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Aminat Gusanu No fewer than 123 people have been killed in Nigeria 15 Days after the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu, according to Amnesty International. The Amnesty International disclosed this in a report issued on Tuesday. IAmnesty International’s Acting Nigeria Director, Isa Sanusi, as saying: “It is horrific that attacks by gunmen have claimed at least 123 lives mere weeks after President Bola Tinubu assumed office on 29 May. “Rural communities, always bracing themselves for the next bout of violence, are facing deadly attacks by rampaging killers. “Protecting lives should be the utmost priority of the new government. The…

An escaped inmate from Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja, Haruna Sunday has been arrested after he allegedly broke into a house and stole property in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of the state. The Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel disclosed that operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command arrested the suspect . He said this while speaking with journalists at the command’s headquarters in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday, June 14. Nansel said the suspect broke into an apartment in Masaka on June 8 and stole some mobile phones and a Plasma television. He said…

Four Sex workers have dragged beforea man, Oluwafemi Damilola before a Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo town, Ondo State for allegedly defrauding them of a sum of N45,000. The sex workers alleged that the 25-year-old defendant had sex with them and paid them with a fake alert for their ‘service’. The defendant was thereafter arrested by the men of the state police command. The complainants are Glory David, Akere Bright, Valria Isaac and Ngozi Okoro. After being charged to court, Damilola was arraigned on a two count bothering of fraud. The police prosecutor, Mr Akano Moremi, said the defendant committed…

The House of Representatives has raised the alarm over the looming flood in some parts of the country . Reps asked the Federal Government and state governments to start taking proactive measures to prevent destructive flooding in the country. The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, who resigned his membership of the 10th House on Wednesday, presented the motion to raise the alarm on the imminent flood disaster as Nigeria enters the rainy season. Gbajabiamila who was in the chamber of the House as a member for the last time after 20 years on Wednesday to…

No fewer than 102 incarcerated women have been empowered while 420 destitute pre-trial inmates, within five impact years have been represented . A group, Hope Behind Bars Africa said this while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, while launching its 5 years impact report. The group said it facilitated legal representation for nearly 90 peaceful protesters who were detained unlawfully. The group noted that having recognised that destitute persons have been victims of the system and cannot afford good legal representation, it decided to leverage its legal network to foster access to justice. Speaking, the Executive Director of…

By Onomiguren Agbamu A member representing Ndokwa West constituency, in the 8th Delta State House of Assembly, Hon. Charles Emetulu has expressed delight to be one of the luckiest people in Delta State Politics to have experienced both the Executive and Legislative Arm of government. The Hon Member who was re-elected under the People Democratic Party (PDP) spoke to journalists at the legislative quarter, in Asaba shortly after the 8th Assembly Inauguration. He noted that beyond the legislation, he had been in the executive arm of government. As such, he had a good experience in government, and Deltans should look…

Ekiti-based chef, Adeparusi Dammy, has set a new record by completing 120 hours of non-stop cooking by a single individual. Platform Times eports that Dammy, who cooked several meals ranging from eba, beans with corn, amala, pounded yam, and rice stopped cooking after hitting 120 hours, thereby setting a new milestone. The video shared online captured her supporters and kitchen assistant jubilating over the new feat. Adeparusi began cooking at 12am last Friday with a target of 120 hours. She went viral after she reportedly completed 15 hours of the 120 hours earmarked for the cooking. While some social media…

Controversies have continued to trail the postponement of the 10th Ogun state House of Assembly . Consequently, security was beefed up   at the  Assembly complex to avert any break down of law and order . Some armed police officers and personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS) were present at the entrance of the assembly, screening those allowed into the assembly complex. Speaking to journalists at the entrance of the assembly complex, a member-elect, Olalekan Adeleye (PDP- Odogbolu), expressed shock over the postponement of the inauguration. Adeleye lamented that no letter was issued to members on the postponement,…

The emergence of the former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godwill Akpabio as the 10th Senate president was achieved through a vigil by the senators in his  camp . The Deputy Director General of Akpabio/Barau campaign, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, revealed this on Tuesday. He said that senators in the camp of Senate President, arrived at the National Assembly Complex at about 4: am to avert what transpired during the election of the principal officers of the 8th Senate in 2015. A former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, was elected the president of the 8th Senate on June 9, 2015.…

No fewer than  20,660 persons have been rescued by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffick in Person while 640 persons have been convicted  n the last 20 years . The commander of NAPTIP Benin zonal command, Nduka Nwanwenne disclosed this at a three-day workshop for journalists on  the development of standard reporting template for members of the trafficking in Persons Media Corps . Nwanwenne who spoke on emerging tricks and trends in Human Trafficking : a case study of South South region, said only this year, 40 persons have been convicted . While breaking it down, he said…