Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo state command, has arrested four suspected human traffickers and rescued nine persons used as prostitutes in the state. The command also said it had recovered 55 smuggled 30-litre kegs of petrol around Gwagwasu Moore Road, Kishi, in the northern part of the state. The NSCDC commandant in the state, Augustine Padonu, made this known while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters on Friday in Ibadan. Mr Padonu said that the command’s anti-human trafficking and child protection Unit arrested the suspects and rescued the victims on Tuesday at a hotel in the…
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The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Danladi Jatau, has urged Nigerian youths to shun acts inimical to human and societal development. Mr Jatau gave the advice on Friday while speaking during ECWA Youth Fellowship 2024 annual conference in Moroa, Kokona Local Government Area. The speaker urged the youths to take their education seriously, adding that no nation can achieve meaningful development without sound education. He donated N1 million to support the development of a Mosque and support for ECWA Youth Fellowship in Moroa community. ” I want to commend you for organising this fellowship as it is good to…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Friday, confirmed the death of a driver who was involved in a road traffic accident around Mangoro area of the state. The permanent secretary of the agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu said the articulated truck collided with the minibus, while smashing it into the fence of a nearby shopping complex. “Following a distress call to LASEMA, through the 767 and 112 toll-free emergency lines at about 8.35 a.m., the agency activated its eagle response team from Cappa. “Upon arrival at the incident…
The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Organising Committee has demanded the dismissal of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in response to the killing of protesters. This demand was made during a candlelight symposium held in honour of the victims at the Rights House in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Friday. Recall that the committee, based at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, Lagos, had declared three days of mourning for those killed nationwide during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. The hunger strike, which was intended to last for ten days, is now on its ninth day as of Friday. Amnesty International has accused…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday, paid a condolence visit to the people of Idanre following the passing of their revered monarch, Oba (Dr) Frederick Adegunle Aroloye, Arubiefin IV, the Owa and Paramount Ruler of Idanre Kingdom. The monarch, who ascended the throne of Owa in 1976 and was the oldest first class Oba in Ondo State, joined his ancestors on July 31, at the age of 102. During the visit, Aiyedatiwa expressed that the state is not mourning but rather celebrating a life well-lived. He noted that the late Oba Aroloye’s long and fruitful life is…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo insisted on Friday that the country will not progress towards achieving its goals unless both leaders and citizens embrace what he termed “moral rearmament.” He also warned that Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder that could explode if the nation fails to take courageous and decisive steps to address its numerous challenges. Obasanjo described Nigeria as a nation that takes two steps forward, one step aside, and four steps backward. He deemed the demands of #EndBadGovernance protesters as very legitimate, stating that the government should heed the people’s grievances and cease pretending that all…
World record-holder Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Friday failed to fulfill her promise of a medal as she finished below the qualification range at the Paris Olympic Games. Amusan who has been Team Nigeria’s brightest hope for a medal, especially in the face of several losses in the contigent’s Paris 2024 adventure, finished third in her race. She ran a time of 12.55 seconds from lane 6 of semi-final 1, out of contention for qualification from the heat. Stark Grace of the U.S won their heat with a time of 12.39 seconds, while Devynne Charlton of Bahamas finished second with 12.50, thus…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, said 11 people lost their lives while four others sustained injuries in a crash in Gwargwaje, Zaria Local Government Area. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Nadabo said, “A crash involving a truck with registration number BAU 142 XA and a Golf salon with registration number FST 134 FX occurred at Gwargwaje, Zaria in the early hours of Friday, at precisely, 05:50 a.m. “A team of policemen attached to the Gwargwaje Division conducted the rescue and informed the…
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has raised the alarm over the invasion of its national headquarters, Right House, in Ikeja Lagos by the Nigerian Police. A statement by CDHR National President, Comrade Debo Adeniran, and National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Idris Olayinka, noted that the Police laid siege to the Rights House in the early hours of Friday. They said the Police prevented occupants of the building from gaining entrance. The statement further noted that the Police presence at the Rights House is to stop the Education Rights Campaign Symposium scheduled to hold at the main hall…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo says the N570 billion released to governors was not a handout or bailout from President Bola Tinubu’s government to the 36 states to expand the livelihood support to citizens across the country. In a nationwide broadcast on Sunday following the #EndBadGovernance protests that grounded activities in major cities of the country, Mr Tinubu explained that his administration had released more than N570 billion to states. “Also, more than N570 billion has been released to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens, while 600,000 nano-businesses have benefitted from our nano-grants. An additional 400,000…