The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has disclosed that it has rescued 13 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Ghana It said the operation brought the total of people repatriated back into the country within five months to 163. The agency, in a statement by its Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, gave a breakdown of the rescued ladies. “Among the 163 included the 13 girls that were rescued and brought back to Nigeria over the weekend,” the statement said. According to NiDCOM, the rescue operation was orchestrated by combined and coordinated efforts of the Ghanaian Anti-Human…
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A former councilor in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mutiu Akinbami, has been killed by suspected cultists, reports TheGazelleNews.com He was murdered on Friday, 15 November, 2024. Akinbami, popularly known as Egor, was reportedly attacked at the Brewery area of Abeokuta around 6:00 p.m. and shot in the head while riding a motorcycle. The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, confirmed the sad incident through a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday, 16 November, 2024. “The Divisional Police Office of Lafenwa received a report at about 6:40 p.m. that Mutiu Akinbami, a resident of Olomore…
Six years after her abduction by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, a 42-year-old nurse, Alice Loksha, has regained her freedom. Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, 15 November, 2024 the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, explained that Boko Haram captured Loksha in 2018, while she was working at a UNICEF office in Kala Balge. Represented by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, the commander also announced the escape of another abducted woman, Fayina Ali, captured by Boko Haram insurgents in 2020 while travelling from Kaduna…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have stormed some parts of Akure, the Ondo State capital, to prevent vote buying in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Some of the operatives were spotted at the Sacred Heart Primary School, Cathedral, Akure. Thegazellenews.com recalls that the election is taking place across 3,933 polling units in the 18 LGAs of Ondo State. Prior to the election, there were reports that some political parties were planning to influence voters’choices with cash. The election started at about 8:30 am in several polling units while some places experienced delays due to…
The Ondo State Governorship Election commenced at 8:30 am on Saturday, 16 November, 2024 in Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West LGAs of the state with large turnout of voters. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) were seen at some of the polling units visited by NAN, attending to the electorate. At Iyometa Ward 1, Unit 1; Iyometa Ward 2, Unit 007 and Ikado Ward 2, Unit 5 in Ikare-Akoko and also at Ugbe Akoko, Ward 3, Unit 2, election commenced at 8:30 a Speaking with the NAN, Vincent Ugboma, the Presiding Officer (PO) at Ikado Ward 1, Unit 001,…
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called for a balanced regulatory framework for digital content produced by Nigerian creatives.Deputy General Secretary of the Guild, Olumide Iyanda made the call on Thursday, 16 November, 2024 while delivering a goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the 4th Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigeria Digital Content Regulation Conference (NDCRC) organised by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) in Lagos.The theme of the two-day conference is “Film and Video Regulation in the Digital Age, Balancing Creativity and Responsibility.”Iyanda conveyed GOCOP’s commendation to the Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu…
Accugas Limited, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy, wishes to strongly deny the misinformation concerning its alleged involvement in the current power outage in Akwa Ibom State. The power cut in Akwa Ibom State is entirely due to the reported fault in the 132-KV Aba-Itu transmission line, which, unfortunately, is preventing power being transmitted from the National Grid into the State. It is imperative that the restoration of the Aba-Itu line is completed as soon as possible. Ibom Power Company (“IPC”) is one of 23 thermal power generation companies which channel power to the National Grid, which in turn disseminates all…
The ongoing local government polls in Ogun State got off to a good start on Saturday. This newspaper can exclusively report. Election into chairmanship and councillorship positions are currently ongoing in the 20 local government councils of the state, with the major political parties, including the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) saying that they will have a good showing. In the polling units surveyed in major cities such as Abeokuta, the state capital; Ijebu Ode, Sagamu, Ota and Ilaro, election materials arrived on schedule even as…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has inaugurated a 3.1km runway at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, Ebonyi State. She performed the ceremony during her visit to the state where she attended the 2024 Ebonyi Women’s Day celebration. She was joined at the inauguration ceremony by Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; the state Governor, Francis Nwifuru; and former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; among others. While applauding the state Governor for seeing the project through, the First Lady said commercial activities at the airport will usher in more socio-economic development for the state. The…
By Muhammad Hamisu As Nigeria awaits the Supreme Court’s verdict on the landmark case of SC 1/2008, the nation holds its breath. At stake is the future of lottery regulation and revenue collection, with far-reaching implications for national development. The case pits the Attorney General of Lagos State and 21 other states against the Federal Government, sparking intense debate. Proponents of state autonomy argue that lottery regulation should rest with individual states, while federal authorities insist on their constitutional mandate. The case is a contentious issue that has been argued and awaits judgment from the Supreme Court. At its core,…