No fewer than 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated, while five suspected traffickers were arrested by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission. NiDCOM spokesperson Abdur-Rahman Balogun said the operation brought the total number of Nigerian girls repatriated from Ghana from July 2024 to 130. He added that the operation, which took…
A woman identified as Lovisa Sjoberg, who disappeared in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region six days ago has been located by emergency services after an extensive search and rescue effort. The 48-year-old photographer was found on Sunday afternoon by a National Parks and Wildlife Service officer on the Nungar Creek Trail at Kiandra, New South Wales….
As the International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor sought war crimes charges this year against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin over actions in Gaza and Ukraine respective , he was engulfed in accusations that he tried for more than a year to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship and…
TINUBU congratulates new Commonwealth SGPresident Bola Tinubu has congratulated Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on her election as the new Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. The President, in a release issued on Saturday by his Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, believed Botchwey’s extensive career in public administration,…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to significantly reduce the number of immigrants coming to Canada for the next two years. This temporary measure aims to pause population growth, allowing the economy to catch up and ensuring the system works effectively for all Canadians Trudeau shared a post on X and wrote, “We’re going…
The Nigeria Police Force has issued a strong warning to content creators after online personality Martins Otse, known as “VeryDarkMan”, appeared in a viral video wearing a police uniform without permission. In the video posted on his social media, VDM introduced himself as “CSP VeryDarkMan” and claimed to be Nigeria’s “number one online police,” dedicated…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has set an ambitious target of N1 million as the minimum wage for civil servants in the state. This announcement was made during a meeting at the Government House in Minna on Friday. Bago revealed a new minimum wage of N80,000 for state workers, following discussions with the leadership of…
The Enugu State Government has taken swift action regarding the disturbing case of Mrs. Ada Ogbogu, who allegedly assaulted her stepson with a pestle, causing serious harm. The Police arrested the woman who broke three-year-old stepson’s bone with pestl Commissioner for Children, Gender and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, announced on Saturday that Mrs. Ogbogu, a…
Crime Reporters Association of Nigeria has applauded the strategic redeployment of Commissioner of Police, CP Tunji Disu, from the Rivers State Police Command to the Federal Capital Territory Command, Abuja. A statement by CRAN President on Saturday, Lekan Olabilulo, noted that the move aligned with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun’s mission to optimize…
Chinese hackers have targeted phones used by former U.S. President Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, in a breach of a telecommunications network. Mr Trump’s campaign was informed this week that the telephone numbers of the Republican presidential nominee and his running mate were breached. Sources say the type of information on phones…
