All stranded Nigerians in the crisis-ridden Sudanese capital, Khartoum have been successfully evacuated by the Federal Government. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Dr Sani Gwarzo, made this known while receiving the second batch of 130 evacuees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims […]
A community leader has been arrested by the police for allegedly assaulting his wife, as reported by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). The agency’s Executive Secretary, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, revealed in a statement on Friday that the man had caused severe injuries to his wife on April 9 in the Ajah […]
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, has reported that Nigerian women working in Iraq are being exploited in various ways, particularly as domestic workers. According to her statement, many of these women are seeking assistance to return home. NAPTIP is investigating rogue labour recruiters […]
A group of 376 Nigerian students who were stranded in Sudan due to the ongoing conflict in the country have been brought back to Abuja. The students were transported via an Air Peace plane and a Nigeria Airforce Jet with the number NAF C-130, and arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International […]
According to a report from Sky News on Wednesday, UK-based anti-monarchist group Republic has stated that around 1,600 activists will protest against the monarchy during the coronation of Charles III in London. Republic’s CEO Graham Smith claimed that the demonstration will challenge the “hereditary privilege and power” of the monarchy. Protesters plan to march along […]
On Wednesday, the Serbian Interior Ministry announced that a total of nine people have died and seven more have been injured in a school shooting in Belgrade. The shooting took place in the Vrachar municipality, located in the center of the Serbian capital. According to the police report, a 14-year-old teenager was suspected to be […]
During a Workers’ Day celebration in Port Harcourt, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers directed the State Civil Service Commission to promptly issue promotion letters to 4,000 eligible civil servants who were recently promoted in the state. The governor assured the completion of the entire promotion exercise for other categories before his tenure ends. He acknowledged […]
A suspected cyber criminal has been arrested in Port Harcourt by the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) in collaboration with the National Central Bureau (NCB), according to a statement made by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Monday in Abuja. The arrest followed a message received in July 2022 […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census due to the government’s transition program and the post-election mood in the country. In a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, Dr Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census Manager and Director of the NPC, expressed the commission’s preparedness for […]
A suspected member of a ritualist gang, accused of murdering and dismembering Oyindamola Adeyemi in Ijebu-Ode on January 28, has been arrested by the Police Command in Ogun. The suspect was taken into custody on Friday in the Ijade-Iloti area of Ijebu-Ode following an intelligence-based investigation by detectives from the Obalende Divisional Headquarters. Other members […]