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Domestic servant, brother in court for allegedly stealing employer’s trinkets

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 February 2024 0

An 18-year-old domestic servant, Deborah Ejebong, and her brother, Emmanuel Ejebong, were on Friday docked in an Ogudu Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing her employer’s jewellery worth N5 million. Deborah, 18, a house help residing at Adams Olowu Street Isheri, Lagos and Emmanuel,38, a

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Domestic workers cart-away celeb’s N243m pieces of jewellery

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

By Chioma Joseph  Two domestic workers who connived and stole a Cuban Diamond neck chain, a Frank Muller and Rolex wristwatches, all worth N243 Million, belonging to their employer, on Wednesday were arrested in Borno State, after almost two weeks of fleeing Lekki, Lagos. The suspects: Alex Obinyan, 39, cleaner and Ayuba Samson, 29, were […]

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Domestic violence: Lagos steps up fight, empowers police with IT equipment

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2018 0

The Lagos State Government has stepped up its fight against incidents of Domestic, Sexual Violence and Child Abuse with the equipping of all Family Support Units within the State Police Command with gadgets including phones, laptops and printers. Coordinator of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), Mrs. Titilayo Vivour-Adeniyi, said the […]

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Amend marriage act, save women, girl child from domestic violence-N/Assembly urged

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2017 0

With the increase of domestic violence against women and the girl child, stakeholders are calling on the lawmakers to amend the Marriage Act. writes Peter Fowoyo Section 18 of the Marriage Act 1955 under the heading: “Consent to marriage of minors” provides that: ‘If either party to an intended marriage, not being a widower or […]