A delegation led by the Switzerland Minister of Foreign Affairs, Didier Burkhalter, are expected to have a meeting with Vice-President Yemi Osinbaj and the Nigerian Minister on Foreign AFfairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday. According to Premium Times, the meeting would be centered on how to repatriate another $321 million looted by late Military Head of... Read More

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August 16, 2013

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Sex in the city: Zurich approves new law to protect prostitutes

The Swiss city of Zurich on Thursday unveiled a sex drive-in which local authorities say will enable them to keep closer tabs on prostitution, a year after voters backed the plan. Due to be opened officially in a ceremony on August 26, the nine so-called “sex boxes” are located in a former industrial zone in... Read More

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March 16, 2013

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Just horrible: Gang of 8 men tie up the husband and rape Swiss tourist in India

A Swiss female tourist was gang-raped in rural central India, police said on Saturday, the latest victim of sexual violence against women in the South Asian nation. The woman was on a cycling trip with her husband in impoverished Madhya Pradesh state, when seven to eight men attacked the couple on Friday night, sexually assaulting... Read More

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August 6, 2012

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We have since returned the $500m Abacha loot – Swiss envoy

by Isi Esene The outgoing Swiss ambassador to Nigeria yesterday revealed that its government has returned $500m loot stolen by late military dictator, General Sani Abacha and stashed in banks in the European country. Ambassador Andreas Baum, whose tenure ends this month after four years of service in Nigeria, however, said that the money allegedly... Read More

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