Year: 2021

Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), on Saturday empowered no fewer than 300 widows, orphans and less privileged families of deceased officers in Kaduna State. The Chairperson, Kaduna State Chapter of POWA, Hajiya Aisha Muri announced this during the third phase of Police Widows Empowerment Programme in Kaduna. Muri identified some of the items delivered to the beneficiaries to include 30  machines for production of spaghetti, 17  machines for production of popcorn, 10 sewing machines, 10 Grinding machines and 10 hair drying machines. Others were  seven ovens, four sealing machines, 130…

Lagos State says it paid accrued pensions of more than N32bn to 8,170 retirees between May 2019 and July 2021. The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) in a statement issued on Saturday said that the Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Mrs Ajibola Ponnle, disclosed this on Friday at the 87th retirement benefit bond certificates presentation to retirees. Ponnle stated that the state government also paid more than N1bn into the Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) of 247 retirees for the month of July. She said N1.1bn had been credited into the…

The Imo Police command says its operatives had killed two bandits during crossfire in Njaba Local Government Area on Saturday. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abutu Yaro, who confirmed this in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman, CSP Mike Abattam in Owerri said one AK47 riffle and an operational vehicle were recovered from the bandits during the gun duel. “On 31/7/2021 at about 0120 hours, a convoy of bandits moving towards Njaba town to launch an attack was intercepted by Operation Restore Peace team of the Nigeria Police. “In…

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, charged 351 Councillors and 33 Clerks of the Local Government Legislative Councils to take development to all the nooks and crannies of their localities, by putting in place by-laws and motions that will affect people at the grassroots positively.The governor, who gave the charge at the end of a 3-day training for the Councillors and Clerks of Local Government Legislative Councils, held at the World Lilies Event Centre, Apata, Ibadan, said the training had prepared grounds for the councillors on the tasks ahead…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Person (NAPTIP) said it rescued at least 100 victims of human trafficking in the South-East between January and June.The Enugu Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mrs Nneka Ajie, said this on Friday in Enugu during the celebration of the 2021 World Day Against Human Trafficking.Ajie said the victims, who were mostly children, were exposed to sexual exploitation, child labour, violence and baby harvesting, amongst other crimes.She also said that some of the rescued victims had been reunited with their families.“If you go…