By Ikenna Uwadileke The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it will establish sexual offenders’ register as part of measures to check gender- based violence in the country. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, stated this in Abuja, at the public presentation of officialContinue Reading
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday urged humanitarian agencies and non-governmental organisations {NGOs} operating in the northeast to always follow due process while carrying out their activities. The Northeast Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Bashir Garga , gave the advice at a humanitarian development and coordination forum held in Maiduguri.Continue Reading
The INEC said on Wednesday that over 460,000 persons would be barred from voting in the Sept. 22 Osun governorship election if they failed to claim their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). Mr Segun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun, disclosed this in Osogbo during a sensitisation forum for mediaContinue Reading
The Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday said that it generated over N1 billion as revenue between January and June 2018. The agency’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Kalu Emetu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the revenue generated inContinue Reading
By Hafsah TildeBarrister Chile Igbawua, Chief Commissioner of Nigeria’s Ombudsman, the Public Complaint Commission (PCC), says the organisation will launch an e-platform by October ending for electronic lodging of complaints. He said that PCC’s services are free and has the legal weight of the constitution, adding that its decisions areContinue Reading
A female presidential aspirant, Dr Elishama Ideh, has urged women to participate actively in the 2019 general elections by contesting for elective offices. Ideh, who is an aspirant on the platform of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
(Reuters/NAN)Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday denounced the caning of two Muslim women for attempting lesbian sex. The women had pleaded guilty to charges under Islamic laws forbidding lesbian sex. They were caned on Monday in front of dozens of people at a sharia court in Terengganu, a conservativeContinue Reading
Abuja, Sept. 5,2018(Flowerbudnews) High Chief Peter Ameh, of People’s Progressive Party (PPA) newly elected Chairman of Inter Party Advisory Council(IPAC) has called on political parties and politicians to ensure patriotism above other interests,especially in the build up to 2019 general elections. Ameh made the call on Wednesday after his declarationContinue Reading
PDP Primaries: Prove capacity, transparency, not zone, says Dankwambo’s spokesperson Zoning By Esbee Oguns Abuja, Sept.7,2018(Flowerbudnews) Dr.Ayoade Adewopo, Director, Media and Strategic Communication, Dankwambo Pressidential Campaign Organisation urges Presidential aspirants of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to consider individual competence, accountability and transparency in canvasing for party ticket. Adewopo,spokesperson , IbrahimContinue Reading
