The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said it rescued and received 21,181 victims of human trafficking in 20 years. The Director General of NAPTIP, Prof. Fatima Waziri-Azi, said this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Social Duties for the defence of the 2024 budget. She said the agency…
Prof Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has appointed New Acting Auditor General Of The State. This is coming after the retirement of the outgoing auditor general of state. The new Auditor-General, Mr Charles Okocha Akosa, we learnt he has already assumed duties, and is acting to fill the vacuum of the retirement of the…
The International Air Transport Association has warned the Central Bank of Nigeria that some foreign airlines may be forced to quit the Nigerian markets if nothing is done about the $790m ticket revenue currently trapped in the country. Switzerland, on Thursday also said Lagos and Abuja airports had been ranked the most expensive gateways in…
10 years after stakeholders in Anambra State, have called on Governor Chukwuma Soludo on the need to immediately conduct elections into Local Government Councils, or he will miss the track of his administration in the state. The stakeholders comprising of members of civil society organisations, political parties, the church, traditional institution, the media and others…
Following the accidental bombing of civilians in the Tudun Biri community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State by unmanned drones of the Nigerian Army, last Sunday, the Defence Headquarters has said it would no longer bomb any target unless it was 100 percent sure. “Henceforth, we will be 100 percent sure of our target…
The Nigerian Patriotic Forum, representing Abuja indigenes, has vehemently opposed calls for the removal of Nyesom Wike from his position as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This reaction follows the recent demand by the Network of Civil Societies for Economic Sustainability, urging Wike to resign from his role. The group expressed its…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has successfully facilitated the release of two female prospective corps members who were kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to the orientation camp in Sokoto. Initially, the Nigerian Army had intervened, securing the release of a male and a female victim, but four others remained captive. The NYSC has…
The naira depreciated on Thursday to N1,1200 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,172 per dollar on Wednesday. However, the naira yesterday appreciated to N843.07 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N843.07 per dollar from N951.22 per dollar…
In a sad event along the Onitsha-Owerri Road by Obodoukwu Junction, Onitsha, Anambra State, chaos erupted on Thursday as a stray bullet fired by individuals believed to be operatives of the Anambra State Anti-touts Agency claimed the life of a young man. The victim, identified as Chimezie from Achina, Aguata Local Government Area, had just…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Onitsha branch has said it is expecting the rule of law to thrive this time around in the final determination of the treasonable charge against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The statement is coming ahead of the scheduled December 15 Supreme Court judgment…
