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In a trial, a southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked," Mrs Jones, do you remember me?" She responded, "why, yes, I do know you, Mr Williams. I've known you since you where a boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment …
On Tuesday afternoon, hours before Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost a historic vote in Parliament—one that may bring down his government and force new elections in a matter of weeks—he was standing in the House of Commons, plying a cardboard imitation of Winston Churchill. Members of Parliament were trying to bring a bill to the …
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“Massive violation”: Martina Obi-Uzom was found guilty of unlawful wounding ( Tony Palmer ) A devout Christian pharmacist posed as the mother of a young boy to have him circumcised against his parents’ wishes, a court heard. Martina Obi-Uzom, 70, took the child to a Jewish mohel, trained in the procedure, for the operation. Obi-Uzom …
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday 11th of September dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. The Justice Mohammed Garba -led tribunal unanimously dismissed the case for lacking in merit …
Traumatised refugee children are being enticed by tempting offers of escape from poverty, then sold into slavery – but survivors are fighting back At the age of 15, Aisha and Halima were abducted from their compound in north-eastern Nigeria by Boko Haram insurgents. For a year they were held in captivity, and were raped. They …
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