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(FLOWERBUDNEWS) A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save the Children, on Wednesday said that sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State had received a total of 662 cases of abuse against women and children since inception in 2016. Isah Ibrahim, an advocacy advisor with the NGO made the disclosure in Zaria, duringContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has said that he owed nobody any explanation or apology for appointing his daughter as an aide. Speaking on Tuesday in Asaba, Okowa denied appointing two of his daughters but clarified that he appointed only one who was ’eminently qualified to hold the position.Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Police in Nepal on Monday said they have arrested Krishna Mahara, former speaker of House of Representatives over rape allegations by a government worker. Mahara, resigned from his job after the woman accused him of sexually assaulting her at her apartment in Kathmandu last week. “We received a complaintContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) South Eastern Alliance for Democracy and Progress (SEADP) has cautioned media practitioners to stop using their platform to deliberately spread fake news for cheap propaganda and pecuniary benefits. In a statement issued after a one- day interactive session on the role of media in the fight against insecurity, theContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS)  Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday sacked Mr Augustine Pelemo, his Special Assistant on Political Matters. A statement by Mr Donald Ojogo, the state Commissioner for Information, on Monday in Akure said the sack was with immediate effect. He explained that the directive underscored the need toContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja declared that ‘Nigeria democracy is maturing,’ citing the peaceful and orderly conduct of 2019 general elections and the resort to the rule of law by aggrieved candidates in settling disputes. Buhari stated this while declaring open the 25th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES) withContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Dubai(United Arab Emirates),Oct. 6 (NAN) The Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, has tasked Nigerians participating in the on-going Gulf Information Technology Exhibition GITEX to ensure they domesticate technology ideas and add value to Nigerias ICT sector to build the country’s economy. Pantami said this on Sunday while heContinue Reading