Human Trafficking: NAPTIP Rescues 100 Victims In S-east In 6 Months
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) said it rescued at least 100 victims of human trafficking in the South-east between January and June. The Enugu Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Nneka Ajie, said this on Friday in Enugu during the celebration of the 2021 World Day Against Human Trafficking. Ms. Ajie […]
Kano Denies Banning Female Drivers
Kano State government has debunked social media story that it has banned women regardless of their faith from driving in the state. The commissioner for information, Malam Muhammad Garba who made the clarification in a statement issued yesterday, said government had at no time contemplated such policy. He said the story, which could not be […]
COVID Delta Variant As Transmissible As Chickenpox, Says CDC
The Delta variant of the coronavirus is as contagious as chickenpox and could cause severe illness, according to an internal document at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The New York Times reported. The variant was also more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, the report said, adding […]
Jill Biden Gets Medical Procedure On Foot After Hawaii Visit
First lady Jill Biden underwent a medical procedure Thursday to flush out debris from a puncture wound on her left foot, her spokesperson said. Michael LaRosa said Jill Biden’s foot was punctured while she walking on a beach in Hawaii last weekend, but it was “unclear what object caused the puncture.” After the procedure at […]
NWS To survey New Jersey Damage After Tornadoes Touch Down In Nearby Pennsylvania
The National Weather Service will survey damage in three or four New Jersey municipalities today to determine if tornadoes were part of powerful thunderstorms that moved across the state. Tornadoes may have touched down in the Lakehurst, Ocean County; Barnegat and Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island; also in Ocean County; as well as locations […]
Hong Kong Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison In First National Security Case
The first person convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law will face nine years in prison for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said on Friday, in a watershed ruling with long-term implications for the city’s judicial landscape. Former waiter Tong Ying-kit, 24, was accused of driving his motorcycle into three riot police last year […]
Eritrean Refugees Demand Protection Amid Tigray War
Eritrean refugees have organised a protest in front of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) office in the capital, Addis Ababa, demanding the relocation of thousands of refugees from camps in the war-torn Tigray region. About 300 protesters on Thursday blocked a road that led to the UNHCR office, holding signs that said “Stop abuse of […]
Sanwo-Olu: Lagos Interventions Will End Food Price Hike
As prices of foodstuff skyrocketed in the country, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has guaranteed the residents of the state that the various interventions of his administration in the agriculture sector would soon put an end to the unnecessary hike in the nation’s market. Sanwo-Olu gave the assurance yesterday at the flag-off of distribution of […]
Anambra Election: Valentine Ozigbo Introduces Azuka Enemuo As Running Mate
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Valentine Ozigbo, has presented Mrs. Azuka Enemuo, former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters in Anambra State, as his running mate. In a ceremony, yesterday, at the Oma Event Center in Awka, the state capital, Ozigbo said Mrs. Enemuo, from the Central Senatorial District of the […]
Bauchi Govt Pulls Out 7,000 Ghost Workers, Saves N763m
Bauchi State government says it has pulled out over 7, 000 illegal workers and pensioners from its payroll. The state’s deputy governor Baba Tela who is the chairman of a high-powered committee set up by Governor Bala Mohammed to find a lasting solution to the challenges of salary payment in the public service says his […]
