The Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos, has handed over nine suspected victims of human trafficking to the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). Lt. B.C. Awodeyi, the Base Information Officer, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Awodeyi said the suspects were handed over to NAPTIP by the Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Navy. She said the suspected victims of human trafficking were intercepted on October 11 and 13 . “At about 4.21.p.m, on October 11, the FOB Badagry, the Base Quick Response Team (QRT), deployed at T-Junction, Badagry intercepted a fibre boat with passengers…
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A former member House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Barrister Sani Mohammad Takori has advocated for the participation of the party in the forthcoming local government polls in Zamfara State. In a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau, Takori said that any attempt by APC to boycott the election would be a suicide mission. According to him, the speculation is getting stronger day by day that APC may not take part in the forthcoming local government election even though there is no official statement to that effect. “We need to send words of caution that…
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Christopher Gwabin Musa has said that traditional institutions play a vital role in maintaining national stability. Director Defence Information, Brig. Gen Tukur Gusau, who disclosed in a statement, said the CDS stated this when he received the Dein of Agbor Kingdom, a prominent traditional ruler in Delta State, in his office According to the statement, the CDS described traditional rulers as a vanguards for national stability, just as he appreciated the monarch for finding time to visit the Defence Headquarters. He further said the Armed Forces of Nigeria will continue to partner with…
Executive Director of Oil Spill Victims Vanguard (OSPIVV), Harrison Jalla, has accused the Shell Trading and Shipping Company Limited (STATSCO) and its partners of diverting $1 billion insurance indemnity pollution claim intended for victims and communities in the Niger Delta impacted by the 2011 Bonga Oil Spill. The allegation was contained in a suit numbered FHC/WR/CS/19/2022. In a statement on Wednesday, Jalla said the alleged $1 billion insurance claim was meant to compensate communities that suffered severe pollution during the 2011 Bonga Oil Spill. He noted that the Bonga Oil Spill which is one of the worst environmental disasters in…
The Visioner of African Jerusalem Ministry, Ibadan, Prophet Gideon Owoseni, has advised Nigerians not to listen to clerics who are making evil predictions about the country. Owoseni noted that Nigeria will still be great and regain its lost glory because the country has the capacity to be a leading nation across the globe. The cleric made these declarations while speaking at a press conference heralding the opening of the ministry in Ibadan on Wednesday. Owoseni, who was flanked with other members of the ministry, said that clerics, political office holders and journalists have major roles to play for the country…
The Ebonyi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized 115.226 kilogrammes of various illicit substances and arrested 149 suspects in the third quarter of the year. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Peter Ogar, made this known on Wednesday in Abakaliki, saying the arrests and seizures were made in different locations in the state between July and September 2024. Ogar said, “The Agency in Ebonyi had also within the period counselled 82 suspects, comprising 64 and 18 females. “In total, we arrested 149 suspects, comprising 112 males and 37 females between the age brackets of…
EKEDC Announces Major System Upgrade for Enhanced Customer Experience Lagos, Nigeria – October 18, 2024 – Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) is pleased to announce a significant system upgrade to its All-In-One (AIO) Vending Platform, aimed at improving customer service and streamlining electricity token purchases. The upgrade will commence on Friday, October 18, 2024, and is expected to be completed by 6 AM on Monday, October 21, 2024. During this period, customers will be unable to purchase or load electricity tokens. We urge all customers to purchase sufficient meter credits and load them immediately prior to the downtime to avoid…
A former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Nduese Essien, has called on President Bola Tinubu to reconsider some of his policies. Essien warned of possible anarchy due to the growing wave of hunger and discontent among Nigerians, stressing that most of the government’s economic policies have only aggravated poverty and inflation, leaving millions of Nigerians struggling to survive. In a statement he issued Wednesday in Abuja, the former federal lawmaker also criticized the hasty removal of fuel subsidy and other economic policies of the Tinubu administration, arguing that they are inflicting unprecedented suffering on the populace. Essien urged…
Kinsmen of late Senate President Dr Joseph Wayas have expressed fears that the body of their patriarch has again been abandoned at the National Hospital, Abuja. Wayas’ remains arrived Nigeria after 33 months in a London morgue, on 10 July 2024. Soon after, the Cross River State government set up several committees to plan for the burial but did not announce specific date for the event. Three months after of the arrival of the body in the country, Wayas’ kinsmen are complaining over the slow pace of burial preparations. Many of the kinsmen suspect that there may be issues, once…
Senate President Godswill Obot Akpabio has denied reports that operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, stormed National Assembly over alleged impeachment moves by lawmakers in the upper legislative chamber. Akpabio informed Senators that his attention had been drawn to the reports during plenary on Wednesday. He described the reports as fake. The Senate President lamented that fake news was gradually taking over the media space. “There is no limit to what online publications cannot do. This is total fake news and the impeachment of principal officers did not arise and we are all here in the National Assembly…