The Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, says it recorded a total of 92 rape cases in 2020, the Centre manager, Mrs Grace Abbin, has said. Abbin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday, in Kafanchan, that the Centre...
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Mr C-Don Adinuba, Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Anambra, has urged the citizens of the state to shield themselves from the COVID-19 pandemic following its second wave in Nigeria. Adinuba made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. He...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over the increasing rate of COVID- 19 infections among healthcare workers in Lagos State, advising them to be more safety conscious. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr Adetunji Adenekan and Dr Ime Okon, the Chairman and Secretary...
A 45-year-old trader, Obiemeke Felix,who allegedly stole a cell phone worth N240,000 belonging to his colleague, on Thursday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6 Magistrates’ Court . The police charged Felix, who lives in Suleja, Niger State, for theft. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Peter Ejike, of the FCT Command...
The Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria, Edo chapter has decried the recent hike in the cost of production materials for sachet water popularly known as “pure water’’. Mr Mike Ogbebor, chairman of the asociation in the state said this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) chapter, has advised Nigerians against flouting the COVID-19 protocols. Dr Badmus Habeeb, President of ARD-UITH, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin, said second wave of the virus was worse than the previous...
The Technical Adviser of high-flying Rivers United FC, Stanley Eguma, on Thursday said that fatigue was responsible for the team’s loss against Wiki Tourist FC of Bauchi in the Match Day 4 of the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The Media Officer of the Club, Mayuku Charles, in...
The Northern Governors Forum has commiserated with the Government and people of Gombe , over the death of the fifteenth Mai Tangale, Dr Abdu Buba Maisheru II , who died on Jan. 10 at 72. Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong in a condolence message...
Oil prices edged higher, on Thursday, after a drawdown in U.S. crude stocks for a fifth straight week and robust data from China showing a surge in imports. Although mounting coronavirus cases globally capped gains. Brent crude oil futures gained 13 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $56.19 a...
South Korea’s highest court upheld the 20-year prison sentence of ex-president Park Geun Hye on Thursday. The Supreme Court in Seoul said it was rejecting an appeal by the prosecution against the reduced prison term decided in July. The ruling marks the final decision on the corruption case of 68-year-old...
Twitter’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President Donald Trump’s account indefinitely, but also said it sets a dangerous precedent. Twitter banned the outgoing president in the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week. “I...
An international team of experts tasked with studying the origin of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, officials confirmed on Thursday. Their arrival was delayed after a protracted tug-of-war about the trip. Upon arrival, the researchers were tested for the coronavirus and...
The Federal Government has been called upon to stop further borrowing from both international and national financial organisations in order to not to mortgage the future of the country’s children. Giving this advice recently, the President, Vision Africa International and the Co-Chair of the Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace...
Nigeria recorded 1,398 new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as active cases being managed across isolation and treatment centres in the country rose to 20,062. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. The centre also confirmed nine new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s death...
With all modesty and humility, a multi-faceted approach to the current typically ‘controversial” and even “confrontational” issue of more effective functionality and development (in the case of the RUGA) and establishment and development (in the case of ranches, colonies, and grazing reserves) is earnestly suggested and recommended for the...
Some travellers at the Rigasa Railway Station in Kaduna, on Wednesday commended the Federal Government for the introduction of e-ticketting for the Kaduna-Abuja train service. The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) commenced the e-ticketting operation on Wednesday to improve service delivery and curtail tickets racketeering. One of the passengers, Mallam Salihu...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried high taxation of its members and non payment of their entitlements at the Gombe State University (GSU). Prof. Ade Adejumo, ASUU Zonal coordinator, Ibadan zone, who led a delegation of the Union on a courtesy call on Gov Inuwa Yahaya...
Delta State Government has empowered beneficiaries of the Women Empowerment Skills Acquisition Programme (WESAP) with the sum of N60, 000 each to rent shops. Presenting the money to the beneficiaries, in Asaba, on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Mrs Flora Alatan, said that the...
Suspected kidnappers, who abducted a former chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of Independent Petroleum Marketers (IPMAN), Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, at one of his fuel stations in Ado Ekiti, a few days ago, have allegedly demanded a N60m ransom for his release. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...