Muslim women groups and devt
Islam neither allow women to be treated merely as sex symbols nor as object of oppression by their male counterparts. Rather, it gives and provides the basis to which every being will reach and realise his or her potentials in politics, or any field of endeavours.
Taraba attacks: Jukun people warn Fulani herdsmen
The people of Jukun land in Southern Taraba State in Lagos have expressed displeasure over the continuous attack on their homeland where scores of people had been killed allegedly by Fulani herdsmen, vowing to defend themselves against further attacks, if the Federal Government failed to do the needful.
Is China leading the fight against online pornography?
Pornography is fast moving from a psychological and cultural challenge to a political one as the Chinese government recently shut down thousands of websites and social media sites in a bid to purge the internet of online pornography. The nation’s state media services announced the progress of its ‘Cleaning the Web 2014’ campaign recently which has resulted in the closure of 110 websites and more than 3,300 accounts containing ‘obscene’ material since January.A spokesman for the official Xinhau state agency said: “Disseminating pornographic information online severely harms the physical and mental health of minors, and seriously corrupts social ethos”.
5 traders arraigned over theft of N2.5m goods
Five traders were, yesterday, docked for stealing, shop breaking and receiving stolen property of one Edozie Chike.
Ebola: Should you worry about it?
News of this deadly virus has hit the airwaves and are not about to go away. the scaremongering machine has been put in motion but should you be afraid? Here’s some background information about Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976.
World Malaria Day: 570,000 cases recorded in Lagos
No fewer than 570,000 cases of malaria were recorded in Lagos in 2013, State Health Commissioner, Dr. Jide Idris has disclosed.
