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The 12 Nigerian workers trapped and abused in the Central African Republic (CAR) have been assured of justice by the chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. It was an emotionally laden moment for the rescued as they narrated how their Chinese employers sexually abused them while working for the miners […]
Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman, Hajiya Jamila Nura, of Kofar Arewa Quarters, Daura LGA, for unlawful possession of government-donated food supplies for vulnerable groups. The police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, in a statement, said operatives of the Anti-Kauraye Unit intercepted eight bags of “Super Cereal Maizoya” – a fortified corn […]
Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says collateral damage from Nigerian Air Force (NAF) operations nationwide has decreased in recent months, despite sustained air strikes against terrorists and other criminals. He attributed it to the Civilian Harm Mitigation (CHM) training provided for personnel directly involved in operations. Air Marshal Abubakar, in a […]
I don’t like conspiracy theorists. They make you think of so many things, including impossible ones. But sometimes their truth is wrapped, and it takes an extra effort to unpack to see the main content. This is what I hold against conspiracy theorists because they are influenced by logical fallacies, where they begin with what […]
With the recent targeted killing of five Al-Jazeera journalists, Anas Al-Sharif, Ibrahim Zaher, Muhammad Nofal Moamen and Mohammed Quraiqa, by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza, Reporters Without Borders, a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) claims that 200 journalists have so far been killed in that war. The United Nations, on its part, said its record […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reasserted its dominance on the country’s political turf as it won an overwhelming majority of the seats at the legislative by-elections and re-run polls held on Saturday across 12 states of the Federation. LEADERSHIP reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted by-elections and re-run polls to […]
Three persons were reportedly killed on Sunday in Auchi, Edo State, when two trucks, one belonging to Dangote Cement, an unidentified truck and a GLK Benz were involved in an accident in front of Omega Fire Ministry at about midday. In a viral video captured by a church member, a male voice was heard saying, […]
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has said former military president Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s nature is alien to ethnic and religious bigotry and bias, adding that it is one of the finest virtues which has earned him wide respect. Atiku stated that this is a statement to commemorate the former head of state, popularly called […]
The House of Representatives has expressed its displeasure that the Baro Inland Port project was only “commissioned on paper” by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, despite substantial investments. Former Deputy Speaker Ahmed Wase made this statement when the House Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of Baro Inland Port, led by Hon. Saidu […]
Organised labour in the country has voiced strong opposition to the federal government’s plan to remove the electricity subsidy, citing fears that it will exacerbate the already severe economic hardships faced by Nigerians. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and National Union of Electricity Employees of Nigeria (NUEE) strongly opposed the planned complete removal of electricity […]