The Police Command in Oyo state says it has rescued 19 Ghanaian victims of alleged trafficking through a targeted operation. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Adewale Osifeso, made this known in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday. He said that the victims, who were young nationals from Ghana, comprise 14 men and five women. Osifeso said…
Nigeria’s compulsory youth service scheme has been drawn into a political storm after allegations that a corps member’s discharge certificate was withheld in retaliation for criticising the government. Ushie Rita Uguamaye, widely known as “Raye” on TikTok, made headlines earlier in the year for a video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration and labelling Lagos a…
Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya on Monday said security forces have detained 45 people in nationwide raids over the past week for alleged links to a coup attempt in 2016. The detained are accused of links to the Gulen movement, which Ankara blames for the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Yerlikaya said on…
Amb Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has called on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South-East to embrace the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) as a tool to grow their businesses and compete in the wider West African market. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop in Enugu on Tuesday, Ojukwu said…
A U.S. military plane carrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants on Monday landed at an airport in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, officials said. The third batch of Indians deported from the U.S. is part of President Donald Trump’s campaign against illegal immigrants in his country. According to the officials, the C-17 U.S. military aircraft…
Wife of Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has congratulated the Super Falcons on their historic victory at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), where they secured a record-breaking 10th title. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria staged a stunning comeback, beating hosts Morocco 3-2 in a tense final in Rabat, Morocco….
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has remanded one Insp Effiong Bassey, in a correctional facility for shooting dead a retired police officer’s wife and injuring two others. Bassey was ordered to be remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene led court during his arraignment on Monday. The Insp was remanded following an exparte motion…
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Wednesday said it arrested one person in connection with the Sunday attack by suspected hoodlums on Amagu village, Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mrs Adaku Uche-Anya, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki that the police operatives of…
Former Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State’s rights enforcement suit against Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and four others suffered a setback on Tuesday over the inability of his lawyer to serve the respondents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that El-Rufai is demanding a N1 billion in damages against…
The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has disowned an online promotion form circulating on media platforms, warning civil servants to disregard it. Prof. Tunji Olaopa, Chairman of the commission gave the warning in a statement issued by Mr Taiwo Hassan, the Public Relations Officer of commission on Sunday in Abuja. Olaopa said the form and…
