Neighbor Allegedly Swindled Veteran with ALS Out of Over $450,000, Federal Authorities Claim: ‘A Despicable Act’

A Massachusetts man took “repeated, deliberate steps” to steal from his neighbor — a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was in the hospital — “again and again,” federal prosecutors wrote in court documents filed last week. Joseph Smith, 71, and others stole more than $450,000 in disability benefits from the man between roughly 2015 and 2020, when he was…

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UCH Students Rally Against 82-Day Power Outage

The College of Medicine students of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, took to the streets early Wednesday morning to stage a peaceful protest over an 82-day power outage that has crippled their studies, disrupted hospital activities, and worsened living conditions. The protest, which began at 7 a.m., was supported by the Students’ Union of…

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Conflict Erupts at NiMet as Workers Demand Action on Welfare Neglect with 14-Day Ultimatum

A storm is brewing within the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as workers on Wednesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to the agency’s management, demanding immediate action on long-standing welfare issues or face an all-out nationwide industrial action. In a strongly worded letter titled “Failure to Respond to Lawful and Reasonable Demands—14 Days Ultimatum”, unions representing NiMet…

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