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ANAMBRA MOVES TO PROSECUTE THOSE DENYING WOMEN INHERITANCE RIGHTS By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Government has begun moves to prosecute people who deny women and girls the right to inherit property because of their gender. The State Attorney-General and Commissioner for
TROOPS RESCUE 10 ABDUCTED VICTIMS IN ZAMFARA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 10 abducted persons during separate operations in Zamfara State. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force,
LASTMA IMPOUNDS 84 VEHICLES DURING LAGOS ENFORCEMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has impounded 84 commercial and private vehicles for various traffic violations during an enforcement operation across the state. The agency’s General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki,
POLICE FAMILIES TAKE SOKOTO GOVERNMENT TO COURT OVER DEMOLITION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Families of serving and retired police officers in Sokoto State have taken the state government to the Federal High Court over plans to demolish their homes. The families are
ANAMBRA GOVERNMENT ISSUES FLOOD ALERT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Government has warned residents of possible flooding following a forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) that the state could experience above-normal flooding this year. The Commissioner for Information and
POLICE ARREST MAN OVER MOTHER’S ALLEGED MURDER IN ABIA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Abia State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Livingstone Iheanacho, over the alleged murder of his mother, Mrs Nwikpa Iheanacho, in Osaa Ukwu, Obingwa Local Government Area.
NIGER IMPOSES 24-HOUR CURFEW, SUSPENDS MINING ACTIVITIES The Niger State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state and suspended all mining activities indefinitely. The directives take effect immediately after Friday’s Juma’at prayer and are part of measures to address the
NSCDC SUSPENDS NIGER COMMANDANT OVER MINERS’ DEATHS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended the Niger State Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the agency’s custody. The suspension comes
NIGERIA, INDONESIA STRENGTHEN DEFENCE COOPERATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Army has pledged to deepen defence cooperation with Indonesia in professional training, technology and operational effectiveness. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu, made this known on Thursday when
NIGERIA STRENGTHENS FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria is intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking as the crime continues to take different forms, including the trafficking of women and children, forced domestic labour and the illegal sale of babies.