The Police Public Relations Officer for Imo State Police Command, Michael Abattam, confirmed the attack, saying the bandits on sighting the police, engaged them in a gun duel, but were subdued, due to the superior firepower of the police….
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INEC Raises Alarm Over Fake CVR Registration Portal
“The address of the fake portal is https://register.inec-pvc.online/ with shortened URL as https://bit.ly/INEC-PvcReg2021. “INEC wishes to totally disassociate itself from this website and any activity carried out on it,” he said. Okoye said that INEC had not accredited any agency or organisation to capture details of intending voters on its behalf….
August Meeting in Anambra: NAPTIP Sensitises Women on Ills of Human Trafficking
She advised them against giving out their children and wards to traffickers who lured them with promises of a better life for the children.
“At the end of the day, they lure the children into different forms of immoral acts, such as child labour, child exploitation and sexual exploitation, the Commander added…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Inaugurates Sexual Harassment Committee to Check Randy Lecturers
With the new committee, female students of the university who have faced harassments in the hands of lecturers can now lodge their complaints with the committee.
The committee Members, include: Professor Harry Obi-Nwosu, Professor Chinyere Stella Okunna, Professor Nkechinyere Nwokoye, Professor Carol Arinze-Umobi (Committee Chair), Dr Chinyere Esimone, and Mrs Ogoo Okolo (Secretary to Committee)…
Police Dismiss Officer for Shooting Man to Death
“…the Policeman, has been tried in Orderly room in line with the laid down Rules and Regulations of the Nigeria Police Disciplinary procedure, has been found guilty of the offence and subsequently dismissed from the Force….
Nigerian Mission to Evacuate 100 Stranded Citizens From Libya
“The repatriated Nigerians included men, women and children some of whom are either victims of human trafficking or of ISIS reign of terror held captives for several years until their captors were killed…
Taliban Seize More Cities, As They Gradually Take Over Afghanistan
Meanwhile, Washington and London on Thursday, announced plans to pull out their embassy staff and citizens from the capital.
The Pentagon said 3,000 US troops would be deployed to Kabul within the next 24 to 48 hours, underscoring they would not be used to launch attacks against the Taliban…
NMA Threatens to Join Resident Doctors’ Strike
The body of doctors accused the political leaders of playing game with health of Nigerians because they could afford overseas medical treatment, stating it was most unfortunate that budget allocation for newspapers for assembly members, state governors and the presidency are approved and implemented within days of signing by Mr President, and yet the residency training allocation budgeted and endorsed cannot be implemented…
Nigeria Unlikely to Record Outbreak of Marburg Virus
Speaking during an interview on Friday, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated that the government was closely monitoring the situation and a risk analysis team had evaluated that the risk for Nigeria was low at the moment…
“I Would Have Resigned If Government Paid Ransom” – Niger Commissioner Recalls Ordeal With Kidnappers
Speaking further, Idris described his release as miraculous, stating that nobody paid any ransom, nor was he rescued, but he was just released by the free will of the abductors, after God touched their hearts…