General

Traditional ruler condemns maltreatment of widows, GBV

Chief Sylvanus Okon, paramount ruler of Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, has condemned the maltreatment of widows, wife battery, and other forms of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Okon, who said this on Thursday in Uyo when United Nations Women visitsd him, declared an end to such heinous practices in his domain.The traditional ruler described

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Security General

Police arrest 228 suspects for various offences in Enugu

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested 228 suspects in two months for various crimes ranging from kidnapping, murder, armed robbery and vandalism. In a press briefing on Thursday in Enugu, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Mamman Giwa, said that the arrests were part of the command’s efforts to combat crime and ensure

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General

Rescue Urged as 12 Passengers Remain Missing After Boat Attack Along Bille Waterways

The whereabouts of 12 passengers, including seven WAEC candidates, remain unknown following an attack on their boat Tuesday morning along the Bille waterways. The vessel was en route from Port Harcourt to Bille when it was intercepted, raising concerns over mounting security challenges in the region. According to Flagg Sanipe, Chairman of the Maritime Workers

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Oil and Gas General

Rivers: oil spill occurs in Ikata community, Ahoada East

An oil spill has been reported in the Ikata community area in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, May 5, 2025. The spill is said to have occurred in the early hours of Monday on a 14-inch pipeline right of way operated by Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd (RAEC), the company that recently

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Security General

Anambra: Police seek information to unravel death of pregnant woman

The Police Command in Anambra says it will unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a pregnant woman found hanging from a cashew tree. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Tuesday in Onitsha, said the incident occurred along the Uke/Ideani Road in Idemili North Local Government Area. Ikenga stated that the

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Security General

EFCC traces laundered $300,000 to yahoo boy

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has traced over 300,000 dollars, laundered to a suspected internet fraudster. A statement by Mr Dele Oyewale, the Spokesperson of the EFCC on Tuesday in Abuja said the suspect was among the 35 suspects arrested Sunday in Auchi area of Edo. Oyewale said the arrest was

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Health General

Asthma: Proper breastfeeding reduces risk of allergic conditions in children – Expert

Dr Modupe Ajibawo, Consultant Family Physician, at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, has highlighted the need for proper breastfeeding of infants to reduce the risk of allergic conditions like asthma. Ajibawo, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday, said breast milk serves as immunity

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Economy General

SMEDAN creates 90,000 jobs in Q1 2025

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it created more than 90,160 jobs and empowered 116,661 entrepreneurs across the country in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025. Mr Charles Odii, Director-General of SMEDAN, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, noting that the figures were contained in the

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Economy General

Niger Delta: PIND holds one day workshop on mitigation of harms to agric investment

A one-day workshop has been held in Port Harcourt to review studies on mitigations to harms done to agric investments. Details:Search has begun on how to mitigate the many impacts of kidnapping and herder-farmer clashes which are said to be prominent causes of conflicts in the communities in the oil region. The conflicts are said

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Security General

NDLEA intercepts 942 explosives en-route Zamfara, recovers 314,020 pills of tramadol

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a commercial vehicle loaded with 942 explosives along Kaduna-Zaria expressway. The Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja said the vehicle was coming from Nasarawa and heading to Zamfara. Babafemi said the explosives were concealed

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