The Cross River State House of Assembly has proposed a bill to tackle human trafficking, describing it as a challenge fueled by poverty, unemployment, family breakdown, and socio-environmental factors. The bill is sponsored by the member of the Cross River State House of Assembly representing Yala 1 state Constituency, Yala 1 State Constituency, Brian Odey…
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in collaboration with Huawei Technologies, has deployed four new Intelligent Transport System sites to monitor and detect speeding and manage traffic flows. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday, stating that the new installations would complement the existing Automatic Number Plate Recognition…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved N36.5bn for the execution of several projects in the Federal Capital City and satellite towns. The Coordinator, Satellite Towns Development Department, FCTA, Mr Abdulkadir Zulkiflu, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday, while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the FCT Executive Committee meeting, the first in 2025. Mr….
By Adebayo Yusuf A Public Affairs Analyst, Mr Abimbola Makinde has urged Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke to call the traditional leaders in Ido-Ayegunle and Esa-Oke in Oriade Local Government Area of the state to order. Mr Makinde made the call while featuring on Pensioners FM political programme, The Searchlight. According to him, Governor Adeleke…
The House of Representatives has urged the Attorney General of the Federation to propose harsher sanctions, including life imprisonment, for producers and importers of fake drugs into the country. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, sponsored by All Progressives Congress lawmaker Tolani Shagaya, and read on the floor during…
Ogun State government, in collaboration with the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project Implementation Unit, on Wednesday, held a stakeholders’ engagement on the project’s contributions to the state’s health sector. The meeting, which was held in Abeokuta and chaired by the Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, had in…
By Michael Adeyemo Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for interfaith unity across the country towards promoting peace, love, and harmony for a greater Nigeria. Chief Obasanjo, who was the thematic speaker, made the remarks while delivering his keynote address at the 2025 United Nation World Interfaith Harmony Week Conference and Awards,…
By Michael Adeyemo Mind Impact for Motivation Initiative, has inaugurated a Project MIMI Arts and Drama School, a platform designed to showcase the creative talents of young people. The initiative Coordinator, Mrs Kemi Oshiyemi-Cole made this known during the Project MIMI Awards, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to Mrs Oshiyemi-Cole, the purpose…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Planning Committee of the Platinum Birthday celebrations of Timi Of Edeland, Oba Munirudeen Lawal Laminisa 1, has called on all sons and daughters of Ede across the globe to join in the celebration of the 70th birthday of the highly revered monarch. This call was contained in a statement released on…
The Kebbi State Police Command has apprehended 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic, all found crammed into a three-bedroom flat in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi. The arrests followed a tip-off that led detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to the apartment, uncovering what…