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Nigerians Urged to Collaborate With NHRC to Achieve Human Rights Protection The federal government has urged citizens and other stakeholders to collaborate with and support the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), considering its crucial role in laying the cornerstone of human rights protection in Nigeria. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
Rivers Govt. Approves Immediate Construction of Admin Blocks, Hostels, and Others In Education Varsity. Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor Sir Siminalayi Fubara has approved immediate infrastructural intervention at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE). The Governor said construction work will begin in the coming days on an Administrative Block, Male and Female…
Traditional Healer Gets 14 Years For Sexual Assault Of Minor Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a traditional herbal healer, Segun Shina, to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old (name withheld) who was suffering from epilepsy. The Lagos State Government initially arraigned the…
Man Bags 12 Years For Engaging A 17-Year Minor In Sexual Activity A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Alowonle Saliu to 12 years imprisonment for grievous harm and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. Justice Rahman Oshodi convicted the defendant of a…
Kazakhstan Expresses Willingness to Improve Volume of Trade with Nigeria Kazakhstan has expressed its willingness to improve its trade relations with Nigeria. Currently, the trade volume between both countries is about $1 million. The Asian country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alibek Kuantyrov, who is in Nigeria leading 30 delegates from both the public and…
Nigeria Demands Investigation into Death of its Footballer in Uganda The Nigerian government has demanded a full investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of a Nigerian footballer, Abubakar Lawal, in Uganda. The Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement signed by the Commission’s spokesman, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the…
Kuwait Pledges Support for 200,000 Out-of-School Children in Nigeria The State of Kuwait has expressed its determination to emerge as the Middle East’s regional financial, commercial, and cultural hub by 2035. The country also pledged support for 200,000 out-of-school children in Nigeria The country’s ambassador to Nigeria made the disclosure, Mr Salim Khalifa Almuzayen, at…
ActionAid: Conceited Efforts of All Needed for Seamless Migration of Returned Migrants ActionAid Nigeria has called for conceited efforts from all sections of society to make the reintegration of returned migrants seamless in the country. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the Community Forum on Sustainable Reintegration of Returned Migrants in Nigeria and the Project…
NSCIA Makes Recommendations to Tax Reforms Bill The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has made recommendations to the Tax Reforms Bill before the National Assembly via a memorandum submitted to the Senate Committee on Finance. The NSCIA, under the leadership of its President-General, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alh. Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar…
Police In Rivers Arrests Member Of ATM Debit Card Swapping Syndicate Prince Woke, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command says it has arrested Blessing Daberechi Oleru, a 35-year-old female from OMPADEC Road, Igwuruta Town, Port Harcourt, who was involved in ATM debit card swapping. Public Relations Officer of Rivers State Police Command Grace Iringe…