Nigeria: Activist laments the rising spate kidnappings of school children

The kidnappings have taken place in the country’s troubled northern region, where relentless violence by separatist Islamic militant organizations and by bandit groups with no particular ideology have crumbled communities and killed thousands of people. The abductions generally are aimed at obtaining ransom and have become a lucrative business, according to Shehu Sani, a former…

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LivingTrust Mortgage Bank appoints Adedeji new MD

LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Olumide Adedeji as its new Managing Director effective March 7, 2024, and subject to regulatory approval. According to a statement by the company secretary Timothy Gbadeyan, on Friday, before his appointment, Adedeji was the Executive Director in charge of Business Development, Information Technology, Operations, and Customer Experience. He…

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IWD: France to seal right to abortion in constitution

France is the first country to explicitly guarantee abortion rights in the national charter. While abortion is a deeply divisive issue in the United States, it’s legal in nearly all of Europe and overwhelmingly supported in France, where it’s seen more as a question of public health rather than politics. French legislators approved the constitutional…

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BREAKING: Hundreds of pupils missing after gunmen storm school

Hundreds of pupils are missing after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria in the second mass abduction within a week in the country. Local government officials in Kaduna state confirmed the kidnappings from Kuriga school on Thursday, but did not provide figures as they were working out how many children had been abducted. Reporting…

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