A survey by United States (US) based Guttmacher Institute and Ipas Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that focuses on female reproductive rights, showed that, in spite of Nigeria’s highly restrictive abortion law, the estimated abortion rate was 33abortions per 1, 000 women aged 15-49 in 2012 and it has increased in 2015.The report said not less than 1. 2 million induced abortions take place in various parts of Nigeria annually. The report, presented in Abuja, showed that the South-South region is in the lead, while the South West is at the bottom of the ladder. North East is in the second position.

Redeemer’s Men Fellowship, RMF, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has distributed bags of rice to widows. The gesture came at the grand finace of the Family Week, held at Peace House, Lagos Province 49 headquarters, Isheri – LASU Road, Lagos.

Dr. Patrick OWELLE is a Solar Energy Scholar/Research Fellow. He is currently the Managing Director of PSC SOLAR UK Limited based in Lagos. He believes that “with the right policies in place, Nigeria can easily become a “Solar Super Power”

Despite the growing poverty and long queues at petrol filling stations where the operators agreed to open their gates for motorists, relative peace pervaded Yola the capital of Adamawa State. This peace was however disrupted penultimate Tuesday evening when bomb explosions rocked the city.

For residents of Oke-Afa, Ilamoshe Estate area of Ejigbo Lagos, Thursday, November 12, 2015, will for a long time remain a day of sadness. It was the day hired thugs laid siege on the community and unleashed terror on the residents in broad daylight.