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From caregiver to victim: Kogi woman narrates four years of abuse in Libya
A rescued Nigerian migrant, Mercy Olugbenga, has narrated how she was confined for months, and nurses repeatedly took her blood so it could be used for her employer’s ailing mother while she lived in Libya. Speaking on the ARISE TV Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, Mercy said that she took a decision to travel to Libya after selling family property…
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INEC, NIMC partner to harmonize voter registration, national identity data
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has partnered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to harmonise identity and voter registration processes across Nigeria. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke when the NIMC Director-General, Abisola Kukar, and her delegation visited the INEC headquarters in Abuja, hailed the ongoing cooperation between the two federal agencies. This was disclosed in a statement on…
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NITDA DG urges Africa to build shared AI infrastructure, lead 4th industrial revolution
The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has urged African nations to collaborate in building shared Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, stressing the Africa must lead—not follow—in the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution. Speaking at the opening of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) Nigeria Conference 2025 in Abuja, Inuwa stressed that Africa must not repeat…
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DSS arraigns 9 prime suspects in Benue, Plateau States killings
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned nine individuals identified as prime suspects in connection with the recent wave of killings in Benue and Plateau States. The suspects were arraigned on Wednesday at the Federal High Court Abuja. The DSS also charged a suspected gunrunner arrested with seven M16 Rifles. Haruna Adamu and Muhammad Abdullahi, both from Awe LGA…
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Force PRO, Adejobi transferred to Delta Command after promotion
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has transferred Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, to the Delta State Police Command. Adejobi was recently elevated from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) to Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). He was first appointed in acting capacity on 16th February 2022 as a CSP and took over from then…
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Lagos Lawmaker, Yishawu takes empowerment to constituents’ doorstep
It was a day of pleasant surprise in Ikoyi-Obalende and parts of Victoria Island as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, (Eti-Osa 2), took his empowerment initiative directly to the streets. Unlike previous empowerment programmes held at his constituency office, Yishawu and his team this time visited designated areas to distribute business-support tools and…
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Motorists, commuters laud Ogun govt over Lagos-Abeokuta expressway new look
…we’ve never seen such a governor-Olu of Itori As construction work continues on the Abeokuta-Ifo-Sango-Ota-Lagos expressway, motorists and commuters have expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work done so far on the ever-busy road. It will be recalled that the state governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on the 23rd of August last year, flagged off the reconstruction of the…
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FG declares Friday public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Mawlid
The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5, 2025, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid, the celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The statement was issued on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The government congratulated Muslims across the country and…
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Lagos Assembly holds annual constituency stakeholders meeting Thursday
All is set for the 10th Constituency Stakeholders meeting organized by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The engagement scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 4, 2025, is part of an ongoing initiative that has fostered community engagement and transparency since its inception. First launched by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa in 2015, the initiative has…
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Irewolede CDA empowers residents with vocational skills in Lagos
The executives of Irewolede Community Development Area (CDA) in Igbogbo Baiyeku LCDA of Lagos State, have trained some residents of the area in various vocational skills ranging from Hairdressing, Barbing, Head gear tieing, Photography, Soap making, Tie and Dye. The empowerment programmes which was held for one month, was designed to mark the anniversary of the first tenure of 2-year…
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