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By Femi Alabi The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), has said that over 6.1 million Nigerians were displaced by insecurity and natural disasters. The NCFRMI Federal Commissioner, Tijjani Aliyu, disclosed this during a visit to the Governor of Katsina State , Dikko Radda on Friday in Katsina. According to him, as at 2022, the commission has about 3 million displaced persons, “but with floods and other natural disasters, we now have additional 100 per cent of such displaced people.” He explained that: “Today, I can authoritatively say that we have not less than 6.1…

By Femi Alabi The Nigeria Police, Abia State Command, has rescued 16 pregnant women and eight children at a baby factory in Aba. Police Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, said in a statement on Friday in Umuahia. Chinaka, however refused to disclose the location of the baby factory in Aba, stating that further details could compromise ongoing investigation. She said the Police also arrested one Onyinyechi Okoro (29) and Ekene Okezie (32), suspected operators of the baby factory. According to the statement, the rescued persons are: Joy Mathew, (27), Stella Okon (22), Bella Okon (19) and Idara Emmanuel (24). Others…

By Femi Alabi President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, commissioned GB Foods Tomato Processing Company in Gafara village of Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi. Tinubu, while inaugurating the company, reiterated the commitment of his administration to providing conducive environment to private investors to operate in the country. The President, who was represented by Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, commended the company for its huge investment in the country. “Let me reiterate the commitment of my administration to providing conducive environment to private investors to invest in agricultural sector in line with my eight-point…

IBy Femi Alabi The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a key resolution on Sudan, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the war-torn country during the month of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday. In resolution 2724 (2024), adopted with 14 votes in favour and one abstention (Russia), the Council also called on all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the fighting through dialogue. The conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted in April in 2023 in and around the capital. In the eleven months since,…

By Femi Alabi The Jigawa State Government on Friday said it would feed 171,900 people daily during the month of Ramadan. Gov. Umar Namadi, who said this at the flag off of distribution of palliatives to residents of Dutse, Jigawa, said the state had a target of feeding 5,157,000 people throughout the period of Ramadan. He said the state had created two centres in each electoral ward for the programme, adding that each centre was expected to feed at least 300 people daily, making a total of 171,900 per day in 573 centres. The governor said the initiative is…

By Femi Alabi Canadian International rapper, Drake, has lost a massive 615,000 dollars bet after Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in their much-hyped heavyweight showdown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Earlier before that fight, Drake missed out on a $920,000 payout after Nigerian born Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland. Drake was routing for Adesanya to knockout Strickland in their world title clash, but Strickland produced a massive upset to win on points.( Anthony Joshua secured a brutal knockout(KO), against Francis Ngannou in the second round of the ‘Knockout Chaos’ clash on Friday night. The superstar…

By Halimah Olamide The remains of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Herbert Wigwe and his wife Chisoba and son Chizzy arrived in Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers state on Friday for final burial. The bodies were received by the top council officials as well as family members. The corpses of the Wigwes arrived the Port Harcourt International Airport from United States, US, on Friday. Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), died in a helicopter crash at the border of Nevada and California in…

By Femi Alabi An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, on Friday remanded nine persons for allegedly kidnapping and killing six girls for ritual purpose. The Police charged the defendants, whose addresses were not provided with kidnapping, murder, robbery and conspiracy. The defendants are: Moses Aruwaji, 45, Adebayo Azeez, 32, Mariam Aruwaji, 42, Akinwunmi, 20 and Sheriff Agbani, 23. Others are: Samuel Monday, 42, Osojieahon Aijonohouria, 24, Peter Oluwalolese, 48 and Jamiu Yufuf, 48. The Prosecutor, Adaramola Felix, told the court that the defendants and others still at large, committed the offences between Sept. 28 2023 and Jan. 11. Felix…

IWD:WARDC Charges Governments To Protect Nigerian Women. Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (WARDC) has called on governments at all levels to uphold the constitution and protect the lives of Nigerian women. Co-founder of WARDC, Abiola Akiyode –Afolabi said the Day afforded the organization another opportunity to X-ray the huge gender gap in Nigeria. She stressed that, for a country where women make up almost 50 percent of the population, there is an unfortunate imbalance in access to opportunities for women. “In Nigeria’s Senate, there are only 4 women out of 109 senators. In the House of Representatives, the situation…

By Halimah Olamide Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the growing cases of insecurity in Nigeria have exposed the All Progressive Congress led administration as grossly incompetent. Atiku said the Bola Tinubu-led government appears helpless in the face of killings and endless violence on the citizens. Taking to his X handle on Friday a day after the kidnapping of over 280 pupils in Kaduna state, the People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections said life has become meaningless given the spate of violence in the land. “The problem of insecurity in Nigeria is getting worse by the…