Tag: Law
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Nigerian lawmakers to ban eating of ‘pomo’
The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Zaria, says it is proposing a legislation to ban the consumption of animal skin, locally known as kpomo. Prof Muhammad Yakubu, Director General of NILEST, said the legislation was necessary to revive the comatose leather industry in the country. He noted that the habit of…
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Inside Lagos: Policeman’s son absconds with lady’s Benz, $700 Bitcoin
A Lagos-based 28-year-old man, Damilola Areje, has allegedly absconded with a 2019 Mercedes Benz GLE 43, worth N52 million, and $700 worth of Bitcoin belonging to a 32-year-old businesswoman, Nneka Chiemelu, who is into real estate and construction. According to Miss Chiemelu, Damilola, an acquaintance whose father, Inspector Adegbola Areje is a policeman, allegedly stole…