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LIVE: Air India plane carrying 242 passengers crashes
An Air India passenger plane bound for London Gatwick from India’s north-western city of Ahmedabad has crashed and exploded within five minutes of takeoff. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane crashed into a medical college hostel in the residential
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Keir Starmer says migrants should learn English to integrate. Is he being fair?
The UK government’s proposed immigration reforms emphasise the need for migrants to learn English in order to integrate successfully.
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Community leader - Bukky Okunade shares Public Service experience in new book
Passionate community leader and advocate for positive change – Mrs Bukky Okunade has shared her experience of Public Service in a new book - The Act of Service: Your Guide to Public Roles and Becoming Influential in the UK.
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Why the UK government is opposing universities on immigration
The UK government has announced its plans for controlling immigration, and these include new rules for international students.
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Teachers in South African schools may be slow to report rape of girls: study shows why
In South Africa, the age of consent for sex is 16 years old. Engaging in sexual activity with someone under the age of 16 is considered statutory rape, even if the minor consents as defined under the law that applies to adults.
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Boy jailed for murdering 15-year-old
A 17-year-old boy has been jailed for life for murdering teenager Deshaun James-Tuitt. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons was previously found guilty on Wednesday, 5 February following a trial at the Old Bailey.
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Woman-to-woman marriage in West Africa: a vanishing tradition of power and agency
Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant practice – woman-to-woman marriage – has existed
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UK Home Office releases data on how asylum seekers arrive
The United Kingdom (UK) Home Office has released new experimental data on the routes individuals used to travel to the UK before claiming asylum in 2024.
£10k reward to locate missing man
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Alexander Sloley - reported missing from his home in Islington in 2008, are offering a reward for information that leads to him being found. Alex was 16 at the time of his disappearance and described
1 Apr 2025
09:26
Teachers in South African schools may be slow to report rape of girls: study shows why
In South Africa, the age of consent for sex is 16 years old. Engaging in sexual activity with someone under the age of 16 is considered statutory rape, even if the minor consents as defined under the law that applies to adults.
29 Apr 2025
00:00
Ekiti’s next leap!
One of the off-cycle elections next year will take place in Ekiti State, where Governor Biodun Oyebanji will face re-election. Oyebanji has several strengths to leverage when campaigning begins, particularly his efforts to redirect the State's
17 Mar 2025
11:45
2027: A crossroads of choice
We are at midterm, which means that the next electoral cycle has already started. Unfortunately, governance will begin to slow down as politicking and jockeying for advantage become more pronounced, distracting from the real work of administration
17 Mar 2025
12:55
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Woman-to-woman marriage in West Africa: a vanishing tradition of power and agency
Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant practice – woman-to-woman marriage – has existed
11 Apr 2025
17:34
Community leader - Bukky Okunade shares Public Service experience in new book
Passionate community leader and advocate for positive change – Mrs Bukky Okunade has shared her experience of Public Service in a new book - The Act of Service: Your Guide to Public Roles and Becoming Influential in the UK.
5 Jun 2025
11:27
The emerging coalition against Tinubu/APC
It comes as no surprise that the headlines have been dominated in part by the proposed formation of a mega coalition of opposition parties and politicians planning to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress
18 Mar 2025
17:23
A world of godfathers
“Have you been following the developments at the Lagos State House of Assembly?” “High wire politics. Power Game. Man pass man. Man pass woman. Two Speakers in 50 days. Perfect material for a Nollywood film” “Omo… as in …!” “But I think the State
4 Mar 2025
19:23
Babangida’s Book
The most important event in Nigeria in the last week has been the publication and public presentation in Abuja, of a book titled A Journey in Service: An Autobiography of Ibrahim Babangida. In many ways, this should be perfectly understandable.
26 Feb 2025
07:22
Akpoti-Uduaghan and the emerging controversies
The suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, stemming from her allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of office against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, reveals a deeper issue within Nigeria's political system. This
10 Mar 2025
14:43
