Cameroonian bags 15 years jail term for human trafficking
2021-03-04
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, sentences 36-year-old Cameroonian, Hoth Simplice-Patrick, to 15 years imprisonment for human trafficking.Continue Reading
PTAD pays N954m gratuity, pension arrears to 414 police pensioners
2021-03-04
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it paid gratuity and pension arrears to 414 Association of Retired War Affected Police Officers (ARWAPO) amounting to over N954 million.Continue Reading
FRSC boss vows to end assaults on patrol operatives
2021-03-04
Ibironke Ariyo The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has vowed to end the knockdown and indiscriminate assault on patrol operatives on the highway across the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in a statement on WednesdayContinue Reading
Ondo FA holds local council election
2021-03-04
By Segun Giwa The Ondo State Football Association on Wednesday in Akure held elections into its local council offices ahead of the board election scheduled to hold on March 10. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that candidates were elected into positions of football administration in the 17 councilContinue Reading
Buckingham Palace to investigate bullying allegations against Meghan
2021-03-04
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are reclaiming their narrative after the United Kingdom’s Times newspaper published a buzzy report about a bullying complaint allegedly filed from inside Kensington Palace, reports on Thursday said. According to the Times, a former communications secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex during theirContinue Reading
COVID-19: Arik Air seeks priority vaccination for aviation workers
2021-03-04
By Taiye Olayemi Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Chief Executive Officer, Arik Air, has called for the immediate vaccination of aviation workers as COVID-19 frontline workers. Ilegbodu made this call when he hosted the Publisher of Atqnews and organiser AKWAABA Africa Travel and Tourism Market, Mr Ikechi Uko, at his office onContinue Reading
Namibia seeks FRSC’s cooperation to mitigate crashes
2021-03-04
By Ibironke Ariyo The Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Humphrey Geiseb, is seeking assistance from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for the two countries to explore cooperation in the area of road safety and crash reduction. The High Commissioner stated this during his courtesy visit to the national headquartersContinue Reading
Amao inspects NAF projects in Kainji, Gombe
2021-03-04
By Yahaya Isah The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), AVM Oladayo Amao, has commended the pace of work on ongoing infrastructure projects in Gombe and Niger States. Amao inspected the 407 Air Combat Training Group (407 ACTG), Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Kainji, Niger. The projects are being emplaced toContinue Reading
We will not relent until we restore sanity to Apapa port roads — Sanwoolu
2021-03-04
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, has said that his administration would not rest until they bring perpetrators of Apapa gridlock to book.Continue Reading
Brexit: UK defends extension of Irish Sea border grace periods
2021-03-04
Britain has defended its extension of grace periods to allow businesses to adapt to new regulations under Brexit, after Brussels said London had violated its obligations by doing so unilaterally.Continue Reading
