Some ‘Female Champions’ under the Gender Empowerment Through Film and Dialogue Project (Get Fad) have premiered four short films as part of advocacies to eliminate Gender Based Violence (GBV). The films, ‘Invisible Wounds’ ‘Unseen’, ‘Shattered Dream’ and ‘Constrained’, which premiered…
No fewer than 85 persons have lost their lives and 279 injured in various road traffic crashes (RTCs) recorded in Edo between January and June, the newsmen reports. The figure was given by Mr Henry Benamaisia, Sector Commander of the…
allegedly defiling minor in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered that a man, Nuhu Ishaku, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a minor. Ishaku is charged with rape by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), contrary…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged youths of the All Progressives Congress in the state to lead Nigerian youths in the quest to overcome the various challenges facing the country. Akeredolu gave the advice on Tuesday in Akure…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered three drug cartels allegedly supplying illicit substances to some states. The agency also recovered skunk and cocaine weighing more than 843 kilogrammes. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi announced the…
The Nasarawa State Government has expressed readiness to partner the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCos) in the state to enhance its service delivery. Mr Dogo Shammah, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, said this when the Controller of NCoS in…
The Police Command in Niger, on Tuesday, said it had arrested 16 students of Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, during cult initiation. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna. ”On July…
Kano State government has inaugurated a Task Force on Land Use Charge to boost the state’s internally-generated revenue (IGR). Reports said that the task force was inaugurated by Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, Alhaji Abdurrazak Datti-Salihi, at Bureau…
The Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Kogi State. He made the call when he paid a courtesy visit on the Chief of…
Malpractice, indiscipline remain our major challenge- JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) said malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major challenges yet to be fully addressed. The Registrar made this known when…
