Mrs Buhari launches anti-genital mutilation campaign next week

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, is to launch a report next week detailing the prevalence of female genital mutilation in Nigeria as part of a zero-tolerance campaign against the practice.

Preliminary findings by the report show female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM) are most prevalent in the six states of Imo, Ebonyi, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo and Lagos.

Man to serve 8 years in jail for rape

An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday jailed a 24-year-old Man, Jolly Agbontaen, to eight years imprisonment for raping a 23-year-old girl.

The prosecutor, ASP Osas Osarentin, had earlier told the Court that the accused was arraigned on a three-count charge of rape, stealing and assault.

Aisha Buhari urges children to study hard

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja called on children to study hard to improve their learning skills.