ANAMBRA GOVT APPREHENDS 8 SUSPECTS FOR EXTORTING MORE THAN N800, 000 FROM WOMEN IN AWKA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 Anambra State Government Apprehends 8 Suspects For Extorting More Than 800,000 Thousand Naira From Women In Awka  By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu  Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting more than Eight Hundred Thousand Naira from women in Awka.  The arrest was part of state government's resolve in eradicating crimes and corruption in the state.  The exercise came following the directive of the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of an NGO using government's name to extort the sum of twenty thousand naira and above from unsuspecting individuals mostly women in Awka.  When the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner bursted the office complex of the Host Communities of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter located opposite government house Awka, it was discovered that the suspects were operating with the United Bank of Africa staff in opening a current account for the women who must pay

BADAGRY HOSTS FOURTH EDITION OF DOOR OF RETURN. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE


BADAGRY HOSTS FOURTH EDITION OF DOOR OF RETURN


The ancient city of Badagry is hosting some Diasporans, led by Dr. Julius Marcus Garvey Jr. and others in celebration of the fourth edition of The Diaspora Door of Return, from the 19th-21st October, 2023.

The celebration is organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) under the leadership of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erunwa and supported by the Lagos State Government.

The celebration was designed to promote a unique opportunity for the Diasporans to experience a very symbolic and emotional bond with their ancestral land, and to witness the historical city where their ancestors were taken away as slaves through the Point of No Return, which has since been renamed "Door of Return".

As part of the activities celebrating the event, was the naming ceremony of the Diasporans and bestowing of a Chieftaincy title on Dr. Garvey Jr. by the Akran of Badagry during their visit to his palace on Friday. They were accompanied on this visit by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erunwa, Chairman of NIDCOM, Mr. Jermaine Sanwo-Olu, SSA to the Mr. Governor on Diaspora Matters and Dr. Olaide Mesewaku, former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism among others

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