JUST IN: Anambra police bust sex slave camp, rescue 35 girls
The Anambra State Police Command has busted the hotel camp where teenage girls are used as sex slaves. About 35 teenage girls used for commercial sex slavery have been rescued with about five of them pregnant. The girls were kept in the hotel where they were used to engage in commercial sex and the money paid to their “madam”, who is currently on the run. The police spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, while parading the girls and the suspects at the Area Command, Onitsha, on Wednesday, gave the name of the hotel as Gally Gally Hotel, located in Nkpor, near Onitsha, Anambra State. The apprehended suspects and the rescued girls are currently at the Area Command, Onitsha, where they are being interrogated.
Source:Punch
June 15, 2022 23:53 UTC
Netflix seeks recruits for real-life 'Squid Game'
Netflix is looking for recruits to compete for millions of dollars. Unlike the original ultra-violent fictional show from South Korea, which became one of the biggest-ever hits on Netflix last year, losing contestants would not be killed. “Squid Game: The Challenge” is looking for English speakers from around the globe, aged at least 21 and free to travel for up to a month in early 2023. “The stakes are high, but in this game, the worst fate is going home empty-handed,” the platform promises. The new announcement came shortly after Netflix confirmed that a second season of the “Squid Game” was on the way.
Source:Punch
June 15, 2022 18:56 UTC
The Art Of Practicing Mindfulness
This is where practicing mindfulness comes to play. Practicing mindfulness is beneficial and healthy for you. Practicing mindfulness helps you to keep stress in check. Practising mindfulness helps you sleep better and keeps you well rested after waking up. IN CASE YOU MISSED THESE FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNEArt Of Practicing Mindfulness Art Of Practicing Mindfulness Art Of Practicing Mindfulness
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 15, 2022 15:53 UTC
Another suspected ‘Chibok girl’ rescued by Nigerian Army
Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued a lady by the name; Mary Ngoshe, who is suspected to be one of the abducted Chibok girls. The lady, who was rescued alongside her son, was seen around Ngoshe, a post by the Nigerian Army on Facebook says. In the post, the Army revealed that further exploitations are ongoing. Nearly 300 girls were abducted from their dormitories in 2014 as they prepared to write their final exams. Twenty-one of them were earlier released in 2016, after negotiations between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government.
Source:The Guardian
June 15, 2022 15:00 UTC
Lagos lovers under drug influence strip naked, attempt suicide
Two yet-to-be-identified suspected lovers have caused a stir after residents spotted them walking naked around the Victoria Garden City, Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the lovers were walking around the estate unclad when residents alerted the estate management and security guards. Our correspondent learnt that things took another turn when the lovers, while in their apartment, inflicted injuries on their wrists and necks in an attempt to commit suicide. In another video clip, some residents were heard engaging the duo as they laid on their bed. The residents, while insisting on reporting the incident to the police, instructed the duo to get up from the bed.
Source:Punch
June 15, 2022 13:34 UTC
BREAKING: Soldiers find abducted Chibok schoolgirl in Borno
Troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade, on Tuesday, found one Mrs Mary Ngoshe, who, according to the Nigerian Army, is believed to be one of the kidnapped girls from Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014. Ngoshe, who was found with a child believed to be hers, was intercepted by the troops while on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State. This is contained in a tweet posted to the Nigerian Army’s verified Twitter page, @HQNigerianArmy, on Wednesday morning. The tweet reads, “Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State on 14 June 2022 intercepted one Mrs Mary Ngoshe and her son. She is believed to be one of the abducted girls from GGSS Chibok in 2014.
Source:Punch
June 15, 2022 09:16 UTC
Atiku, Tinubu will bring Lagos, Adamawa to table for Nigerians to compare —Etta, APC chieftain
So, it signals that we are in a new Nigeria and what the Chairman said reminded us of the old Nigeria. You go to Ghana, go to all of these places, you have countries that are less endowed than Nigeria doing the right things and are moving ahead. He should bring Adamawa to the table, Asiwaju will bring Lagos, Nigerians will compare. That is how we are going to make up our minds as to who is a better fit for Nigeria today. Today Nigeria is number one juice producer in Africa.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 15, 2022 07:47 UTC
‘Ukraine war, inflation will push seven million Nigerians to poverty’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• Clear, transparent exchange rate policy urgently required, says World Bank• ‘CBN’s intervention programmes undermining commercial, risk-adjusted lending’The World Bank has warned that the war in Europe could effectively push an additional one million Nigerians into poverty by the end of the year. “Federal expenditures are estimated to increase by over 25 per cent in 2022 amid elections, with a 37 per cent increase in capital expenditures. According to the report, “the need for timely and consistent monetary policy and exchange rate unification has become critical. “Clarity on exchange rate policy, and transparency in its management, are necessary to attract more significant capital inflows, including foreign direct investments. The exchange rate policy in 2022 remains focused on maintaining the IEFX rate and the official exchange rate artificially stable through foreign exchange restrictions and administrative measures.”
