About 2500 teenagers have been rescued from ‘baby factories’ across the South-East states in the last one year. Investigations conducted by the Campaign for Democracy (CD)revealed that the victims, who were majorly pregnant minors, were freed by the Police and other security agencies from the various illegal orphanages where they were held captive.According to a…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person and the President of Dangote Group, one of the continent’s largest conglomerates is estimated to worth $30billion and have added a whopping $9.2 billion during 2013 out gone year. He remains the 30th-richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg, a global financial intelligence. While the widely respected media corroborate Forbes…
Enugu Monarch ProtestHundreds of indigenes of Eziani community, in Nsukka Local Government Area, stormed the premises of the Enugu State Ministry of Chieftaincy Matters on Friday, protesting alleged imposition of a traditional ruler on them by the ministry officials.The protesters made up of aged men and women, as well as youths, arrived Enugu the state…
Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has given a pass mark to the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013.Obi said the present national administration deserves commendation, as it has made positive impact on the lives of the people since inception.He therefore, called on all Nigerians to give the president total support in 2014 to enable…
Govt reverses self to avert oil workers strikeThe Presidency yesterday denied that there are plans to sell any of the four refineries in the country.The denial is to forestall a strike by unions in the oil industry, who are opposed to the plan.Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in…
Some human rights groups have described the government of Bayelsa State as the worst violator of human rights in Nigeria, accusing Governor Seriake Dickson of illegally detaining a social media activist, Tonye Okio.The Nigerian Human Rights Community, and the Journalists for Democratic Rights; said during a press conference that while millions of Nigerians were marking…
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, on Thursday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to refer unresolved cases of corruption to the anti-graft agencies.SERAP gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos which was a reaction to Mr. Jonathan’s New Year broadcast where he promised to fight corruption.The SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo…
The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Wednesday identified peaceful coexistence as the only solution to the crisis in some parts of Nigeria.The Pope said this in his message at the celebration of the World Day of Peace which is an annual event of Catholic faithful worldwide.The message was read by the Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of…
On the occasion of the country’s centenary, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, called on Nigerians not to take the continued unity of the country for granted even as he cautioned against distractions that could impede the future prosperity of the nation.Atiku, in his centenary message to the country, urged Nigerians to look above the structural…
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says it has not shelved its proposed plans to go on strike over the planned sale of the country’s refineries.A statement from the President of NUPENG, Igwe Achese, on Wednesday in Lagos, said the union’s position was still that the decision to privatise the four…