Canadian fashion mogul, Peter Nygard has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing young women and girls over a period of 25 years.
Mr. Nygard, 79, was arrested by Canadian police on Monday December 14, over claims he used his brand to lure alleged victims to his Bahamas estate with promises of jobs in modelling and fashion.
The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, said the alleged crimes arose "out of a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas, and Canada, among other locations", according to a release by the US attorney's office of the southern district of New York.
The court documents allege the fashion mogul targeted women and...
The Nasarawa State Government has placed a ban on the use and sale of charcoal in the state in a bid to protect the environment.
This was disclosed at a press briefing in Lafia during the weekend by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Aliyu Agwai.
Agwai said the process of producing charcoal is harmful to the environment, stressing that it possesses the ability of destroying the climate and increasing global warming.
The Permanent Secretary noted that burning of charcoal, especially, would produce harmful emission capable of affecting health of residents.
He said: "Cutting trees can result in the loss of habitat for animal species, which can harm the ecosystems.
"Almost all the land animals and...