Source:The Guardian
June 15, 2022 05:00 UTC
We’ve spent $6b to fight HIV in Nigeria, says U.S. | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The American government, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has also improved access to HIV treatment across Nigeria. Our key partnerships with the national and state governments, UNAIDS and Global Fund were instrumental in determining what systems and strategy we needed to gain traction and outpace. Also speaking, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, commended Nigeria’s strong leadership and commitment to the fight against several pandemics, including HIV and COVID-19. Schmale observed that the New Dawn publication chronicles more than 150 people who contributed, fought or experienced evolution of the response and also depicts the role played by the government and various key stakeholders, including development partners, people living with HIV, civil society and private sector. Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Sani Aliyu, said the publication confirms what could be achieved, “when we come together.”
Source:The Guardian
June 15, 2022 04:42 UTC
Cost of living explorer: see how prices for goods and services have changed in Australian cities
The skyrocketing prices of vegetables and petrol have made headlines over the past few months, with rising prices driving big increases in the cost of living in Australia. However, these aren’t the only goods and services where there have been large price increases. We’ve brought together all the data that goes into Australia’s headline inflation figures, broken down into the most detailed goods and services categories available. HousingA number of housing goods and services have seen large increases, with increases in building supplies and labour causing the price of building to increase in turn. FruitWhile fruit increased in price overall in some capital cities, the cost actually decreased for others, down -7.5% in Perth and -3.9% in Hobart.
Source:The Guardian
June 15, 2022 03:58 UTC
NUPENG Warns Of Adulterated Engine Oil In Circulation
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has alerted Nigerians of adulterated engine oil in circulation and has agreed to work with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to tame the perpetrators. Earlier, the state commandant of NSCDC, Waziri Goni explained that Umar was arrested last week in Tumfure in Akko local government while selling the fake product to a vigilant NSCDC staff. “It was one of our staff who ran short of engine oil and needed to top it that approached him (Umar) it was when he saw that it was light that he smelled it and discovered that it smelt like kerosene,” Goni said. It was the query that alerted unsuspecting motorists who then drove off.”Goni told journalists that his Command was ready to join NUPENG and other stakeholders to rid the state of bad elements in disguise. Meanwhile, Umar admitted that he was working with one Habib Ibrahim based in Kano who has for over a year been supplying him the product.
Source:The Guardian
June 14, 2022 20:32 UTC
Unease in APC over Tinubu’s running mate
By press time, the name of a former governor of Bornu State, Kashim Shettima resonated among possible choices as Tinubu’s running mate. Thus, we feel it would be rational for a northern Christian, especially from the marginalized North-Central geo-political zone to be a running mate. Sani opined that the former Speaker, House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Dogara fits the bill to be Tinubu’s running mate. Also, a group of APC stakeholders, led by Aliu Adamu has asked leadership of the party and APC Northern governors to shelve the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket. It asked the party to surrender itself to ensuring that the running mate to its standard-bearer is a Christian.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 14, 2022 19:34 UTC
Singer Portable, lover welcome son
Fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has welcomed another son with his lover, Omobewaji Feranmi. Referring to his son as ‘Zazzu son’, he also revealed the child’s name as Opeyemi. See post below:In March, the singer and his lover announced that she was expecting a baby for him, as Feranmi displayed her baby bump. The singer and Feranmi have earlier welcomed a son together, named Iyanuoluwa. When asked if he had children, the singer revealed that he has two sons from different mothers.
Source:Punch
June 14, 2022 17:11 UTC
Ukraine has enough ammunition but needs long-range weapons, Zelenskiy says
Ukraine has enough ammunition but needs long-range weapons, Zelenskiy saysUkraine’s military has enough ammunition and weapons, but needs more long-range weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Danish journalists on Tuesday. “We have enough weapons. What we don’t have enough of are the weapons that really hit the range that we need to reduce the advantage of the Russian Federation’s equipment,” Zelenskiy said at an online press briefing organized by Danish publishing house Berlingske Media. YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNERevealed! He was responding to the warning from the central government to civil servants to stay off politics…Battle For New Alaafin Begins As Ruling Houses Insist On Producing Next ObaUkraine has enough ammunition but needs long-range weapons, Zelenskiy says
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 14, 2022 15:25 UTC
How helicopter shelled Southern Kaduna villages, by survivors
Survivors of Fulani herders’ attack on Adara villages in Kajuru Local Council in Southern Kaduna have narrated how a helicopter shelled their villages, while they were fighting the invaders. They narrated their ordeal when they visited the President of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Jonathan Asake, at the union’s national secretariat in Kaduna. But since the villagers were already undercover, they had an upper hand and the killer herdsmen started retreating, The Guardian learnt. “Eventually, we saw a helicopter coming towards Maikori, and we were happy that help had come,” Sani said. Other villages that were attacked earlier that day by the same killers are Sabon Gida, Unguwan Sarki and Dogon Noma.”
Source:The Guardian
June 14, 2022 14:30 UTC