LIONFACE NEWS INTERNATIONAL

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has reacted to the declaration of his now ex-wife, Olori Wuraola, that she was out of the marriage for good.

Fresh facts emerged yesterday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has received a database of Nigerians with assets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Nigerians have been warned to refrain from using substandard phones. Reason: it is responsible for some cancer ailments, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday.

Passengers  must  fill manifest form   before commercial transporters drive out of motor parks, the Ikeja Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Emma Fekoya, has said.

DANIEL ASEKHAME FOUNDATION------STEP AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING Human Trafficking ABSTRACT: Human trafficking is a widespread problem with estimates ranging from 14,000 to 50,000 individuals trafficked into the United States annually. This hidden population involves the commercial sex industry, agriculture, factories, hotel and restaurant businesses, domestic workers, marriage brokers, and some adoption firms. Because 80% of trafficked individuals are women and girls, women's health care providers may better serve their diverse patient population by increasing their awareness of this problem. The exploitation of people of any race, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity is unacceptable at any time, in any place. The members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists should be aware of this problem and strive to recognize and assist their patients who are victims or who have been victims of human trafficking. Background Human trafficking  is ...

The leader of the Biafra Independent Movement, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, on Wednesday rejected the leadership of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo.

The Lagos Police Command was thrown into confusion on Wednesday as two Commissioners of Police emerged in the command.

The‎ Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has directed the deployment of 40,000 personnel and sniffer dogs across the country for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Commandant General of the corps, Mr Abdullahi Muhammad, who gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the deployment would be to strategic places across the country. It disclosed that places to be covered included praying grounds, market squares, recreation centres, shopping plazas and malls as well as other noted black spots. The statement directed all Zonal and State Commands, FCT and the Headquarters Operation Directorate to carry out the deployment to all nooks and crannies of the country. It added that deployment of sniffer dogs, Mobile Surveillance Vehicles (MSV) and ambulances at designated areas had also been concluded. ‎ “Other specialised units for the assignment include the Special Weapon and Tactical Squad (SWAT), Chemical-Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear Unit ...

THE REAL REASON WHY HUMAN TRAFFICKING THRIVES IN NIGERIA . TAKE EDO STATE AS A CASE STUDY. A PROJECT  DANIEL ASEKHAME FOUNDATION The reasons for people to traffic on fellow human  beings is not quite too far fetched , especially in a country like Nigeria with a lot of hardship and very poor living conditions, no government presence or care for citizens , endemic corruption and total eclipse of unemployment looming the nation. the business of human trafficking then now becomes one of the easiest business to undertake and the raw materials for traffickers  readily available and easily acquired. The raw materials being human beings themselves, since the people are promised  greener pastures in Europe and western countries these people are readily available to be trafficked and even pay monies to enable themselves to be trafficked. The business is so lucrative because  profits at most times comes from both ends to the traffickers , the trafficke...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has arrested one Ozigi Abdulkarim for allegedly luring his 19-year-old girlfriend into prostitution in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Cross River State Commissioner of Police OVER 15 Hilux vans filled with policemen on Wednesday dispersed hundreds of sympathisers, who took to the streets to demand justice over the killing of an eight-year-old Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba and the escaped of her suspected killer  from police custody.

One person was reportedly shot in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, by the police Wednesday in an attempt to stop him from picking some money which dropped from armed robbers’ vehicle while trying to escape arrest. The victim, whose name could not be ascertained by the time of filing this report, had his hand shattered by the police bullets. Eyewitnesses said the man and others had rushed to the scene of the incident along Wellington Bassey Way, former Barracks road just by a new generation bank, to pick some money dropped by the fleeing armed robbers. The robbers were escaping after robbing a government vehicle but luck was against them as their vehicles developed fault where they were forced to snatch another car, and after transferring some part of the money, some passers-by rushed in to pick some cash when the police shot one of them on the hand. The driver of the government vehicle and a lady were said to have gone to a new generation bank along Abak roa...

The video tweeted by the APC United Kingdom when it wished President Muhammadu Buhari a safe trip to the country is from 2014 when former President Goodluck Jonathan was in power.

By Modiu Olaguro… “Responsible, grown-up men waiting at the airport since morning just to wave. What did they tell their wives and children were their itinerary for today?"

     “From the composition of this panel, it is noted that the military, the police and security agencies are all represented. This is not the case with the well-known community of victims of the alleged military violations "

The Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, signed a decree on Wednesday authorizing chemical castration for convicted child sex offenders and requiring those released on parole to wear electronic monitoring devices.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the nation’s security chiefs to ensure that Nigeria remains one in accordance with his position as stated in his nationwide broadcast on Monday.

The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress on Sunday disagreed on the clamour by Nigerians for the restructuring of the country.

Dana group, StarComms Plc, and 12 other firms involved in an alleged revenue fraud of N30 trillion have been given till Monday to appear before the Senate Joint Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff and Marine Transport or face sanction.

A former corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and former minister for aviation, Osita Chidoka has emerged the candidate of the United Progressives Party (UPP) for the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

The House of Representatives does not intend to issue a formal  response to the fresh label of ‘unarmed robbers’ pinned on federal legislators on Thursday by  former President Olusegun Obasanjo, it was learnt yesterday. Obasanjo,speaking at a book  presentation in Ibadan on Thursday, had described the legislators as a bunch of  unarmed robbers because,as he said, “they are one of the highest  paid in the world where we have 70 per cent of our people living in abject poverty.” The House said yesterday that its response to an earlier  accusation in the heat  of the budget padding controversy in 2016 is sufficient  for the latest accusation by the former President.  House spokesman Abdulrazaq Namdas, contacted by  The Nation said: “There is nothing to say because the House has responded to the former President previously. “The accusation this time is the same as before, so there is nothing to add. Our position has n...

Head of private equity firm, Global Infrastructure Partners, Adebayo Ogunlesi has been sacked alongside other distinguished CEOs as an adviser to embattled US President Donald Trump.