NAPTIP arrests man for trafficking girlfriend to Mali
Aug. 16, 2021 The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has arrested one Emmanuel Stephen for allegedly trafficking his 21-year-old girlfriend to Mali for…
Akpabio Commissions Corps Members’ Lodge, Viewing Centre; Promises More
Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has urged the Koroma Tai Community to be dedicated in the protection and maintenance of the Youth Corps Members’ Lodge and Viewing…
Rescue efforts to continue Monday as marshy terrain hinders efforts to retrieve trapped vehicle in mining pit in Ebonyi- Police
Aug.16, 2021 The Police in Ebonyi has said that rescue efforts to retrieve a vehicle which plunged into a pit on Saturday would continue on Monday. DSP Loveth Odah, the…
Emergency vaccine summit needed to help Africa, says UK’s ex-PM Brown
Aug 16, 2021 U.S., British and Italian leaders must hold an emergency summit before the U.N. General Assembly to end vaccine inequality and send more shots to Africa and other…
Plateau killings: Hoodlums behind attack on commuters, 36 persons rescued unhurt – CP
Aug.16, 2021 The Commissioner of Police in Plateau, Mr. Edward Egbuka, said those behind the attack on commuters in Jos on Aug. 14 were miscreants and hoodlums who wanted to…
Atiku, Governors’ Forum condemn Plateau killing; UniJos shut
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have condemned the tragic incident that led to the loss of 23 travellers at Rukuba Road in Jos North…
FG says killing of travellers in plateau a wickedly motivated attack, ‘prearranged’
Aug 15 , 2021 The killing of 23 persons returning from a Muslim festival in Nigeria was a premeditated ambush for which suspects have already been arrested, authorities said on…
Jailed former S.African president Zuma undergoes surgery
Aug 15, 2021 Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said on Sunday. Zuma, serving a…
Ivory Coast detects first Ebola case in 25 years
Aug 15, 2021 Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on…
I’ve paid my dues, I will retire home and rest after my tenure – Gov. Masari
Aug. 15, 2021 Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina state says he will retire home to rest, after the completion of his second tenure. “I have held various positions, both in…