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A HIV+ nurse was sentenced to three years in jail today for criminal negligence after she pricked herself with a needle before injecting a child. Rosemary Namubiru, 64, was convicted for using a intravenous needle on the child after pricking herself - a decision slammed as 'deeply flawed' by HIV/AIDS campaigners. Throughout her trial, the nurse maintained she was not acting in malice and the incident was an accident. Two tests have shown the child was not infected with HIV, according to court records. Scores of international activist groups rallied around the nurse - saying she was the victim of stigma and discrimination because of her HIV status and should not face trial. Despite their support, she was found guilty of criminal negligence for allegedly in court today and sentenced to three years behind bars. In November last year all direct aid was cut following a corruption scandal in the country. However, it will still receive £97.9million in aid from the UK this year, The De...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday awarded N2m as damages against the police for illegal arrest and detention of three tricycle riders. Punch reports. The sum was awarded in favour of Samson Adeotan, Oluwole Owolabi and Oluwasegun Ogundare. The three men had filed a suit seeking an order of the court to declare as a breach of their fundamental rights their arrest by officers of the Nigerian Police and their invitation by the Commissioner of Police Special Fraud Unit, over a matter “that was purely civil.” Joined as respondent/defendant in the suit are the Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and Petra Microfinance Bank Ltd. The applicants on behalf of a group, the Keke Owners Association of Nigeria, had entered into a loan agreement with Petra Microfinance Bank Ltd. on April 16, 2006. It was agreed that the bank would supply members of the group 50 tricycles with an instalmental payment plan. According to ...

Barcelona have appointed Luis Enrique as their new first-team coach on a two-year deal. The 44-year-old former Barca player, who managed the club’s B team between 2008 and 2011, left his role as Celta Vigo boss last week. Barcelona parted company with manager Gerardo Martino after finishing second to Atletico Madrid in La Liga. Sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta recommended Enrique, who has also managed Roma, to replace the Argentine. Martino succeeded Tito Vilanova, who has since died of throat cancer, last summer, but his two-year deal was ended by mutual consent. The 51-year-old was unable to prevent the club from losing the La Liga title for only the second time in six years as they drew with champions Atletico Madrid on the final day, in a game where a win would have clinched them the title. Enrique’s arrival had been widely expected because of his strong links with the club and a successful spell as B team boss where he replaced Pep Guardiola and led them to promotion to the Sp...