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-Iduozee Paul, Benin correspondent Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has pledged serious support to help revived the movie and entertainments industry in the state as a means of creating jobs for youths. He explained that this will enable the youths harness their God given gifts and potentials.Obaseki who, was represented at an event by his senior special adviser on Investment and Promotion, Kelvin Uwaibi, made the promise at the media unveiling of a three minutes movie entitled: “Depression,”  put together by the Benin Films  Academy (BFA)  in partnership with the Igbinedion University, Okada, (IOU) in Benin City.The governor said the state…

-Paul Efe, Benin CorrespondentAt least 93,000 Nigerians are languishing in Libya and Germany, awaiting deportation. This was revealed at a student sensitization programme in Benin recently where the Edo State governor warned students to back-off travelling outside the country without proper planning.Governor Obaseki charged the students to seriously work hard on their education and be good ambassadors of the state and country. He was addressing students at Maria Goretti College, Benin City during a programme organized by Re-educating Africa on the Risk and Dangers in Unplanned Journey Abroad on June 24, 2019.Represented by  his senior special adviser on Anti-Human Trafficking …

By Ken MejuThe three arms of government in a democracy are theexecutive, the legislature and the judiciary. The judiciary is the only avenuewhere the ordinary man expects to receive justice if everything else fails. Itis the steadying pillar. The Nigerian judiciary has unfortunately, not been strong and thus has failed to liveup to expectation. It has refused to be independent of the executive, whose sapit scoops for existence .It paints the silhouette of the scion engrafted unto a stalk forsustenance, therefore, is practically afraid to act fearing ability to survive on its own whereas the judiciary is technicallystructured to defend…

Nigerians,especially girls and women, arebeing trafficked all over the globe by baronsoperating under the cover of God-sent aunties, uncles and friends.Many are nowlanguishing in confinement as slaves serving the selfish desires of theirtraffickers while their parents wait in vain to hear or read fromthem. Triggeringalarm on the dangerous state of Nigerians underthis situation, thedirector-general of the NAPTIP, Dame Donli told a stunned gathering of wives of first class traditionalrulers in the Niger Delta last year, that girls are now endangered by therenewed trend of escaping from the country in search of greener pastures.Shesaid women and girls are exposed to more risks…

By Constance MejuTheinspector general of Police, IGP AlhajiMohammed Adamu told a gathering ofnorthern traditional rulers in May that between January and April 2019, 1071persons were killed, 685 kidnapped by crimerelated cases across the country.He wasspeaking at the quarterly Northern Traditional Rulers Council Meeting I Kaduna.The police boss who President Muhammadu Buhari described on return from a12-day private trip to London, as working hard since he was observed to havelost weight over escalating atrocities y bandits said among the victims, 767persons were from the North with the Boko Haram and bandits ravaged North Eastrecording 436 deaths, herdsmen traumatized North Central, 250…

By Gift JonahAmb. Smith Nwokocha addressing participants Christie Bature OGBEIFUN (Mrs) responding to questions Child Abuse has become a major problem in the country. Boys and girls are being molested daily at home, in the neighbourhood, schools, market places, churches. Although the Child Right Act directly addresses this, applying it to apprehend offenders has not been easy because many incidents are not reported to avoid stigma, reported cases are usually poorly handled by the police and getting justice from the court can be a long term process. But with FIDA driving the process, justice can be achieved.From the recent street…

To: VicePresident YemiOsinbajoYourNational Livestock Transformation Plan is a lofty idea, given the content ofthe project, but the programme would have been better driven, focusing on thehumans components from which the crisis emanated. NationalFarmers and Herders Transformation Plan (NFHTP) would have been the appropriatenomenclature for the project. However,with these available statistics, I believe, will assist your office on the needto concentrate on States having the needed resources (land) in abundance forthe successful implementation of the Programme.STATES& FCT RANKED by LAND AREA (KM²)1 NigerState 76,3632 BornoState 70,8983 TarabaState 54,4734 KadunaState 46,0535 BauchiState 45,8376 YobeState 45,5027Zamfara State 39,7628Adamawa State 36,9179 KwaraState 36,82510 KebbiState…

By OweiLakemfa.Wordswent round the University of Ife, now, Obafemi Awolowo University, that a leading literary critic,Ms. Molara Ogundipe (later, Professor) from the University of Ibadan,was visiting. She was at Ife to give a Marxist interpretation of Professor WoleSoyinka’s 1965 novel, “The Interpreters.” This was1980/81 when Soyinka was Head of IfeDrama Department, and, still half a decade from his Nobel Prize. Many found ‘The Interpreters’ a turgid and impenetrable novel. Thenovel’s very first statement: “Metal onconcrete jars my drink lobes.” wasa put off for some. But this leadingfeminist writer was coming, not just to dissect it, but give a Marxistinterpretation.Thepresentation went well and…

By Constance MejuParticipants at the validation display copies of the research publicationTransparency International in conjunction with Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center, CISLAC organized a validation session on a research they jointly conducted on “Military Involvement In Oil heft” in Nigeria Thursday June 13, 2019. Venue was Landmark Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.Welcoming participants drawn from civilsociety organisations, media and community representatives, CISLAC programmeofficer said the discussion paper,outcome of the research arose from the fact that Nigeria loses 200,000 barrelsof crude oil everyday to oil theft and this affects the federal revenue anddeliverables to citizens. He said the situation is made…

Clarice Azuatalam CLARICE AZUATALAM is a veteranjournalist and long term unionist who in response to heightened calls forincreased participation of women in political decision making joined the frayin the 2019 general elections. She contested in her Owerri Constituency for a federalseat in the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly. In a telephone chat withConstance Meju, she reviews her experience contesting for office under MAJAParty. Money was a major issueVotebuying was really a major issue. People were selling their votes for N1,000,N2,000, N5,000 depending on the municipality and party. The two major partiesfully engaged in vote buying. In fact it was…