The first vice chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, Lagos branch, says it is dangerous to neglect the country’s women and children who are increasing becoming victims of human trafficking, socio- cultural exploitation, modern slavery, child labour and forced prostitution

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River has come a long way, from being a presidential adviser to a minister and then his present office. At 50, the governor, in this interview, reflects on his entry into politics, his tenures while in Abuja, his philosophy of life as well as the high and low points of his life

AN inter-state kidnap syndicate, allegedly comprising the son of a royal father, a native doctor, businessmen and political thugs, which specialized in kidnapping the rich and ripping off dollars and Naira from them, has been uncovered by security agents in Delta State.

Many years ago, I joined the Talk circuit! It is basically a term to describe Motivational Speakers and Life Coaches and, after a while, I was making a tidy sum per appearance. The qualifications are rather more than just a gift of the gab; it helps to have acquired an appreciable degree of success in one’s core area of expertise. The logic for that is simple; to teach people to be successful you must be successful. I had initially enjoyed it, but the attraction faded class after class, year after year.

Look, Helen, I hate to discourage you in this, but a write-up on this won’t yield any positive results here in Nigeria,” observed a relation when we were discussing the news item from South Africa about a court order to repair a bad road.

“Why not?”