The Nigeria Human Rights Commission was inundated with 4,211 complaints of human rights violations over three months, Saturday PUNCH learnt. The grievances ranged from killings, kidnapping, and domestic violence to abductions and children’s rights issues. According to the commission’s website, it received 1,147 human rights violations complaints in January, 1,484 in February, and 1,580 in March. In…
The Enugu State Monitoring Team on Work Attendance and Productivity queried absentee council workers during an unscheduled visit to the Ezeagu Local Government headquarters at Aguobu-Owa on Friday. The team led by the Head of Service, Mr Kenneth Ugwu, also read the riot act to civil servants in the state, who are fond of abstaining…
In response to the academic certificate forgery allegation levelled against him recently, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has told the All Progressives Congress screening committee for the upcoming governorship election in the state that his credentials are genuine. The governor said this on Friday when he became the first aspirant to be cleared by…
No fewer than 188 terrorists were killed and 330 arrested during operations conducted across the Northern parts of the country last week. Also, a total of 133 kidnapped persons were rescued by troops deployed across the country within the period under review. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this in a…
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, on Friday, narrated to the Special Offences Court in Lagos how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on different occasions to collect the sum of $3m cash in tranches. Osazuwa, who was led in evidence in chief by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s…
The Northern Elders Forum has come under fire for its recent comments regarding the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The NEF recently said it regretted supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election. The forum said it would prioritise someone who is seen as “more inclusive, less controversial, and more aligned with the interests…
Gunmen have abducted the wife, Mrs Abigail Orbunde and housemaid, Patience Ogute, of Terwase Orbunde, a former Chief of Staff to the immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. Orbunde, alongside his wife and the housemaid, was said to have gone to inspect his farm located close to the Genocide Cemetery along Mobile Barracks-Welfare…
A Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, has announced his plan to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon, “for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education.” Onakoya disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Friday, revealing that he will attempt to play chess for…
The President, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, has set up a committee to enhance the safety and welfare of members. This development follows the boat accident, which claimed the lives of five film practitioners, including popular actor, Junior Pope, on Wednesday. The Guild disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director of Communications,…
The Federal Government has set up a committee to implement the Cancer Health Fund. The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Dr Usman Aliyu, disclosed this at an interactive session organised by NICRAT, in collaboration with the International Society of Media on Public Health on Saturday in Abuja. The CHF is…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, will from Tuesday embark on a three-day working visit to Ogun State. During the visit, the IG will unveil the newly built Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, the Technical Intelligence Unit as well as the Complaint Commission Unit, all within the premises of the state police command at…
Nollywood actress, Adanma Luke, who was the producer of the movie titled “The Other Side of Life,” in which Junior Pope was starring before his death, has broken her silence on the incident. Junior Pope and four other crew members died when their boat capsized while returning from a movie location on the River Niger. In…