Day: November 6, 2024

Insecurity In The Country: Four Unknown Gunmen Killed In Enugu State

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No fewer than four unknown gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), have been neutralized by a crack team of security operatives in Enugu State. The security squad, comprising the Nigerian Army, the Police, and the DSS personnel, also recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from the gunmen while some of them fled into the bush with various degrees of gunshot injuries. The criminal elements were intercepted in the early hours of Wednesday and…

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Ebonyi First Lady Condemns Stripping, Torture Of Two Teenage Girls For Alleged Stealing Of Chickens

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The wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Mary-Maudline Ogbonna Nwifuru, has strongly condemned the mistreatment of two teenage girls at  Ojiegbe Ngbo community, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. NewsBitsng.com recalls that two teenage girls were reportedly stripped naked and beaten to pulp by the youths in the community, for allegedly stealing two live Chickens. The First Lady, therefore, in a statement signed and issued to journalists by the press secretary, Nnenna Oshibe described  their actions as “deeply troubling” and a “grave violation of human dignity.” She…

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STEAP, ICMPD, NAPTIP Collaborate To Train Nigerian Teachers On Combating Human Trafficking

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By Tony Adibe The School Anti-Trafficking Education and Advocacy Project (STEAP), International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have launched a Training of Teachers (ToT) as a way of fighting against the menace of human trafficking in Nigeria. This development came as the bodies jointly called for the proper integration of human trafficking education into Nigeria’s academic curriculum to ensure that the youths and teenagers understand the evil and life-threatening dangers inherent in trafficking in persons.…

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Police Arrest Two For Dehumanizing Teenage Girls In Ebonyi

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The Ebonyi State Police Command said it has arrested one Dennis Ali and Ituma Sunday, the two primary suspects in a disturbing viral video in which two teenage girls were stripped, flogged, and dehumanised for allegedly stealing chickens. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP Joshua Ukandu, the Command said the incident occurred in November 2023 at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu LGA. He noted that the video went viral at the weekend, more than one year after the incident happened, stressing that the video…

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2024 NIPR Annual Conference Holds In Asaba, Delta State

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Head Corporate Communications Department, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Mr Jude Chiedozie Nwauzor, mnipr, (right) and the Director of Naval Information and Spokesperson for the Nigerian Navy Commodore Aiwuyor Augustin Adams-Aliu, mnipr, at the ongoing 2024 Directors’ Conference at the Maryam Babangida Leisure Park Asaba, the Delta State capital

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Enugu Businessmen, Farmers Laud President Tinubu For Supporting MSMEs With Grants, Loans

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Framers, traders and businessmen in Enugu State have commended President Bola Tinubu for supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with grants and loans that improved their business activities, leading to expansion. They gave the commendation during a Town Hall meeting on the Presidential Grants and Loans Scheme for MSMEs in Enugu on Tuesday. The beneficiaries, especially those who got the Presidential Nano-business grant of N50,000, noted that the scheme “is never a scam but real with a seamless protocol that made the grant access easy. Mr Uchenna Eneh, livestock farmer from…

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