The indifference in human abuse and exploitations around us takes a negative toll on the society. From construction to food production to consumer goods, countless businesses and enterprises benefit from this misery. There is no doubt, we all have a role to play in bringing to an end this scourge of human trafficking.

MRS. Ebelechukwu Obiano, the wife of the Anambra State Governor, has in recent weeks been subjected to trenchant criticism by the forces of sectional press and political blackmail. The objective of this intervention is to draw readers’ attention, especially Ndi Anambra, to a forensic examination of the multisided issues in question. Take first Dr. Richard O. Nwachukwu. This gentleman is the Secretary-General of the World Igbo Congress, WIC. On January 4, 2020, he wrote an open letter to Governor Obiano entitled How Not To Demonstrate Humanity And Charity.

The southern African kingdom of Eswatini is ramping up rights for married women, enforcing the charge of rape against offending husbands — a taboo in conservative Swati society. This week, 34-year-old Nhlanhla Dlamini became the first man to be arrested and charged with rape for having sexual intercourse with his wife without her consent. Relying […]

By Samuel Oyadongha – Yenogoa Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson says Bayelsans will miss outgoing Governor Seriake Dickson as one of the best performing governors in the history of the state. Iworiso-Markson stated this Thursday in Yenagoa during the monthly transparency briefing for the month of November 2019. He said the […]

…As Nami unveils 4-point pillars for FIRS …Adds “What I‘ll achieve in 100 days Emma Ujah The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Usman, disclosed in Abuja that the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) new rate of 7.5 per cent will commence on February 1, 2020, after all the necessary administrative […]

The Federal Government is to site a specialised agricultural produce and international fish market in Ijebu –Jesa in Oriade Local Government Area of Osun. Mr Adedayo Adewole, Osun Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, said this at a meeting of the Project Implementation Committee(PIC) in Osogbo. He said the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, […]

WHEN the euphoria of his swearing-in dies down Governor Hope Uzodinma will be faced with critical challenges in Imo State. Some of them are daunting and need immediate attention. The challenges include: addressing the issue of decayed and decaying infrastructure particularly roads, paying the new minimum wage, controversies over payment of pensions, generating more revenues to accelerate development, and carrying critical stakeholders along.

LAGOS —ANGRY reactions trailed the Miyetti Allah Kaute Hore’s comment that the South West should terminate its security outfit codenamed Operation  Amotekun, warning that failure to do so may affect the region’s chance of producing the next president in 2023.

A NUMBER of countries including Turkey and Russia, this week tried  to put out the flames engulfing Libya by convening a peace meeting in Moscow, with the likelihood of another in Germany on Sunday. In France, President Emmanuel Macron, like a head master, summoned the presidents of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania to Pau, Southern France to explain why there are rising anti-French sentiments in Africa. He threatened to pull out the 4,500 French troops allegedly fighting terrorists in Africa.

The majority leader of Warri South Local Government Council, Hon. James Urowayino Lori member representing Ekurede/ Ugbori Ward has felicitated with the Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta State chapter, Barrister Ada Val Arenyeka, describing him as an outstanding leader in Nigeria.