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Anambra widow forced to drink water used in bathing corpse

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

Anambra State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon Ify Obinabo has rescued a widow Mrs Patricia Eligbue from her relatives who forced her to drink water used in washing the corpse of her husband’s nephew. Narrating her ordeal to the Honourable Commissioner, Mrs Eligbue who lost her husband a long...

Kogi NSCDC Arrests Child Trafficker, 2 Others, Recovers 32 children

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja Kogi State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one Matthew Joseph, who allegedly specialises in trafficking underage children from Kaduna to Kogi State. Ahmad Gandi, Kogi State Commandant of the Corps disclosed this on Thursday in Lokoja while parading the...

OGPWeek: Kogi government to reposition OGP in the state to deliver on its mandate.

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

—- stakeholders calls for official inauguration of the state steering committee. As part of lined up activities to mark OGP week in Kogi State, the Co-chair, State Actors of Open Government Partnership, (OGP), in Kogi state has assured that the state is working very hard to reposition the OGP platform...

Davido’s Baby Mama, Sophia Momodu, Knocks Men For ‘Financially Bullying’ Women

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

Singer Davido’s first baby mama, Sophia Momodu, has spoken out about how men financially bully women into staying in relationships with them, especially when children are involved. She said this in a series of tweets via her Twitter handle on Thursday. Momodu went on to question why a man would...

17 days to end of tenure, El-Rufai makes final push to end southern Kaduna killing

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

…gov meets community leaders By Paul Williams Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with community leaders and other critical stakeholders drawn from Atyap, Fulani, and Hausa communities, all of Atyap chiefdom of Zango Kataf over the killings in southern Kaduna area. The meeting which...

I-G promises befitting accommodation for DIGs, others

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Usman Baba, has promised to deliver befitting world-class accommodation for officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to enhance service delivery. Baba made the pledge during the groundbreaking of the redevelopment of DIG Quarters under Public Private Partnership (PPP) between Nigeria Police and Cosgrove...

Sudan: NEMA sends food items to stranded Nigerians

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

By Ruth Oketunde The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has dispatched assorted food items to the Nigerian Embassy in Sudan to cater for stranded Nigerians waiting to be evacuated to Nigeria from Sudan. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the agency, Mr Manzo Ezikiel on...

Omo-Agege lauds Buhari on University of Medical Sciences, Delta

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

By Mercy Obojeghren The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the establishment of the Federal University of Medical and Health Science, Kwale in Delta. Omo-Agege said this in a statement in Asaba on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sunny Areh. ”Following...

States now to feed, accommodate inmates – Aregbesola

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

By Ibironke Ariyo The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola says state governments will now be feeding and accommodating inmates in their states. He said this followed the recent consultational amendment which placed Correctional Services on the concurrent list. Aregbesola gave the insight while speaking at a 2-day High-Level Conference on...

Atiku calls for revamping of PDP to regain its dominant position

NewsDeskNgMay 12, 2023May 12, 20230

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for the revamping of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to regain its eminent and dominant leadership role in Nigeria and Africa. The party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election gave the advice at a programme “welcome/reception of PDP governors-elect and...