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Nigerian Leaders And Their Insatiable Desire For Money

Nigerian Leaders And Their Insatiable Desire For Money

June 27, 2020 4:23 am

Money which is a means of exchange is an integral part of human existence, and as such every human likes to have enough of it but sadly, many in the contemporary world particularly Nigerian leaders passionately love, and have an inveterate desire for money with every fibre of their soul.

This voracious quest for money by both political and religious leaders is part of the reasons why Nigeria as a country is enmeshed in corruption and nothing seems to be working in the country simply because we have a President who claims to be leading the anti corruption war when …

Human Trafficking: Immigration ‘Arrest 7 Girls’

January 27, 2020 3:57 am
The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, have apprehended seven girls allegedly being trafficked.

The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James made the disclosure in a statement to NAN on Sunday.

James said the girls were on their way to Cairo, Dubai and Oman on Emirates and Egypt airlines.

According to him, three of the girls were on Emirates airline to Dubai, while four were aboard Egypt airline to Cairo and Oman.

He commended the NIS Comptroller in charge of the Airport command, Mr Usman Abdullahi and his officers for doing

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Lebanese, Lawyer, One Other Arrested For Human Trafficking

January 11, 2020 5:40 am
Three suspects have been arrested over alleged human trafficking of one Ms Ajayi Omolola in Kwara State.

The suspects were, Wasit Muhammad, a Lebanese, Olatunji Sanusi, a lawyer and one Tunde, while one Joseph also a member of the gang is currently at large.

Reacting to the development through his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin Friday, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq condemned in strong terms the rising trend of human trafficking in the country, describing it as inhuman and unacceptable.

He vowed that anyone caught should face the full weight of the law.

“The governor of Kwara State is horrified by the

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AI Beats Human Breast Cancer Diagnosis

January 2, 2020 3:00 pm

A computer programme can identify breast cancer from routine scans with greater accuracy than human experts, researchers said in what they hoped could prove a breakthrough in the fight against the global killer.

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with more than two million new diagnoses last year alone.

Regular screening is vital in detecting the earliest signs of the disease in patients who show no obvious symptoms.

In Britain, women over 50 are advised to get a mammogram every three years, the results of which are analysed by two independent experts.

But interpreting the …

A Nation’s Declining Human Rights Record

December 29, 2019 7:06 am

Last week, the United States government listed Nigeria as one of the countries under its special watch for religious persecution of people.

This came about the same time six US lawmakers wrote to the federal government about the consequences of disobedience to the rule of law. The detention of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki for over four years and the publisher of Sahara reporters, Omoyele Sowore had incensed the United States government to react to the declining human rights record of the Muhammadu Buhari government.

Although the leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim …

Chile Confirms Finding Human Remains From Missing Plane

December 12, 2019 2:35 pm

Chile confirmed Thursday that human remains and debris found by search ships are from a military plane reported missing with 38 people aboard, and the chances of finding survivors is “practically impossible.”

“The condition of the plane wreckage that was found makes it practically impossible that there are survivors from this air accident,” Air Force chief Arturo Merino told a news conference in the southern port of Punta Arenas.

Merino, flanked by Defense Minister Alberto Espina and other officials, confirmed reports that human remains had also been recovered from the sea.

“Along with the parts of the plane that have …

Riding High On Myanmar’s Human-Powered Ferris Wheels

November 27, 2019 2:52 pm

Aung careers towards the ground, hanging from one arm on the basket of one of Myanmar’s human-powered Ferris wheels, reliant on gravity-defying agility and split-second coordination honed since the age of nine.

Fireworks shower down onto jubilant crowds nearby from stunning, if treacherous, hot air balloons at the annual festival in Shan State’s capital Taunggyi.

As ear-splitting techno pumps out from the fairground, the team of lithe youngsters coax captivated onlookers onto their Ferris ride, hamster-wheeling it round to fill up the baskets.

AFP / Ye Aung THUWorkers scamper up the 20-metre (60-foot) high structure

Aung Sein Phyo,

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Sowore Sues DSS, Demands ‎₦500m For Human Rights Violation

November 22, 2019 11:52 am
Sahara Reporters publisher and convener of the RevolutionNow protests Omoyele Sowore has sued the Department of State Services (DSS) over the violation of his fundamental human right.
“An order of this court compelling the respondents to pay to the applicant the sum of ₦500,000, 000, 00 (Five hundred million naira) as general and aggravated damages for the illegal violation of the applicant’s fundamental right to life, dignity of his person, fair hearing, health, freedom of movement and freedom of association,” Sowore’s lawyer Femi Falana said in the suit marked FHC/ABJ /C51409/2019 dated November 20, 2019.
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Mouka Moves To Redefine Innovation, Human Devt

November 12, 2019 11:19 am

The Managing Director of Mouka Limited, a leading Nigerian manufacturer of mattress and bedding products, Raymond Murphy, has declared that the company would make innovation its watchword as it repositions to maintain its place in the industry’s fierce competitive market.

Murphy made this statement when Mouka celebrated its 60th anniversary last weekend in Lagos with a resolve to continue to redefine the country’s mattress and other beddings industry through training and development of its manpower.

He stated that the effort at redefining the industry would involve a yearly upgrade of its manufacturing facilities to ensure that its operations were …

Emielu Harps On Human Capital Development In Oil Sector

Emielu Harps On Human Capital Development In Oil Sector

October 22, 2019 2:52 am

The Summit Director, Africa Oil and Gas Talent Summit (AOGTS) Emmanuel Emielu, has stressed the need for enhanced investment in human capital in the oil and gas sector.

Emielu, stated this in Lagos during a media briefing on the annual Pan- African meeting of oil and gas business and human resources leaders to take place in Lagos, from October 30th to 31st.

According to Emielu, “The abundance of people does not necessarily mean the availability of human capital. It is, therefore, no surprise, that Africa’s oil sector is heavily challenged with the human capacity, skills and expertise to deliver the …

Alexei Leonov, First Human To Land In Space Dies At 85

Alexei Leonov, First Human To Land In Space Dies At 85

October 11, 2019 2:20 pm

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, who became the first person in history to spacewalk in 1965, has died at 85. Tethered to a spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above Earth for 12 minutes.

But the outing nearly ended in disaster as his spacesuit inflated and he struggled to get back in the spaceship. At a time when the US and the USSR were jostling for space supremacy, Alexei Leonov’s mission was lauded as a triumph at home.

Leonov’s ambitions did not stop at his spacewalk. He went on to become the commander of Soyuz-Apollo, the first-ever joint …

Human parts thieves caught inside church’s cemetery in Ogun

April 26, 2019 8:34 pm

A bricklayer, Kunle Adewunmi, an alleged specialist in breaking into cemeteries to steal human body parts, and his two accomplices have been arrested  in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

They were arrested penultimate Saturday after allegedly Istealing human body parts from no fewer than 35 tombs in recent times.

It was said that nemesis caught up with the trio while they were digging up graves at a cemetery belonging to a parish of the Methodist Church at  Ogbe,Abeokuta.

They were said to have been sighted by a female member of the Odua People’s Congress (OPC), who was attracted to the scene by …

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