July 5, 2026
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Nigerian Doctor, hubby docked for trafficking in UK

A Nigerian medical Doctor, Dr Ayodeji Adewakun, 44, and her husband Abimbola Adewakun, 48, have been accused of trafficking a Nigerian woman to the UK before making her work 18-hour shifts and beating her when she asked for higher wages. The couple were also alleged to have paid babysitter Iyambo Olatunji “just £20’’ a week […]
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Chibok 82: UN deploys emergency counsellors

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has deployed an “emergency team of psychosocial counsellors and health professionals” to help profile the extra 82 Chibok girls released from Boko Haram captivity at the weekend so their critical needs can be met. UNFPA said in a statement it was on standby to provide emergency reproductive health care, […]
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FIFA to investigate Pogba’s world-record Man Utd transfer

FIFA are to investigate the world-record transfer of Paul Pogba to Manchester United, a source at world football’s governing body told AFP on Tuesday. French midfielder Pogba was transferred for more than £89.3 million ($111 million, 105.2 million euros) in August 2016 from Italian club Juventus. Confirmation of the investigation came after French media reports […]
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Mercy Aigbe’s husband sent to Kirikiri Prison

Lanre Gentry, the estranged husband of Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, has been sent to Kirikiri Prison in Lagos. This followed Gentry’s arraignment before an Ikeja Magistrate Court for alleged battering of Aigbe. He was taken before the court by the Lagos State Government. Among the bail conditions, which Gentry could not immediately meet, was producing […]