The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has arrested members of a notorious sextortion syndicate in the federal capital territory (FCT). The Director-General of agency, Fatima Waziri-Azi who spoke on Tuesday described the arrest as a breakthrough. She added that the arrest followed intense surveillance and undercover operation in response to…
The Plateau governor, Simon Lalong, has warned politicians to desist from making claims that are misleading and capable of creating tension in the state. The governor sounded the warning on Monday at the inauguration of a 13 member Central Planning Committee for Handing Over and Swearing-in of the incoming government on 29th May 2023. A statement…
The Kaduna State Government has constituted a 65 member transition committee for smooth handover to the incoming administration on May 29. Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the outgoing governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Media and Communication, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said the 2023 Transition Committee comprises nominees of the outgoing…
President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Christopher Isiguzo, has said the newly inaugurated National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) will build a stronger media profession that would work for Nigerian people. Isiguzo spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), yesterday, in Lagos, during the inauguration of the NMCC by the Nigerian Press Organisation…
The Kaduna state government had confirmed the abduction of ten students in from Government Day Secondary School in Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the students were abducted on Monday. He added that the state government had received…
Governors of the 36 states of the federation are expected to meet with economic and financial agencies in the country, over the management of their states’ security votes. Security vote is a monthly allocation given to state governments for improved security. A statement signed by AbdulRazaque Bello-Barkindo, spokesperson of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), said…
