Nigerian authorities uncover human trafficking ring, arrest suspects
Nigerian authorities uncover human trafficking ring, arrest suspects The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has arrested three suspected trans-border human traffickers in Osun. Effeh Ekrika, NAPTIP Zonal Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Osogbo that the suspects are members of a syndicate that specialise in recruiting young girls for prostitution. Mr Ekrika said the suspects were arrested on Monday at a motor park in Ejigbo, Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state, while wait…
Dangote/Kogi feud: BUA withdraws interest in 50,000-hectare land
Dangote/Kogi feud: BUA withdraws interest in 50,000-hectare land BUA Group, a multi-billion company involved in foods, infrastructure and manufacturing, has withdrawn its interest in the 50,000 hectares of land in Kogi State over failure to meet its intended purposes. This comes after the Kogi State Assembly threatened to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy on the land allocated to the company for investment purposes in 2012 for non-payment of compensation. A statement by the company, Tuesday, made available to newsmen disclosed that since th…
Nigerian women won’t vote for wrappers, salt in 2023 – NILOWV tells APC, PDP, others
Nigerian women won’t vote for wrappers, salt in 2023 – NILOWV tells APC, PDP, others Ahead of 2023 general elections, the League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWV) has warned candidates vying for various political offices across the country against sharing of wrappers and salt for women, saying Nigerian women will no longer vote base on material things. The league of women voters lamented that Nigeria’s political space has been male-dominated despite the fact that women constitute a large chunk of the voting population, called on political pa…
Kwara Poly Rector Cries Out Over Land Grabbers
Kwara Poly Rector Cries Out Over Land Grabbers Land grabbers have encroached 41 percent of the entire land mass of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The rector of the oldest Kwara State – owned tertiary institution, Dr Abdul Jimoh Muhammed disclosed this during a pre- convocation press briefing in Ilorin, the state capital on Tuesday. Muhammed said that the polytechnic currently occupied only six percent of its land, lamenting that the remaining 53 percent of the land mass is not accessible because they would have to pass through the encro…
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Wike, Fayose join Sanwo-Olu in Lagos for 2022 National Women Conference
Wike, Fayose join Sanwo-Olu in Lagos for 2022 National Women Conference Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday joined Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the 2022 Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO2022) Conference taking place at Eko Hotels, Lagos. Wife of the president, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari among other eminent political office holders are also expected to grace the National Women’s Conference put together by COWLSO. Aisha will serve as the Mother of the day…
Inspector Samuel Ugor killed by colleague during argument
Inspector Samuel Ugor killed by colleague during argument The Police Command in Abia has confirmed the shooting to death of one Insp. Samuel Ugor by a colleague, following an argument. The command’s Spokesman, SP Godfrey Ogbonna, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday. The policemen were attached to the lawmaker representing the Isiala Ngwa South Constituency in the state Assembly, Chief Ginger Onwusibe. Ogbonna said that the incident occurred on Saturday and an investigation had commenced into the matter. The command spokesman…
Egbewole Takes over as 11th Unilorin Vice Chancellor Today
Egbewole Takes over as 11th Unilorin Vice Chancellor Today A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, will today (Monday) take over the mantle of leadership of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) as its 11th vice chancellor. Egbewole emerged as the vice chancellor of the institution two months ago after a rigorous selection exercises embarked on by the governing council of the institution. The UNILORIN was established in 1975 by the Federal Government. According to the press statement issued in Ilorin yesterday by t…
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