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A married female prison officer at HMP Wandsworth, a security correction centre in South London, United Kingdom, Linda De Sousa Abreu, is currently being prosecuted for having sex with a male inmate and recording it. Footage of Linda De Sousa Abreu, 31, having full sex with a male inmate leaked on the internet and circulated widely till it got to the attention of the authorities. The scandal broke out Saturday in MailOnline, a leading British publication. The scandal has led to her losing her job as a prison officer in the South London jail. She is also facing prosecution. The…

By People& Politics The National Environmental Sanitation Policy will soon be presented to the Federal Executive Council for endorsement. Our correspondent reports that the policy was developed by the ministry in 2005. Environment Minister Iziaq Salako stated this during the commemoration of the National Environmental Sanitation Day. He said the policy, which is still under review, prioritizes safe sanitation practices, promoting a cleaner and healthier environment for all. Salako said as part of the activities to mark the Environmental Sanitation Day, the government would transform Chika, a community in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), into a model community for good environmental…

By Sumaila Isah Umaisha A committed scholar is identifiable by his uncanny passion for fulfilling Robert Frost’s vision of “taking the road less travelled” in the field of his academic endeavour by breaking fresh grounds and creating new pathways to uncommon knowledge. Professor Al-Bishak, a brilliant, academic iconoclast and literary Egyptologist, fits into this mould. He chose for his doctorate degree dissertation a daunting topic requiring hardcore research and rigorous defence. Titled "African Literature and the Chronological Limits of the Eurasian Literary Tradition: A Study of the Origin, Context and Style of Kemetian (Ancient Egyptian) Literature", the thesis delves into…