, 30, who were arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for attempting to kidnap their employer’s wife. The accused, whose residential addresses were not provided, are facing two counts of conspiracy and attempted kidnap. According to the police prosecutor, Michael Unah, the accused allegedly attempted to kidnap their employer’s wife, Mrs Ijeoma Ezeokafor, from her residence. Unah said the accused committed the offences on October 26, 2018, around 1pm at 1A Dora Crescent, Ajah, Lagos. He added…

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Son tells court his mother sent him to poison his father

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A 10-year-old boy on Monday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan that his mother asked him to put poison in his father’s food and bathing water. Adenike Ayodele, the mother of the boy, had petitioned the court to dissolve her 15-year-old marriage to her estranged husband, Adeshina, on grounds of irresponsibility and battery. In his testimony, the boy told the court that his mother gave him a package which contained some powdery substance which she instructed him to pour in his father’s food as well as his bathing water.…

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Man Sentenced To 7 Years imprisonment For Not Telling His Wife He Divorced Her

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A politician in Kuwaiti has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment on Monday for failing to tell his wife he divorced her and continuing to have sexual relations with her, her lawyer said. Waleed al-Tabtabai, an Islamist who is currently outside Kuwait, already faces a 42-month jail term handed down in July in another case for storming parliament and assaulting police. The appeals court on Monday upheld a 2018 verdict finding him guilty of adultery, said the lawyer, Naser al-Otaibi, adding the ruling was not political. “My client received justice…

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