THE ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is dancing on the edge of the cliff, following Monday’s taking over of its affairs by Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello as acting chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, CECPC.

The Benin Zonal Command of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it rescued 105 victims of human trafficking in various operations in 2021. Mr Nduka Nwannwenne, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Nwachukwu said that some […]

By Debola Osibogun We are all too familiar with the gender biases in our society today. From birth, children are conditioned to play, behave, dress, and think a certain way based on their gender, with females perceived as the weaker sex. These biases have shaped the dreams and aspirations of some young women, inhibiting their […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has flagged off the disbursement of N200 million as part of Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF), to commemorate the 2022 International Women’s Day, making it the third time that his administration will empower the women entrepreneurs. The flag which was witnessed by senior government officials, […]

By Helen Orok Residents of Ilasamaja community in Mushin Local Government of Lagos State, have debunked claims by officials of EKO Electricity Distribution Company, EKDC, that the faulty transformer on Akanro 1 DT, has been fixed. They contended that besides coming to check the transformer on Monday, March 7, nobody has visited there again. Empowerment: […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo  There were jubilation galore as Senator Uba Sani in the discharge of another social responsibility, donated 11 units of 300KVA transformers to support electrification around communities in his senatorial district. The Senator’s gesture was in response to the communities’ worries over poor power supply resulting from faulty or insufficiency of transmission plants. […]

For the first time since the war in Ukraine began, a safety corridor had been used to successfully evacuate thousands of civilians trapped inside the town of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine.

The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has lamented the increasing number of fake divorce documents received from its nationals for certification in 2021.

•Tells security operatives to be proactive against plans of terrorists By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday said his greatest preoccupation was the threat to life by murderous gangs and merciless outlaws without the slightest regard for the sanctity of life. The President charged the security agencies to be more proactive and redouble their efforts […]

As Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate 2022 International Women’s Day, IWD, House of Representatives aspirant for Esan North East/Esan South East, of Edo State, Ose Anenih, expressed concern and wants bias against women broken with legislation