FG sets up committee to tackle Gender-Based Violence
The Federal Government has set up an Inter-ministerial Gender-Based Violence Management Committee to tackle gender violence and assault. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami,…
Court affirms INEC’s power to deregister 32 political parties
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the applications filed by the 32 deregistered political parties against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Anwuli Chikere, in her judgment,…
Ikeja Electric increases cost of prepaid meters
Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) has announced that the prices of meters sold to customers under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) scheme has been reviewed upward effective June. 1. The…
Our DNA tests have sometimes resulted in violence, says Lagos DNA centre Director
The Lagos State DNA and Forensic Center has conducted 455 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) tests since inception in 2017, the Director of centre, Dr Richard Somairi, has said. He said the…
COVID-19: Population-wide mask-wearing could prevent second waves – study
Population-wide face mask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics, and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lock downs, according…
Driver who raped employer’s daughter in 2014 bags 15 years jail
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a driver, Francis Apai, to 15 years imprisonment for raping his employer’s 17-year-old daughter in Lagos. Justice Sherifat Solebo sentenced Apai after finding…
Standing ovation as House honours Abba Kyari
The House of Representatives Thursday honoured DCP Abba Kyari, the Inspector-General of Police’ Intelligence Response Team leader for his exceptional service to the Nigeria Police Force and Nigeria. Kyari got…
Qatar 2022 World Cup: Migrant stadium workers owed wages for months —- Amnesty
A Qatari company helping to build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects after its labourers went unpaid for months, organisers said on Thursday. It…
Coalition calls for probe into killings of older persons alleged to be witches, wizards in Nigerian communities
The Coalition of Societies for the Rights of Older Persons in Nigeria (COSROPIN) has condemned what it described as barbaric acts of burning older persons alleged to be witches or…
603 repentant ex-Boko Haram terrorists to rejoin their communities in July – Military
The Defence Headquarters says a total of 603 repentant Boko Haram terrorists are billed to be reintegrated into their communities in July having completed the Deradicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DRR)…