ABOUT ten Nigerian teenage girls, between the ages of 15 and 16, have been rescued by the Nigerian authorities from human trafficking and prostitution. The girls were forced into prostitution after being reportedly lured to Ghana with promises of a…
THE American Military Veterans of Igbo extraction have demanded the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The group expressed dismay over the continuous incarceration of Kanu, despite being freed by a…
THE Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has clashed with the palace of the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, over the ban on the activities of Okaigheles (youth leaders) in the Edo South senatorial district…
THE Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria, AMBAN, has challenged the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to publish evidence alleging point-of-sale agents were conspiring with bank officials to hoard cash. This was disclosed in a statement,…
A forensic audit report by KPMG International Nigeria Limited has revealed that a total of N1.9 trillion (N1, 959, 011,334,397) was illegally taken away from the treasury of the Abia State Government under the administration of the immediate past governor…
THE Management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, has described Mr. Azemhe Azena, a self-proclaimed Edo State 2024 Gubernatorial Candidate of the NNPP and a 400 level student of Law of the University, as ignorant. It made this assertion yesterday in…
THE President of ECOWAS Court, Justice Edward Asante, has promised to support the ECOWAS Parliament in efforts being made towards conducting direct elections of its lawmakers from their member states. The Community Court’s President made this known while welcoming the new…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned a new residence for the vice president in Abuja on Friday. During the inauguration, the Nigerian leader stressed the importance of a suitable residence for the Vice President, as it signifies respect for the office and…
Multichoice Nigeria said it would appeal Friday’s ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, CCPT, which slammed a N150 million fine on it for challenging the court’s jurisdiction. Justice Thomas Okosu, who chaired a three-man panel, had also ordered…
The Federal Government has raised its offer for the new minimum wage to N62,000 from the earlier N60,000. However, the organised labour is proposing a N250,000, which is a shift from its earlier N494,000, according to a report by Channels…
