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French Govt To Support NDLEA In Capacity Building, Training The French government has assured the leadership of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of more robust support in the areas of training, capacity building and logistics to further boost the operational capability of the anti-narcotics agency in its ongoing effort to curb the scourge…
Edo NHRC Laments Increase In Domestic Violence Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Edo state coordinator of the National Human Rights Commision (NHRC), Olumide Dosumu, has raised awareness on the alarming rate of domestic violence despite sensitisation campaigns. He explained that the issue of domestic violence tops the chart amongst other forms of human rights abuse…
Youths debunks Ministers claim On Abraka-Oben road Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City The Augusta Youths for Development Change (UYDC) of the Orhionmwon local government area of Delta state protested over the non-existing Abraka-Oben Road, which the Minister for Regional Development, Hon. Eng. Abubakar Momoh, claimed to have commissioned. The youths took to the floor of the…
Breaking : Mojisola Meranda Resigns As Speaker Lagos HoA Bianca Iboma, Lagos In a surprising turn of events, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has tendered her resignation just seven weeks after assuming office. Her resignation was officially announced during the House plenary session on Monday. Meranda, who was appointed…
Lagos Assembly Crisis: Speaker Meranda Downplays Obasa’s Occupation of Office By Bianca Iboma The embattled Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has dismissed concerns over the occupation of the Speaker’s office by ousted Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, maintaining that the situation does not prevent her from carrying out her duties. Speaking on…
HLGAs To Take Over As Fubara Orders LGA Chairmen To Handover Bianca Iboma and Katherine Abayomi The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the heads of local government administration (HLGAs) to immediately take over the administration of the 23 local government councils pending the conduct of elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral…
Fubara Risks Office In Defence of Rivers Interest …Commissions Government House Staff Quarters Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt Following the Supreme Court ruling last Friday, which changed the dynamics of the political crisis rocking Rivers State, the governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has maintained that he will always put the interests of Rivers people first in his administration,…
Better Case For Civil Defence, Tunji-Ojo Steps In The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has stressed the need for collective action, international cooperation, and community engagement in promoting Civil Defence and disaster risk reduction. The Minister made the call on Monday as the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) gave a keynote address…
NCYP Applauds Gombe Governor For LG Financial Autonomy The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has commended the Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, for his unwavering support for Local Government Financial Autonomy in accordance with the Supreme Court’s judgment last year. The landmark ruling reaffirmed the constitutional authority of Local Government Councils to…
Drug Baron On NDLEA Worldwide Watchlist Arrested With N1.4 Billion Illicit Drugs After 17 years on the watchlist of anti-narcotics agencies, a 59-year-old drug baron, Ogbonnaya Kevin, has been unearthed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from his hideout in the Ojo area of Lagos State. The notorious baron was…
