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National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Friday said it would step up the fight against human trafficking in the country. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Fatima Waziri-Azi, disclosed this to newsmen in Keffi at the closing session of a three-day training organised for journalists. Waziri-Azi said that the agency would also intensify the fight …

Head of Cooperation, the European Union (EU), Ms. Cecile Tassin-Peizer, said on Friday that the bloc “remains the strongest supporter of multi-lateralism” with human rights as its core objective. Tassin-Pelzer said this at the premiere of the stage play titled “First They Came”, a play produced to commemorate the 2021 International Human Rights Day’s celebration. The day has the theme: …

Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) says that Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi remains the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity, as they join the call urging Bello to run for President in 2023. The VGN made the call on Saturday when a representation of its membership from across the 36 states paid a visit to Bello at the Kogi Government Lodge in …

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and the CAN President, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, have lampooned the Federal Government for the poor management of the nation’s security. Following the recent escalation of attacks in the Shinkafi axis of Sokoto, they called for a collective and coordinated approach to solve the nation’s security problems. Speaking in Abuja at the 4th Quarter 2021 …

Katsina State commissioner for science, technology and innovation, Rabe Nasir, has been assassinated. Mr Nasir was killed in his private residence in Katsina Thursday evening. A former State Security Service officer, Mr Nasir also worked with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. He also represented Mani/Bindawa federal constituency at the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011. Mr Nasir …

At least nine worshippers have been reported killed in an attack by suspected armed bandits in Ba’are in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. The police commissioner in the state, Bala Kuryas, told reporters on Thursday that nine people were killed in the attack which occurred on Wednesday. Mr Kuryas said security have been beefed up in the affected …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, commended the Nigerian Navy for its efforts in the fight against piracy in the nation’s maritime domain. Mr Buhari spoke at the commissioning of some Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS), boats, and helicopter at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island in Lagos. The President noted that there had been improved security in the country’s maritime domain and the Gulf …

• WHO: Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations to rise• Different, tougher variant of Omicron spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada The Saudi Arabia authority was the latest country to slam its doors against Nigeria as it, yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant of COVID-19. An official statement issued …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, led other top government officials to inspect the ongoing rebuilding of the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iguoriakhi in Ovia North-East Local Government Area, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of work. The governor, who reaffirmed the government’s commitment to repositioning the institution to develop the needed manpower …

Sagamu Road Police Division said it has arrested a 41-year-old man, Sikiru Kolawole, for allegedly being in possession of fresh human parts. The Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said that the suspect was reportedly found with fresh human hands, intestines and skull from Ojokoro cemetery in Ikorodu. “The Commissioner of Police, CP …