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Islamic Teacher Bags Life Jail For Defiling Eight Madrasa Pupils

Ganiyu Amodu

“He messed around with the purity and dignity of the pupils aged between six and 11,” Judge gives details of how “unrepentant” Ustaz Adam Farouk took advatage of minors in his care   One Adam Farouk, a cleric, has bagged eight times life in prison for molesting and sexually violating eight pupils. The cleric was convicted and sentenced by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday for defiling the pupils aged between six and 11 in his class. READ ALSO Drama As Beggars Reject Old Currency In…

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Eleven Jostle for $100,000 The Nigeria Prize for Literature

Efw Wellington

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today released the longlist of 11 drawn from 287 books in the running for the 2022 edition of the prize, focused on Poetry. Platforms Africa reports that the literature prize is sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) with a cash award of $100,000. The 11 books on the longlist, in alphabetical order by the title of the books, according to a statement by Godson Dienye, Acting General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, are: Augusta’s Poodle by Ogaga Ifowodo Coming Undone…

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