Women Journalists in the country have been tasked to get involved in the fight against child trafficking in the country. Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Wada, stated this when he received the National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) and other ‘B’ Zone officers of NAWOJ, who are in the State for a two day Zonal Conference. The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Yomi Aw ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will in June this year commence a nationwide public inquiry into complaints of forced evictions of persons in the six geo-political zones. The Executive Secretary of NHRC, Prof. Bem Angwe who disclosed this on Monday when a delegation from the Amnesty International paid a working visit to the Commission over the right to adequate housing in Nigeria, said that the ...

President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has assured of a speedy passage of the Violence Against Persons (prohibition) Bill into law as part of measures to stop domestic violence or harmful practices against women in Nigeria. The Bill seeks to eliminate violence in private and public life, prohibit all forms of violence, discrimination and provide maximum protection and remedies for victims as well as pu ...

The Honorable David MacRae, retiring Head of Delegation of the European Union in Nigeria and current member of the Board of Trustees of American University of Nigeria, will become Executive Vice President of University Relations and Development of AUN as of October 1, 2013. “We are honored and delighted that Ambassador MacRae has agreed to join our executive team,” said AUN President Margee Ensign.  As a me ...

By Walter Chike A High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo state Capital has sentenced eight (8) persons to death by hanging for their involvement in the brutal murder of one Nze Dominic Ohamadiaku Duru, an ex-Police officer from Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area of the state. High Court 7, Owerri, presided over by Hon. Justice C.M.I. Egole found the accused persons guilty of murder, following an overwhelm ...

The EFCC has arrested a 33-year-old man, Gift Onyegam, for defrauding a blind teacher, Mrs. Mary Rose Ihekanacho of N830, 000. The victim was deceived through calls purportedly by a former acquaintance, Patrick Abah, a fellow she met during her National Youth Service orientation in 2009, into making the payments to enable her secure employment for her son with Shell Petroleum Company in Port Harcourt. The s ...

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram has abducted women and children in response to the arrest of its members' wives and children, it says. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video, showing women and children purportedly being held. If confirmed, these would be the first Nigerians taken hostage by Boko Haram. In the video, Mr Shekau also said the group was behind two recent attacks in the ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has deplored yesterday’s attack by armed terrorists on Bama, Borno State which claimed scores of lives.Reports said 55 people were killed in the attacks. President Jonathan believes that the continuation of such callous and wanton attacks of innocent Nigerians, government facilities and security formations flies in the face of ongoing efforts to establish a workable framework for ...

                                                                                     A typical accident scene in Lokoja A Government House Ambulance was on Sunday involved in an accident along  Ganaja road within Lokoja, the Kogi state capital. A statement by Mr Jacob Edi, special adviser on media and strategy to Governor Idris Wada said the ambulance which was coming into the state capital, Lokoja, from th ...

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Professor Adebiyi Daramola, has described regular professional validation for academic programs in Universities as critical for maintaining standard and keeping in touch with developments in relevant fields. Professor Daramola said this while receiving a team from the Town Planning Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC), Abuja, which came ...