Begging

Senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Sen. Shehu Sani says that the decision by the Abdullahi Ganduje-led Kano State Government to ban street begging by Almajiris would achieve nothing.He stated this in a Tuesday evening tweet.…

A Danish court on Tuesday sentenced a Romanian national to 14 days in prison under new, tougher legislation aimed at dissuading aggressive begging.“The man, who was not named, was sentenced in absentia by the Copenhagen District…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 96 beggars in May for allegedly violating the law banning street begging in the state capital.Malam Dahiru Muhammed, , an official of the board’s Anti-begging Unit, told the News Agency of…

Activities of the Facebook company to shut down fraudulent acts by the Nigerian internet fraudsters known as 'yahoo boys' or 'G boys' on the social networks may be yielding positive results.On Friday last week, one of such internet…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two women – one Amadi and Mama Esther – for allegedly abusing a nine-year-old girl, Joy Esemonu, in the FESTAC Town area of the state.According to reports, Amadi allegedly poured chemical on…

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Sunday in Ibadan urged the media and law enforcement agencies and religious organisations to assist the government in its efforts to stamp out begging in the state.Ajimobi made the call at the 2nd…