Poverty, a leading cause of Gender-Based Violence- Tallen
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, says poverty is one of the principal causes of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Tallen said this on thursday, […]
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NAPTIP takes campaign on gender-based violence to Benin market
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Benin Zonal Command, on Wednesday, took its campaign against gender-based violence to the New […]
NAPTIP DG calls for application of VAPP law to curb rape, violence
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons,NAPTIP, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, has called for sternly application and […]
Adamawa Govt committed to ending violence against women, girls -Commissione
Mrs Lami Ga’anda, Adamawa Commissioner for Women Affairs, says the government is highly committed to ending all forms of violence against women and girls in […]
Anambra Guber: Lawmaker lauds INEC, voters’ resilience amidst initial challenges
The Member Representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, has expressed happiness that the governorship election was held in spite of initial […]
Anambra 2021: Govt. debunks reports of mass departure of voters from Anambra
Mr C. Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, says a report in the public domain that people are leaving the state in […]
Anambra Guber: TMG calls for credible, peaceful elections
As the nation prepares for the Anambra governorship elections on Saturday, a foremost independent civil society election observation organisation in Nigeria, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), […]
Malami reiterates FG’s commitment to end impunity, crimes against journalists
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the Federal Government remains committed to ending impunity and crimes against […]
IPOB/ESN sponsors using propaganda to galvanise support – Army
The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has uncovered the antics of sponsors of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network […]
Why I created Metropolitan Authorities, regulate preaching — El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El Rufai has clarified that the concept of Metropolitan Authorities to administer cities and the Interfaith Preaching Regulatory Council are not new in […]
#EndSARS: Media group to honour 50 youths for protecting Festac Town against vandals
Festac Weekly, a media organisation in Lagos, says it will give awards to 50 youths in Amuwo Odofin for protecting their communities against violence and […]
INVESTIGATION: #EndSARS: ‘I beg you in the name of God,’ Wife of dead victim, others plead with FCT Minister on compensation
By Idris Ibrahim (UPDATED) Mrs Joy was greeted with physical and emotional trauma on April 27 when she lost her husband, late Joel Irabor whose […]
Ken Nnamani: The Man Who Sold His Conscience
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Kenechukwu (Ken) Nnamani, trustee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and leader of the party in south-east Nigeria is about […]
Bishop identifies solutions to kidnapping, banditry
Rt. Rev. Christian Onyia, Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Nike in Enugu State, has identified five major solutions to kidnapping and banditry in the country. […]
UN chief decries rising levels of global extreme poverty as a ‘moral indictment’
UN Secretary General António Guterres has described current levels of global poverty as a ‘moral indictment of our times’ noting that for the first time […]
300 leaders explore options for peace in Southern Kaduna
No fewer than 300 leaders of youth and women groups, as well as traditional rulers and clerics met on Thursday in Kachia, to dialogue on […]
Anambra: Group tasks Obiano to partner security agencies
An Advocacy group, the League of Women Voters of Nigeria, has urged Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State to restore law and order in the […]
Court remands man for allegedly raping 19-year-old woman
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, ordered that a 25-year-old man, Alabi Wale, should be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 19-year-old […]
COAS embarks on assessment of exercise in Ebonyi, Anambra
By Chimezie Godfrey Following the flag-off of three Nigerian Army Field Training Exercises recently in Enugu state, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General […]
Yoruba Forum urges agitators, Nigerian youths to embrace peace
A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), on Sunday cautioned Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be used by some […]
Buhari lifts ban on Twitter, conditionally
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has approved conditional lifting of ban on microblogging giant, Twitter. The president made this position known during a broadcast […]
What would Tafawa Balewa say? By Dan Agbese
Email: [email protected] SMS: 08055001912 Saturday, October 1, 1960. The Union Jack came down from the flag pole and yielded a permanent place to a new national […]
LG elections: Shun violence, stakeholders urge Nasarawa electorate
All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders forum of Wakama ward, Nasarawa State, has urged youths and other electorates to shun violence during and after the upcoming […]
FG seeks collaboration on campaign against workplace harassment, violence –labour minister
The Federal Government has called on stakeholders to collaborate with government in the campaign against workplace harassment and violence in the country. The Minister for […]
Besty Obaseki’s football tournament aims to create awareness on gender violence – Dep. Gov
The Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, on Monday, said that the Besty Obaseki football tournament would be used to create public awareness about the […]