Nigeria Records 27,698 Gender-Based Violence Cases In 3 Years

Sunday Agbakaba, Data Manager of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs says Nigeria recorded 27,698 cases of sexual and gender-based violence between 2020 and 2023. He stated this during the train-the-trainers workshop on the use of the GBV dashboard and reportage on Tuesday in Umuahia, Abia State, saying the data was obtained since the inception of the GBV National Dashboard between 2020 and October 2023. He said the dashboard is designed to enhance SGBV reportage...

Nigerian rapper Oladips dies at 28

Nigerian rapper, Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, has passed away at the age of 28. The news of his demise was announced by his management on Wednesday morning via the rapper’s official Instagram page. “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka Oladips has passed away yesterday November 14. We are still in shock as we speak!” part of the social media post read. The cause of death was...

Nigerian wigmaker sets world record with wig measuring 351.28 metres

A Nigerian wigmaker from Lagos State, Helen Williams has set a world record for making the longest handmade wig. Williams made a wig which stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in), the Guinness World Record announced on Tuesday. Helen Williams from Lagos, Nigeria has achieved a new record for the longest handmade wig which stretches an incredible 351.28 metres (1,152 ft 5 in) 👏 pic.twitter.com/gwGdqjF8Wp — Guinness World Records (@GWR) November 14, 2023...

“Ajaero’s attackers have been arrested, call off strike,” Nuhu Ribadu to labour unions

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, on behalf of the Nigerian government, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to call off the ongoing strike that has grounded economic activities in the country. The NSA, in a statement on Wednesday, said he is “worried about the implications of the strike action on the livelihood of ordinary Nigerians and its potential impact on economic security and other strategic national...

Canadian experts arrive in Nigeria to investigate explosion at Embassy

A team of technical experts from Canada arrived in Abuja on Tuesday to investigate an explosion at the Canadian Embassy that killed two people on November 6. The formal investigation is to “determine the factors and conditions that led to the explosion,” according to Demilade Kosemani, the public affairs director of the High Commission of Canada. Kosemani said the team would work with the relevant Nigerian authorities to resolve the “unfortunate incident.” Following the incident,...

67 persons survive near-miss airplane accident in Port Harcourt

Sixty-two passengers and five flight crew members aboard a ValueJet CRJ 900 bombardier airplane escaped death on Tuesday after the plane went into a skid on the runway despite landing safely. Though no life was lost, some passengers sustained injuries. The ValueJet airplane “encountered a slip due to algae on the taxiway, which made it unable to maintain the centre line,” according to a statement by the Nigerian airline. The incident occurred at the Port...

There’s no expiry dates for old N200, N500 and N1000 banknotes – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has some good news for Nigerians: the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes will remain legal tender beyond December 31, 2023. The central bank announced the introduction of redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes in October 2022, to rein in excess cash, fight crime and kidnapping, and address inflation and counterfeiting. The CBN gave Nigerians only six weeks to swap the old notes for new ones. The deadline was...

Anambra Police Command Vows to Arrest Killers of YPP Ward Chairman in Nanka

Dismisses Rumor of ESN Camp in Umunze The Anambra State Police Command has vowed to bring to book the killers of Mr. Joseph Ezenwegbu, who until his death about three days ago, was the ward chairman of the Young Progressives Party – YPP, in Nanka, a community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, the Anambra State Police Command will leave no...

Kogi Poll: APC condemns alleged opposition’s crime against democracy

…Seeks arrest, prosecution Of Melaye, over cyber crime The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has appreciated the Kogi people for their massive support, it attributed its resounding success in the just concluded governorship election to the collective determination of the good people of the state to shun ethnicity for the overall development of the state, while thanking voters for turning out massively for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo. The party also...

CSOs tackle FG, lament labour rights, civil opposition under siege

Tell Nigerians to sit-at-home, during strike Call for prosecution of those who brutalised Ajero Say Tinubu, Uzodinma must apologise to workers The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the United Action Front of Civil Society has condemned the hostile disposition of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to constructive opposition and labour activism since assumption of office. The group in a press statement on Tuesday signed by its spokesperson, Olawale Okunniyi, stated that labour rights and civil...

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