Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday lifted the ban on tricycles, motorcycles and tippers earlier restricted in some parts of the state. He lifted the ban during a security meeting between him and leaders of the Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union, Enugu State, Motorcycle Transport Union of Enugu State, Nkanu East/West branches […]

Women protesting at the National Assembly A coalition of 229 women groups has condemned the National Assembly for rejecting all gender bills during the voting on the amendments to the 1999 Constitution on Tuesday. The groups, in a statement, described as sad the lawmakers’ decision to deny women the opportunity of inclusion and representation in […]

Women protesting at the National Assembly Scores of Nigerian women protested Wednesday at the National Assembly against the rejection of several bills seeking gender equality in the country. Federal lawmakers had on Tuesday voted on 68 bills that seek to alter the Constitution. Of the 68 legislations, about five bills sought to promote more opportunities […]

Nigeria’s foreign affairs ministry has announced that it expects to receive the first batch of evacuees from Ukraine on Thursday. This was announced through a press statement by Mr Gabriel Aduda, the ministry’s permanent secretary. According to him, “the chartered flights (Air Peace, Max Air) will depart on Wednesday, March 2, to pick up Nigerian […]

I was chained for 10 days for refusing to prostitute- auxiliary nurse 17,414 Nigerians return from Libya in seven years A chartered Boeing 737-800 aircraft- Al Buraq, landed at the cargo wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos, Wednesday night, with 159 stranded Nigerians returnees from Libya ,alighting from the air stair. Two of […]

A Libya returnee, Miss Blessing Muhammad, has narrated how she came back to life while she was being buried. She was among the 128 stranded Nigerians returned from Libya. The returnees arrived the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at about 6.32p.m. on Tuesday, aboard Al Buraq Air Boeing 100 – 800 […]

Libya returnees A Libya returnee, Miss Tosin Omole, has narrated how she left her three months old son in her mother’s care and headed for Europe, only to find herself in prostitution business in Libya. The 29-year-old, who was among the 128 stranded Nigerians returned from Libya, said a lady that lives in same street […]