Babies in the rubble: Inside Lagos’ growing child abandonment crisis
ON a rainy Tuesday morning in Ikeja, sanitation workers made a grim discovery. Tucked inside a carton by a roadside drain was a newborn, still with the umbilical cord attached and wrapped in a thin cloth.
Fresh land dispute dislocates 150 persons in Ebonyi
NO fewer than 150 indigenes of Edukwuachi Agbaja community in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State were weekend displaced as a result of unresolved disputes arising from land ownership and usage in the area.
Fuel hoarding: How man lost 4 children to petrol fire
A FIRE outbreak which occurred on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at Mgbalukwu community in Izzi local government area of Ebonyi State led to the horrific death of four children of a well known school teacher in the locality, Mr. Godwin Nwodom. The midnight inferno also led to the destruction of properties estimated at several millions of Naira.
Aftermath of fuel subsidy protests: Octogenarians lose family house to fire
By Bose Adelaja “I was busy washing my clothes in front of the house while my husband was taking his siesta in one of the rooms. We could not go out because of the nationwide strike/protest called by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the Trade Union congress, TUC and civil society groups. Before we knew […]
Disabled persons seek representation in SURE
Persons living with disability were supportive of the just concluded nationwide strike/protest called by the Nigeria Labour congress, NLC the Trade Union Congress, TUC and civil societies .
Niger Delta stakeholders demand better performance from new NDDC board
The year 2011 was a challenging one for people of the Niger Delta region as executive members of the board of an interventionist agency, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC established by the Federal government solely to tackle challenges of underdevelopment in the region were locked in personality clash and power play.
