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I was drugged, forced to sleep with 30 men a day — Teenager dv/sav/Svagsdbzdz
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I was drugged, forced to sleep with 30 men a day — Teenager dv/sav/Svagsdbzdz

By Matthew Johnson LAGOS—Emotions ran high at the Lagos State Police Command yesterday, when a 16-year-old girl, Chidinma, narrated how she was allegedly trafficked from Imo State to Lagos and forced into prostitution for four months, during which she was made to sleep with 30 men daily, beaten repeatedly, and denied payment. The teenager, who said […]

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The canopy that became a threat: Calabar’s ornamental trees turn from beauty to danger
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The canopy that became a threat: Calabar’s ornamental trees turn from beauty to danger

By Emma Una Arriving Calabar, the Cross River State capital, once meant entering a green cathedral. Now, it means dodging a death sentence. The ornamental trees lining Calabar’s roads were its proudest signature, a living archway of imported giants first introduced by Mr. Clement Ebri in the 1990s and expanded by Mr. Donald Duke in 1999. […]

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Next downpour could kill more, flood-hit Cross River community cries out
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Next downpour could kill more, flood-hit Cross River community cries out

By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR — For residents of the riverside settlement of Efut Efio Ene, the sky is no longer a sight of hope, but a countdown to possible death. Every dark cloud brings fresh dread and every heavy downpour, they say, could sweep away more lives. Years of unchecked flooding have turned homes into ruins, […]

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From NDDC boss to monarch: Ogbuku ascends ancestral throne as Daufa VI 
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From NDDC boss to monarch: Ogbuku ascends ancestral throne as Daufa VI 

By Samuel Oyadongha AYAKORO — In the quiet water-fringed settlement of Ayakoro in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, where the Niger-Delta’s mangroves meet memory, they have a saying: a true leader is not announced, but recalled. The community recalled one of its own  Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, the high-flying Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), […]

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World Cup 2026: Ghana challenges Thomas Partey visa denial in court
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World Cup 2026: Ghana challenges Thomas Partey visa denial in court

According to BBC Sport, Ghana has filed for a judicial review of the decision, with a court hearing scheduled in Ottawa as officials seek permission for Partey to enter Canada ahead of the country’s opening Group L match against Panama in Toronto.

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Rivers needs rescue, not godfathers — Blessing Fubara declares
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Rivers needs rescue, not godfathers — Blessing Fubara declares

The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in Rivers State, Blessing Fubara, has said his ambition is driven by a mission to “rescue” the state from political instability and economic decline, insisting that he is not sponsored or controlled by any political godfather.

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