About 20,000 Nigerian Women, Girls Trafficked From Nigeria to Mali- NAPTIP
NAPTIP Boss, Julie Okah-Donli As many as 20,000 women and girls are feared to have been trafficked from Nigeria to Mali where they are stranded after being forced into prostitution,…
Over 22,000 Candidates to Contest 1, 504 Seats in February General Elections – INEC
INEC National Commissioner for North-Central Malam Mohammed Haruna has said that 22, 643 candidates would contest 1, 504 positions during the forthcoming general elections in the country. Haruna, who…
Yuletide: AIG Charges Police Commissioners to Ensure Proactive Crime Prevention
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5, AIG Alkali Usman, has charged the commissioners of police in the zone to ensure robust and proactive crime prevention during…
9th NSF: Team Delta Maintains Dominance With 256 Medals
 Defending champions, Team Delta have continued to show dominance at the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF), Abuja, 2018 with 256 medals. The medal table release on Saturday in Abuja…
Governors to Meet Buhari Again Over Minimum Wage
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has resolved to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari again over the issue of new minimum wage. The forum took the decision at its…
FG Seek Ways to Improve Operations of Public Health Facilities to Curb Medical Tourism
The Federal Government is seeking ways to improve efficiency in the operations of public hospitals and re-equip them to save foreign exchange drain arising from medical tourism….
Alleged $80million Bribe: Oshiomole Refutes Allegations…Calls it Reckless Insinuation
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed allegations that he collected bribe of about 80 million dollars to manipulate the…
Petrol price: Enugu, Taraba and Delta pay the highest as price increased to N147 in September- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) increased to N147.30 in September from N146.90 recorded in August. This was…
Flood sacks 35 Edo communities, renders 30,000 homeless
No fewer than 35 communities in Etsako East and Etsako Central Local Government Areas of Edo have been sacked by flood, occasioned by unending rains and overflow of the River…
Alleged N700m Graft: Orbih, Ize-Iyamu spend the night in jail
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate in Edo, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the State chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, spent Thursday night in Benin Prison, after…