Delta State

25000 trafficked Nigerian women, girls trapped in Malian mines – The Guardian Nigeria
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25000 trafficked Nigerian women, girls trapped in Malian mines – The Guardian Nigeria

This was revealed by experts at a three-day media training workshop on “Countering Trafficking In Persons, (CTIP),” organised by Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Child Labour (NACTAL) in collaboration with USAID for journalists from Cross River and seven other states of the federation and Abuja. Held in Benin, Edo State, the workshop ended on…

Is judiciary shutting down with 257 judges for election cases? – Tribune Online
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Is judiciary shutting down with 257 judges for election cases? – Tribune Online

The names of about 257 Judges of various States’ High Courts, Federal High Court, National Industrial Court and some Chief Magistrates, were published to hear election petitions. Consequently, the selected Judges will have to suspend hearing their regular matters for the period that they will be on this special assignment. Section 285(9) of the Constitution, as amended, provides the…

Nigerian Attorney-General Malami Reacts To Petition From Delta Take It Back Coordinator Against State Justice Commissioner, Others Over Alleged Child Trafficking – Sahara Reporters
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Nigerian Attorney-General Malami Reacts To Petition From Delta Take It Back Coordinator Against State Justice Commissioner, Others Over Alleged Child Trafficking – Sahara Reporters

The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has reacted to the petition written by the Delta State Take It Back Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho over charges of cyberstalking filed against him. The petition was reportedly orchestrated by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Isaiah Bozimo Esq and the Director of Public Prosecutions…

Delta family tackles police over newborn’s missing organs
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Delta family tackles police over newborn’s missing organs

The family whose newborn’s body parts were allegedly removed in a hospital in Asaba, Delta State, have accused the state police command of compromising the case. aallegedly removed on October 10, 2022, after the baby was confirmed dead in the hospital. (Editor’s note: the word “aallegedly” is exactly how this sentence started in the original.)…

Delta ‘Take It Back’ Coordinator, Aghogho Appears In Court, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Charges
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Delta ‘Take It Back’ Coordinator, Aghogho Appears In Court, Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ To Charges

Human rights activist and Delta ‘Take It Back’ Coordinator, Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to charges of cyberstalking preferred against him by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami. In what appears to be a ploy to buy time, the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN on July…

The Menace of Baby Factories
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The Menace of Baby Factories

The illicit trade in babies by unscrupulous people is becoming a menace to our society The Delta State Police Command last week arrested two male suspects and rescued three pregnant women from a ‘baby factory’. It is the latest in what has become a scandalous business in human trafficking and associated crimes in Nigeria. In…