Two members of the House of Representatives have apologized for their wrong choice of words to address the issue of rape. HENRY ACHIBONG from Akwa Ibom State apologized to women for the words he used during plenary on Thursday 4th, 2020. On his part; AHMED JAHA from Borno State apologize to women and other Nigerians for saying…
POLICE INSPECTOR DIES FROM MACHETE CUT BY DERANGED SERGEANT A Police Inspector has died after he was attacked with a machete by another police man following a disagreement at their residential compound around Oke-Odo axis of Lagos State. Information from the Lagos State Police Command indicate that Inspector ADEKUNLE ILESANMI was attacked by Sergeant OKEMA AZUQUO after…
The Nigeria Police Force has released new guidelines for security personnel involved in the enforcement of the Covid-19 restrictions. These include strengthening of the Gender-Desk Units and the Juvenile Welfare Centres across the country. The Police High Command is also sending investigative assistants across the country to deal with gender related offences. Also, the Cybercrime Unit of…
Three oil and gas multinationals operating in Rivers State have come together to donate an isolation centre for the handling of Covid-19 cases by the state government. Governor NYESOM WIKE who announced the offer of the thirty-bed space facility to be located in Bonny Island, said he was happy about the proposed donation. Governor WIKE said the…
The Federal Government has released over N22 billion to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 Response, (PTF). This was made known when members of the PTF appeared the House of Representatives on Monday, June 8, 2020 to. The PTF members were invited by the lawmakers to explain how they spent monies meant for the Covid-19 operations. The…
New Covid-19 cases in Nigeria have jumped by three hundred and fifteen to twelve thousand, eight hundred and one. This was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in its latest update as at Monday night, June 8, 2020. Lagos State recorded the highest, with one hundred and twenty-eight, followed by Abuja with thirty-four, and…