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Ruth Auta, a Nigerian nurse working in the United Kingdom, has been sentenced to three years in prison following the death of her 10-week-old son, Joshua Akerele.

The sentencing took place at Bolton Crown Court, where Auta was found guilty of child cruelty.

On December 20, 2022, Auta left.... Read more>>> https://www.osundefender.com/nigerian-jailed-in-uk-over-babys-death/

As of September 12, 2024, the exchange rate for the US dollar (USD) to Nigerian Naira (NGN) in the parallel market, commonly referred to as the black market, has reached.... Read more>>>https://www.osundefender.com/sep-12-black-market-dollar-to-naira-rate/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has granted bail to ten #EndBadGovernance protesters.

The defendants in the case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, include, Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simon (aka Sob-S!), Angel Love Innocent (aka Loveth), Buhari Lawal, Mosiua Sadiq, Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), Nuradeen Khamis, and Abdulsalam Zubairu.

The protesters are facing a six-count charge of... Read more>>>>https://www.osundefender.com/court-grants-hunger-protesters-n10m-bail/

…Say Agency Has No Power Over Spiritual Products

On Tuesday, supporters of Delta-based cleric, Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, embarked on a protest rally to the office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Asaba, the Delta State capital.

Led by some Bishops, the placard-wielding protesters, called on NAFDAC to desist from what they call an attack on Fufeyin, who is the.... Read more>>> https://www.osundefender.com/fufeyin-bishops-others-protest-against-nafdac/

The designer of the Nigerian flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, has finally been laid to rest.

Akinkunmi, who died on Aug. 29, 2023, at age 87, was buried on Friday after a year-long.... Read more>>>https://www.osundefender.com/photonews-taiwo-akinkunmi-buried-a-year-after-death/

A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested by the Plateau State Police Command for allegedly defiling three sisters in the state.

The state’s commissioner of police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this in Jos on Friday while briefing journalists in the state capital.

According to him, the sixteen-year-old suspect identified as.... Read more>>>https://www.osundefender.com/16-year-old-arrested-for-defiling-three-sisters/

The Federal Government’s recent flag-off of the sales of 30,000 metric tonnes of subsidised rice has sparked outrage across Nigeria, with many citizens labelling the move as insufficient, especially in light of the current fuel price hike.

The rice is being sold at N40,000 per 50-kg bag in a bid to alleviate the soaring cost of living, but Nigerians are.....Read more>>>https://www.osundefender.com/pure-madness-nigerians-outraged-as-fg-cuts-red-tape-on-rice-sales-amid-fuel-price-hike/

Due to ‘alleged’ likelihood of violence and petition submitted against one of the aspirants in the 2024 Students’ Union Election, the management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has..... Read more>>>>https://www.osundefender.com/students-fume-as-ospoly-suspends-planned-sug-election-indefinitely/