The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) have expressed grief at the sudden demise of the former Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Dr) Chukwuemeka Ezeife on Thursday 14th day of December 2023 at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja at the age of 85. A press statement on Saturday signed by Chief (Dr.) E.K. Clark – Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo – Leader, Afenifere, Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, MFR, OFR, CFR – President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr....

In less than a week, Adamawa State has recorded two cases of suicide in Girei and Yola North local government areas. The first incident was on on 12/12/2023 of a 22 years old Florence Vandi, a health worker who hailed from Michika local government area and work with Girei local government area who committed suicide following the death of her boyfriend. The second incident was a middle age man identified as Yakubu Mamza who hailed...

No fewer than 143 convictions have been secured by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) between 2022 and 2023 including a high-profile person who trafficked 12 girls to Belgium and a Lebanese national. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof Fatima Waziri–Azi, disclosed this on Thursday when she appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights for the 2024 budget defense. A Press statement by the agency on Saturday quoted the...

People dealing in merchandise at the roadblock area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital are now counting losses following an inferno in the early hours of Saturday that consumed goods worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained when filling in the report, but owners of the affected shops blamed welders and black marketers for using cooking gas within the area. Some good Samaritans who assisted in quenching the...