In recent years, children from Kano State were kidnapped and sold to willing buyers in the southern part of the country. Some of the victims who were rescued by the police shared their experiences when they were reunited with their families. This week, seven more children purportedly abducted from Kano …
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NIN : We Leave Home Early, Abandon Work To Get NIN Without Success — Applicants
From afar, his long puzzled face was conspicuous . At noon on Friday, Boniface Ani and his wife , Doris, had spent over six hours at the Alausa centre of the National Identity Management Commission in Lagos , waiting for a miracle to happen in an attempt to get their …
Read More »South African Comedian, Trevor Noah Set To Host 2021 Grammys
The Recording Academy has announced “The Daily Show” host and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Trevor Noah as host of the 2021 GRAMMYs on Sunday, March 14. This will be the first time Noah will host Music’s Biggest Night. “Despite the fact that I am extremely disappointed that the GRAMMYs have refused to …
Read More »Ozil Set To Terminate His Arsenal Contract And Move To Fenerbache
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is close to completing a move to Turkish club Fenerbahce. The 32-year-old still has half a season left on his Arsenal contract but both parties are in advanced talks which they expect to lead to an agreement to terminate it. That would pave the way for …
Read More »7 Still Missing As Bandits Ambush Police Officers In Kaduna
The whereabouts of seven police officers out of 15 that were ambushed by bandits along the Birnin Gwari-Funtua road on Friday is still uncertain. However, Daily Trust on Sunday gathered that eight of the officers were rescued. Our correspondent gathered that the 15 officers were travelling from Minna in Niger …
Read More »30 Days After, Reopened Borders Still Trickling Back To Life
* Over N300m worth of goods still trapped at Seme * It’ll take years to recover our losses – Int’l businessman * Trading through illegal routes thrives at Mfum, Cameroon border * Niger Republic promises to respect FG’s new trade protocols One month after, commercial activities at four of the …
Read More »Fire Engulfs Ijesha Market, Surulere In Lagos (Photos, Video)
A huge fire resulting from a suspected power surge, on Saturday, January 16, destroyed 12 shops at Ijesha area of Surulere in Lagos, Insidenaija reports. The Ag. Head, Lagos Fire and Rescue Service, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, made the disclosure while responding to inquiries about the incident, which occurred around 6.30pm. …
Read More »Plateau State University ASUU Commences Indefinite Strike
The Plateau State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has commenced an indefinite strike action, Insidenaija reports. Newsextra24 reports that the ASUU chapter said it embarked on strike due to insecurity, poor infrastructural development and arrears of earned allowances for its members amounting to over N215 …
Read More »200 Girls Defiled In Gombe In One Year
At least 200 defilement cases were recorded in Gombe State in 2020, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Ethical Orientation, Dauda Dauda, has said. Dauda who disclosed this in a chat with journalists on Saturday, disclosed that 40 out of the cases were reported in Gombe, the state capital, …
Read More »COVID-19 Second Wave: 566 Arrested, 502 Convicted, 32 Clubs Shut In Lagos
No fewer than 566 persons have been arrested and 502 convicted for breaching COVID-19 Regulations in Lagos, since the advent of the pandemic’s second wave. The Nation learnt that 32 clubs and event centres have also been shut by the Lagos State Safety Commission including the Event Hall of Eko Club, …
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