A human rights organisation, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has petitioned National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), seeking justice for a 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly abused serially by the husband of her boss and his friend. In the petition copied to the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, the…
Officials of the Anambra State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare have arrested a 38-year-old woman, Chinyere Chukwu, for attempting to sell two of her grandsons. The mother of 11 was arrested alongside her 17-year-old daughter, Joy Chukwu, who is the mother of the boys. Chukwu was arrested after the Commissioner for Women Affairs…
Ebonyi Governor, Francis Nwifuru has tasked members of the Board of Internal Revenue against the imposition of levies and tax on petty traders in the State. Nwifuru gave the charge during the swearing-in of the board of Internal Revenue and Civil Service Commission at the state Executive Council Chambers, Government House Abakaliki. Nwifuru also charged…
Mr. Aboki Danjuma, the Commissioner of Police, Imo State, disclosed that his men are on a manhunt for the gunmen that killed a police officer and two civilians at the Ohii junction, Owerri–Orlu Expressway last Monday. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Henry Okoye, on Tuesday, disclosed that the command’s arsenals had been set up…
The Anambra State Government has apprehended a 38-year-old woman identified as Chinyere Chukwu for attempting to sell her two sons. Chukwu, who hails from Okija in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, was said to have connived with her 17-year-old daughter, identified as Joy, to sell off her two sons “due to the…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has ordered the immediate suspension of the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Omoun Perez. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Kingsley Emu, he said the governor also ordered the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Bennett Agamah; Assistant Director, Agricultural Engineering, Oki Yintareke; and…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement on Wednesday dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru. While dismissing her appeal for lacking in merit, the five-member panel led…
Governor Obaseki has ordered the reaccreditation of all operatives of Edo State’s Security Vigilante Network, numbering over 6,500, in a renewed effort to strengthen security architecture to combat crime and ensure the security of lives and property of residents. He noted that he will collaborate with federal security agencies, manning our 24/7 hours Command and…
Following yesterday’s tragic incidents, the Executive Governor of Ekiti state, visited Esun Ekiti and Imojo Ekiti to commiserate with the immediate families, the leaders, and indigenes of the two towns over the loss of two selfless royal fathers. He also visited the palace of the Chairman of the State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRM Oba…
The people of Afikpo have declared total support for the Senatorial Candidate of All Progressives Congress APC ahead of Saturday’s bye election. Addressing mammoth crowd of supporters during a rally in the area, the Governor of Ebonyi State, Rt Hon Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru called on the people of Afikpo to vote massively for Professor Anthony…
