The Director-General, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, speaks with STEPHEN ANGBULU on the agency’s achievements in its 20 years existence, its challenges and why culpable Nigerians should shun trafficking of any kind NAPTIP will be 20 years in July, what will you describe as the …

BRIGHTON’s Moises Caicedo has reportedly ‘agreed on personal terms’ with Premier League club Arsenal, but Chelsea are still looking to hijack the deal. Caicedo is keen to leave Brighton this summer transfer window. Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta sanctioned a club-record bid in excess of £70million for Caicedo in the …

THE member-elect in the House of Representatives for Ogbaru Federal Constituency and leader of the Labour Party, LP, caucus of the 10th National Assembly, Victor Afam Ogene has expressed the readiness of his party to work with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if it would take charge of visible opposition …

THE Board and Management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, have recommended two additional train trips on the Abuja-Kaduna train service. The NRC management in a statement on Saturday explained that the train service will resume today, Sunday, 4th June 2023. The NRC assured its passengers of their safety with …

GOVERNOR Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has suggested how to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level. The Governor, who leveraged the Plateau experience that culminated in the party’s overwhelming victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state, insisted that leaders …

AT least 25 persons have been reportedly killed in an early Saturday morning attack by unknown gunmen, on Imande Mbakange and other neighbouring communities in Mbacher Council Ward of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. The attackers who were reported to have razed many houses and farmlands in …

THE Kogi Government on Saturday said the convoy of Gov. Yahaya Bello was attacked on Saturday by gunmen,  along the  Abuja-Lokoja highway. it said the attack took place near a Naval Base, a few kilometres away from Lokoja, the state capital. The Kogi Commissioner for Information,  Mr Kingsley Fanwo,  made …

ONDO state government weekend asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour of the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Speculations were rife that the governor who had been indisposed for a while, passed on this morning. But the state information and Orientation Commissioner, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement in Akure, made the …

BANDITS have attacked Janbako and Sakida villages of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara state, killing 31 people and injuring several others. An indigene of the area, Malam Abubakar Mohammed, told the press on the phone that the bandits who were in large numbers attacked the two communities in the …

THE Peoples Democratic Party has elected Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, as Chairman of its Governors’ Forum. Adamawa State Governor, Umaru Fintiri, announced this at the end of a closed-door meeting of the governors, held at the office of the Bauchi State Governor on Saturday. Newsextra24 had reported that the …