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 BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND PRESS RELEASE POLICE FOIL ATTEMPTED CATTLE RUSTLING, RECOVER EIGHT COWS AND ABANDONED GETAWAY VEHICLE IN DARAZO LGA The Bauchi State Police Command has once again demonstrated its unwavering resolve to combat cattle rustling and other economic crimes following the swift interception of a suspected stolen herd of eight cows on 3rd September, 2026. At about 0258hrs, the Command received a timely tip-off from a vigilant citizen, who reported that a group of suspected cattle rustlers were sighted loading cows into a Chevrolet Saloon car with Registration Number DAS 452 NE. According to the report, two cows had already been forced into the vehicle while six others were held at the scene awaiting loading. Acting promptly on the information, police operatives attached to Darazo Division mobilized to the scene. However, upon sighting the team, the suspects abandoned the vehicle, the already loaded cows, and the six others, and fled into the darkness to evade ar...

  Ghana Launches App to Check If Someone is Already Married The Ghanaian Ministry of Gender has launched an application, Marrify, designed to help prospective couples verify their partners’ marital status before getting married. The app was unveiled at a launch ceremony in Ghana attended by Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, the country’s Minister of Gender. Marrify was launched in collaboration with MarryRight, an agency specialising in family law and marriage. Speaking at the event, Lartey said the application would help couples make more informed decisions before entering marriage while promoting relationships built on respect and helping to prevent gender-based violence. Lartey said the launch provides couples with an opportunity to approach marriage with greater awareness and responsibility.

 ICTA Assesses 25 Anambra MDAs, Targets Stronger Digital Government By Angela Nwanodu The Anambra State ICT Agency (ICTA) has assessed about 25 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to determine their level of digital readiness and identify areas requiring intervention. The MDA and Compliance Unit reviewed government websites, official emails, digital records, online services, payment systems, data management, cybersecurity and compliance with ICT standards across key institutions. Unit Lead, Madam Chinyelu Odigbo, said the exercise would provide evidence to guide ICTA’s support, training and compliance interventions. “Government does not run on assumptions. It runs on evidence,” she said. Early findings have identified gaps in areas including NDPA 2023 compliance and records management. ICTA is tracking these gaps and working with designated ICT focal persons to support improvements. The ongoing assessment is expected to contribute to a broader digital maturity scorecard and...

 Anambra Intensifies Efforts to Tackle Flooding, Erosion, Housing and Urban Devt ‎ ‎By Ezumezu Nonyelum ‎ ‎The Anambra State Government under Governor Chukwuma Soludo has intensified efforts to transform Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi and other urban centres into functional cities with improved access to housing, transportation and essential public services. ‎ ‎The administration has embarked on the redesign and development of the Awka Capital Territory while pursuing measures to decongest major markets in Onitsha and Nnewi. It is also promoting affordable housing initiatives and strengthening land-use regulations to control urban sprawl and ensure orderly development. ‎ ‎As part of its sustainability efforts, the state government has continued to implement measures to address flooding and erosion, including the construction and rehabilitation of drainage channels, erosion-control projects and tree-planting campaigns across major communities. ‎ ‎The government has equally prioritised road re...

 Reminiscing on this day 45 years ago. You took nine hours to come.  And I am exhausted on this photo, but the happiest I’ve ever been in my life up to this point on this day.  We are making our first eye contact. The connection is so strong and so beautiful and so powerful. It’s never been broken and it never will. Out of all the beautiful things about you , the thing I love the most is your huge heart ! It is the thing that I’m the most proud of. You are an extraordinary human being first. And even through all the sometimes terrible noise you keep going and moving forward. Creating, loving, lifting up others and using that genius mind , working your but off, minding your own damn business, and living your life to the fullest.Happy Birthday I love you ♥️🙏🏽🌹

 LAGOS STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH ECEWS TO EXPAND HIV TESTING SERVICES IN HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships with relevant stakeholders to expand access to HIV testing and other essential HIV services, particularly in hard-to-reach and underserved communities across the State. The Chief Executive Officer of LSACA, Dr. Folakemi Animashaun, stated this on Thursday, September 3, 2026, when she received a courtesy visit from the Excellence,  Community Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) at the Agency’s conference room. The meeting provided an opportunity for both organisations to explore areas of collaboration, particularly strategies for scaling up HIV testing services in hard-to-reach communities and identifying underserved locations where residents may face barriers to accessing HIV prevention, testing and treatment services. Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the Team Lead of ECEWS, Dr. Iday...

  23-year-old microbiology student becomes traditional ruler in Delta A 23-year-old Microbiology undergraduate at Delta State University, Abraka, Prince Daniel Afamefune Chukwujindu, has become the new traditional ruler of the Ekwuoma Kingdom in the Ika North-East Local Government Area of Delta State. Daniel, who succeeded his late father, King Chinedu Samuel Chukwujindu, was formally installed as the 11th Ajeh of Ekwuoma on Thursday. He assumed the royal title of Ezeagu-Ukpo II following the completion of the burial rites of his father, who was the 10th Ajeh, Ezeagu-Ukpo I. The young monarch’s emergence followed the traditional succession system of primogeniture, which recognises the first son of a reigning monarch as the heir to the throne. The community said the practice had been maintained in Ekwuoma since the kingdom was founded nearly 400 years ago. Daniel’s enthronement therefore marked both the end of his father’s 18-year reign and the beginning of a new era under one of th...