The urgent need for therapy after the release of the kidnapped students and teachers of Orire community
By Toyin Falola We are blessed that the students and teachers have regained their freedom. The emotional agonies that many of us suffered, especially following the wicked slaughter of a schoolteacher is unimaginable. Many of being careless over the need to understand trauma and its scars. [See https://toyinfalolanetwork.org/life-challenges-no-5-trauma/] What is now urgent […]
Tinubu joyful over rescue of Oriire abducted children, teachers
Lauds security agencies President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound joy at the successful rescue of the children and teachers from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, by the security forces. He praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the DSS and the police, for working round the clock in the […]
NIMC, NIPOST partner to strengthen national address system
The Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Mr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has said the commission is collaborating with the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to strengthen Nigeria’s national address system through the provisions of the new NIMC Act. He disclosed this at a strategic collaborative meeting between NIMC and NIPOST in Abuja, describing the […]
Lagos signs pact to automate vehicle registration
The Lagos State Government has signed a concession agreement for the business process automation of the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA) as well as the operation and maintenance of the ‘MyLagosApp’. The state’s Ministry of Transportation disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. The agreement was signed by the Commissioner for […]
BREAKING NEWS: Kidnapped Oyo pupils, teachers regain freedom
The pupils and teachers abducted in OriIre Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said in a post on his X handle, that the victims had been released by their abductors. He did not disclose any details, he just […]
Woman docked for allegedly threatening to kill husband
A 35-year-old woman, Onyinyech Ndubuisi, was on Thursday docked in before Chief Magistrates’ Court in Wuse, Abuja for allegedly threatening to kill her husband. The police charged Ndubuisi with criminal intimidation. The Prosecution Counsel, Catherine Okafor, told the Court that, the defendant’s husband, Okereke, reported the matter at the Karmo Police station on, […]
Windstorm kills two minors, destroys property in Yobe
Windstorm accompanied by heavy rain has claimed the lives of two minors and destroyed several properties in Gashua Local Government Area of Yobe State. The Council Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Babagana, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gashua on Thursday. According to him, the children died when a […]
Alleged money laundering: Court remands Miyetti Allah president
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday remanded Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s custody. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following Bodejo’s arraignment by the EFCC on alleged money laundering involving 2.63 million dollars. Justice Ekwo further ordered that Bodejo […]
Plateau coalition rejects lifetime pension bill for lawmakers
A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Plateau State, has rejected the proposed bill seeking lifetime pension allowance for former principal officers of the State House of Assembly. Mr Steve Aluko, the Convener of the coalition rejected the bill in a statement on Thursday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]
Medical sciences academy seeks steps curb maternal mortality, epidemic risks
The Academy of Medical Sciences has condemned the continued maternal mortality, epidemic risks and called for ways to control them. President of the Academy, Prof. Frank Giwa-Osagie, said this in a statement issued by Prof. Mayowa Owolabi, the Secretary of the academy on Thursday in Abuja. He said that deaths associated with pregnancy and […]
