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The National Agency for me Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has rescued a human trafficking survivor from Libya. Edo State NAPTIP Commander, Nduka Nwanwenne, disclosed this while presenting a check of N5 million compensation to a survivor at NAPTIP office in Benin, the state capital. Nwanwenne, noted that NAPTIP diligently prosecuted the case with evidences and the Court sentenced the traffickers to seven years in prison or pay N5 million compensation to the victim. The […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria Olukayode Ariwoola, warned politicians against disregarding the rule of law. Ariwoola, who was represented by a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, gave the warning at the Conference of Attorneys General in Abuja. He noted that the silence of the judiciary must not be mistaken for weakness or vulnerability. The CJN charged stakeholders in the justice sector to ensure fairness, equity and the prevalence […]

The Federal Government has promised to establish the Nigerian Railways and Host Communities Security Committees as part of measures to curb the incidence of armed attacks on railway infrastructure. Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, made this known when he paid a visit to the Tom Ikimi train station in Edo State. Adegoroye assured that the government will take proactive measures to forestall train station attacks in the country […]

The Federal Government has directed that the Second Niger Bridge would be closed for public use with effect from Sunday, January 15. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, explained that the closure will ensure the continuation of work on the completion of the access roads to the bridge. The Minister appealed to motorists and members of the public, noting that the action is aimed at completing ongoing projects. The […]