Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Fatima Waziri-Azi, says many orphanages in the country are under investigation. Waziri-Azi disclosed this on Thursday while speaking at a one-day community dialogue and advocacy on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) organised by the agency for stakeholders in Gwagwalada, Abuja. The NAPTIP DG said some orphanages commit a lot of infractions that can be categorised as human trafficking. She said, “We are investigating a lot of orphanages around the country, NAPTIP is currently prosecuting some of these orphanages. “The agency is witnessing a lot with these orphanages. No…
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Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, says organised labour committed treason by shutting down the national grid during the nationwide strike. Akume spoke in Abuja on Thursday during a meeting with the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria. The SGF said, “Nowhere in the world has labour ever tampered with the national grid. It is treason! Treasonable felony is economic sabotage; you don’t do that. “We are trying to rebuild the economy. The president is picking it up, and they want to destroy it. Of what use is that to all of us?…
The authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, signalling the beginning of the 12th Islamic month. A message shared by Haramain, a Saudi-based online news platform, on X on Thursday said Friday is the first day of Dhul Hijjah. Dhul Hijjah is the 12th and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims travel to Makkah for hajj. The message indicated that June 15 would be the day of Arafat, while June 16 would be the day of Eid-el-Adha, the Muslims’ biggest festival. Dhul Hijjah is considered a sacred…
…says President’s refusal to disclose amount spent on subsidy evidence he’s hiding something Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of diverting public funds through petrol subsidy. Atiku alleged that the refusal of the present administration to reveal how much is being spent on subsidy shows it is diverting funds secretly. The former Vice President spoke in a statement reacting to the stand of the Presidency that its policy on fuel subsidy remains the same. The Presidency in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, insisted…
No fewer than fourteen people are still trapped under the collapsed mine site in Galkogo village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State while 16 others have been rescued alive. Niger State Ministry of Mining Resources, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) and the Niger State Police Command have officially confirmed these figures. Also on Wednesday, the state Ministry of Mineral Resources released the names of those who were trapped inside the mine. They include, Abdullahi Yahaya, Ibrahim Mansir, Abubakar Isah, Friday Musa, Godwin Hussaini, Benjamin Ashafa, Zayyanu Ibrahim, Abdul Ali, Hamza Musa, Umar Abubakar, Joseph Madaki, Ibrahim…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, warned against delay in the suit filed by ex-Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, to challenge his impeachment and removal from office. The judge gave the warning while further adjourning the hearing in the case till June 28. The adjournment followed the absence of the defendants in the suit. Among the defendants are the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and others. Shaibu’s political crisis began after he declared his intention to contest the governorship of the state, against the wishes of Governor Obaseki, leading to a frosty relationship…
Following the controversy over the naming and composition of the leadership structure of the “Obidient Directorate,” the Labour Party National Working Committee has renamed the directorate. LP National Publicity, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He said the Obidient Directorate will now be known and referred to as the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration. Ifoh’s statement read, “Following the controversies arising from the creation of the Directorate of Obidient Affairs, in the party, the directorate is hereby renamed the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration. “The inauguration will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the party’s…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Edo State gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Pastor Azemhe Azena has been suspended by his Ward 10 executive members in Etsako East Local Government area. The letter for the suspension of Pastor Azemhe Azena was made available to journalists after it was handed over to the state chairman of the party. The letter was signed by the Ward 10 chairman of the party in Etsako East Local government area of Edo state , Hon Kadiri Eshimokha; Secretary, Comrade lmonikho Abdul; Woman Leader, Mrs Stella Afebua and youth leader, Comrade Eshiobo Johnson. The letter…
The Nigerian military high command says troops engaged in anti-terrorist operations in the Northern parts of the country killed no fewer than 9,303 terrorists and arrested 6,998 in the last one year. It also disclosed that a total of 9,562 Boko Haram combatant fighters and their families surrendered to security forces within the year under review. Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed these during the joint briefing by Security, Defence, and Response agencies organised by the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee under the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on Thursday. Buba also said 4,641…
Presidency, on Thursday, said the news making the rounds that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has proposed N105,000 in the new minimum wage template is fake. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said this on his X account on Thursday. Onanuga wrote, “The Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has not proposed N105,000 minimum wage. “The contrary story being disseminated is false.” Earlier on Thursday, Edun had presented the template to President Bola Tinubu, beating the 48-hour deadline. Edun also reportedly submitted…