Kuje: 421 fleeing inmates recaptured, 454 at large
The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, has recaptured 421 inmates who fled its facility in Kuje Abuja, while 454 others are still at large,
FRSC Vows to Enforce Ban on Spy Number Plate
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed Commanding Officers of the Corps across the nation to join hands with the Nigeria Police Force to enforce the ban on the spy number plate.
IGP bans spy number plates nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a total ban on all use of Police SPY Vehicle Number Plates by vehicle owners across the states of the federation without exception.
2023: Edeoga dumps agreement with PDP, picks LP guber ticket
The immediate past commissioner for environment in Enugu state, Chijioke Edeoga has picked the ticket of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general elections. What ordinarily had gone as a predictable win for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is now changing with the possibility of a tight race between the two parties.
One escapes death in Lagos collapsed building
One person has been confirmed injured following a building collapse which occurred at number 15, oke-arin street, ilupeju/palm grove in lagos state.
Kuje jailbreak: Osinachi’s husband, Wadume still in custody
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCOS) has dismissed reports that Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, and a suspected kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (a.k.a. Wadume), escaped from custody during last Tuesday’s jailbreak at the Kuje custodial centre, Abuja.
FOOD CRISIS: AGAIN, NIGERIA, FIVE OTHERS REMAIN AT ‘HIGHEST ALERT’ AS HUNGER HOTSPOTS
A report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the nations World Food Programme (WFP) has categorised Nigeria, Ethopia, South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia among the hunger spot countries with “highest alert” for catastrophic conditions.
AFRICA NEEDS $424BN TO RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC DEVASTATION, SAYS ADESINA
The head of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Akinwumi Adesina has said African Nations need $424 billion this year to help them cope with the devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Lagos suspends guidelines on safe abortion
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health.
Sanwo-Olu stated this on Thursday, saying that the new guidelines will not be implemented until adequate deliberation.
He also said the suspension will allow for adequate public sensitisation and stakeholder engagement to reach a consensus required for successful guideline development.
NYSC says no corps member raped in Akwa Ibom
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has described as untrue reports that some 21 female corps members were raped during an attack carried out on Wednesday “by thieves”.
The Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of NYSC, Chinyere Ekwe, made the clarification this Thursday, in Abuja, saying she visited the Corps Members, in the company of the State Police Commissioner, Olatoye Durosinmi, for an on-the-spot assessment.
It was discovered that an attack on them was actually carried out by thieves at about 1 am this morning, but only their valuables including phones, laptops and some cash were taken but no bodily harm was meted on them, and no corps member was raped.
Also, the State Commissioner of Police assured the Corps Members and members of the public that an investigation on the matter has been launched and that the culprits will soon be apprehended.