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90% Of Awaiting Trial Women Are Pregnant- NHRC

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The National Human Rights Commission says 90 per cent of women awaiting trial in prisons across the country are either nursing mothers or pregnant.

The Executive Secretary of the commission, Prof. Bem Angwe, made this known when he received the National President, National Council of Women Societies, Mrs. Gloria Shoda, in his office in Abuja on Monday.

Angwe said that the percentage was derived from the commission’s recent prison audit in the country.

He said that the commission needed the collaboration of the NCWS to provide an immediate intervention in this regard.

“In our prisons today, we have a lot of nursing mothers who are being locked up with their children and are nursing these children in the prison cells.

“We also have instances where such women who are still carrying babies in prison are also pregnant.

“It is also sad to note that more than 90 per cent of these nursing mothers are still awaiting trial. These are women that should have been released on bail while awaiting their trial.

“But they are kept there in prison with their children who are made to serve prison terms when their mothers are not yet convicted,’’ Angwe said.

Angwe said that the commission was particularly concerned because there was no amount of compensation that would be given to such a child or even the mother that would be commensurate with the hardship endured.

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#Ladies: Would You Pay $90 for Red Lipstick From Christian Louboutin?

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Christian Louboutin has announced the launch of his lipstick line that will be available this September on ChristianLouboutin.com. After debuting a nail polish collection last year, the luxury shoe designer is continuing to make moves as he expands his namesake brand. But while these lipsticks won’t be as expensive as his signature red-soled shoes, they will be sold for $90 a piece.

The lipstick, while pricey, is ~multifunctional~. The cap has a ring at the top, and by threading a ribbon through it, you can instantly transform your lipstick into a necklace.

 There are 38 shades in the line with names including “Petal Rose,” “You You,” and “Diva,” and there are three different textures: Silky Satin, Velvet Matte, and Sheer Voile. ?
Credit: cosmopolitan

Nigeria Slashes 2015 Fuel Subsidy By 90% Following Oil Price Slide

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Nigeria will slash petrol subsidies by 90 percent this year because government revenues have been hit by the slump in oil prices.

The government had said it would gradually phase out fuel subsidies which are a significant burden on public finances, but cutting subsidies risks aggravating a fuel crisis in the country.

Major cities are experiencing a crippling gasoline shortage as oil importers feel the pinch from unpaid government subsidies, a plummeting local currency and tighter credit lines triggered by lower crude prices, oil traders and local industry sources say.

While Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer, a neglected refining system means it is almost wholly reliant on imports for the 40 million litres per day of gasoline it consumes.

Parliament approved the reduction in subsidies to 100 billion naira ($505 million) for 2015, Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said late on Tuesday. The cuts were accounted for in last week’s 4.49 trillion naira budget for 2015, but the breakdown was not announced until Tuesday.

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