NGO, WRAHP tackles technology-facilitated SGBV

…Holds workshop for school teachers, counselors, CBOs A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women’s Rights And Health Project (WRAHP) has held a workshop yesterday for school teachers, counsellors and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) to tackle issues of technology-facilitated Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) in Ikeja Lagos. In a bid to address the issue, WRAHP, in collaboration with the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) proposed a pilot project aimed at building the capacity of 40 teachers...

Sylva’s running mate, Maciver, is free from prison obligation- NCoS

The Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS) has declared a former ex-militant leader, and running mate to Timipre Sylva, in the November 11 gubernatorial election, Joshua Maciver, as being free from prison obligation. The NCoS clarified that Maciver, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 11 election in Bayelsa State, had no pending prison sentence obligation. The clarification was contained in a leaked document titled, “To Whom It May Concern”, signed...

Nigeria, ranked 123rd globally in gender inequality – Women Affairs Minister

The Minister of Women Affairs, Barr Uju Kennedy Ohanenye has reiterated the need for appropriate measures and policies to be put in place to address the in-balance in gender equality in Nigeria which is responsible for the low economic status of Nigerian women in comparison with their male counterparts Ohanenye expressed concern over the fact that Nigeria is ranked 123rd globally based on the 2022 World Gender Gap report, and identified some of the issues...

Court of Appeal sacks Sen Abbo, representing Adamawa-North

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday sacked the Senator representing Adamawa-North Senatorial District, Elisha Ishaku Abbo, from the National Assembly. The appellate court has consequently declared Amos Yohanna, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected Senator for the zone. Reacting, Abbo, in his official Facebook page has appealed to his supporters and constituents to remain calm. Elisha Abbo’s ordeal started after the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly...

Award-winning Artist, Davido and Wife Chioma welcome twins

Nearly a year after losing their three-year-old son Ifeanyi, Davido and his wife Chioma welcomed twins – a boy and a girl – last week. The Nigerian singer confirmed the news in a televised interview in New York last Saturday, days after social media was awash with the news. “And it was in the same month – my son passed last year October, my wife gave birth this year October – it’s crazy,” he said....

Valentine Ozigbo challenges Anambra Diaspora on change for brighter future

“Ozigbo’s speech was marvellous, fantastic, and well-received by everyone at the hall,” Prof. Osita E. Aka, the immediate past Caretaker Chair of Anambra State Association, USA [ASA-USA] remarked after the keynote address delivered by politician and business mogul Chief Valentine Ozigbo at the national convention of ASA-USA in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 14. Prof. Aka’s remark is one of the many positive feedbacks that greeted Ozigbo’s speech. Onyi Erinne, ASA-USA Board Chairperson, described it as...

S African Development Foundation CEO Travis Adkins visits Nigeria

President/CEO of the US African Development Foundation, USADF, Travis Adkins will be in Nigeria from October 16 to October 20. The USADF is an independent US government agency established to invest directly in African grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. Adkins will visit Lagos State and the nation’s capital Abuja to deepen economic engagement and investment ties with Nigerian grassroots enterprises and social entrepreneurs. “In Abuja, P/CEO Adkins will engage with USADF grantees in the agricultural...

FG extradites man to US to face fraud charges

A Nigerian, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, has been extradited to the United States to answer for charges of fraud after topping the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s, FBI, Cyber’s Most Wanted List for $6,000,000 [N4,654,500,000] fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr announced last Tuesday, Oct. 10. Ogunshakin is alleged to have participated in a business email compromise, BEC, scheme from January 2015 to September 2016. According to the FBI, he and his co-conspirators defrauded over 70 businesses...

Flood Sweeps Away 13-Year-Old Girl In Awka

Flood occasioned by heavy rainfall has swept away a 13-year-old girl in Awka, Anambra State capital. The girl, whose guardian operates a food stall along Ziks Avenue, Awka, was trying to rescue their wheelbarrow, which was being carried away by flood when she mistakenly missed her step and fell into a drainage. A source who witnessed the incident said the girl was immediately swept away by the fast-moving tide of the flood, and her body...

‘Touts must leave Onitsha’, Soludo assures Anambra residents

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra has vowed to eradicate the tout menace that has been haunting Onitsha and the State at large. The Governor stated this during the 2023 Ofala Festival of the Obi Onitsha, Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe. The festival was held at the Obi’s Palace, Onitsha, on Saturday. Governor Soludo congratulated Igwe Achebe for celebrating his 22nd Ofala Festival and wished him well in his reign on the throne. The Governor also thanked the...

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