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Edo Police Arrest 4 NSCDC Officers Over Bolt Drivers Death Tracy Ohovwore, Benin City Bolt drivers and residents of Benin City protested over the death of a driver, Henry Osemwenkhia, who died following an unjustified assault by four personnel at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). The deceased, Osenwenkhia, drove a customer to…
Suspected Cultists Kill Seven Persons In Rivers Community Prince Woke, Port Harcourt Suspected cultists late Wednesday night, February 5, 2025, reportedly killed seven persons in the Obele community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, we learnt. Community sources informed our reporter that the suspected cultists moved from one house to another, which is…
Edo NAWOJ Seeks Partnership with First Lady’s Office on Women’s Initiatives. The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has paid a courtesy visit to the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Edesili Anani, to discuss collaborative efforts in promoting gender-related initiatives. The delegation, led by NAWOJ Chairperson Adesuwa Ehimuan,…
ECOWAS Court and UNHCR Unveil Joint 2025 Work Plan The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Abuja Office held a coordination meeting on February 7, 2025, at the Court’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, to finalise and adopt a joint work plan for 2025. The Collaboration, rooted in…
Nigeria Faces Severe Hunger with Proposed Agriculture BudgetAdvocate for 10% of Budget to Agriculture The women under the umbrella body of the Small-scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have called for an upgrade in the proposed budget for agriculture, noting that the amount proposed for 2025 recorded a decline of 36.19% from N996.901 billion…
Zulum to Rebuild Borno NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) by rehabilitating and expanding the permanent orientation camp in the state. Zulum made the announcement while receiving the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed, and his management…
EU Funds Programmes to Develop Competency The European Union (EU) is complementing the Nigerian government’s efforts to improve and strengthen democracy across the country by supporting programmes that build the capacity of young people in politics and governance. The EU through the Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) Programme has funded the Yiaga Africa’s…
Rivers Council Places Bounty On Manhole Cover Thieves Barikui Felix, Felix Following the menace of manhole cover theft in Port Harcourt City Council in Rivers State, the chairman, Ezebunwo Ichemati, has placed a bounty of one hundred thousand Naira on each manhole cover thief caught within the metropolis. The bounty also covers any trace of…
Commissioner Slams Gas and Petrol Stations for Ignoring Rivers Ministry Approval Barikui Felix, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Evans Bipi, has expressed displeasure with owners of gas refilling and petrol stations who neglect the ministry’s approvals but rely solely on that from the oil and gas industry regulators…
Lawyer Defrauds Client 73M Over Land A businessman, Oketola Benson Adewole, has narrated before a Lagos Special Offences Court how a lawyer, Ironsi Emmanuel Okoroafor, allegedly defrauded him of N73 million to obtain a land title. Adewole, in his testimony before Justice Olubusola Okunuga, said the defendant, Okoroafor, was his lawyer. Led in evidence by…
