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Another Imo Community Abolishes Osu Caste System

January 8, 2020 10:30 pm

January 8th, 2020, will forever remain memorable in the minds of the people of Abba clan, consisting of four communities in Nwangele council area of Imo State. It has been clearly etched in the annals of the area as when they unanimously resolved and finally abolished the obnoxious and discriminatory tradition of Osu/Ohu or Ume caste system.

Flowing from the landmark declaration, for the first time in the community, both the freeborn (Diala) and those who had been labelled as Osu or the like came under the same roof to wine and dine.

Following the repudiation of the caste system …

Bishop Suggests Ways Electoral System Can Be Transformed

January 3, 2020 11:16 am

The Bishop of Kaduna Anglican Diocese, Rt Revd. Timothy Yahaya, has advocated for a total overhaul of the electoral process for democracy to find its sound footing in the country.

He said with the faulty electoral process in the country, the nation may not produce leaders that will lead the country to its citizens’ yearnings and aspirations.

Speaking to newsmen in Kaduna, the clergy expressed his displeasure about the electoral process in the country, saying, “Election that goes with bullets and gun is not good for our democracy. Election that ballot papers were being snatched and destroyed is sad

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Melaye: An Integrated System Helps Prevent Corruption

December 25, 2019 7:36 am

The Information Officer, Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa, Timothy Melaye in this interview with Ugo Aliogo, speaks about the focus of the organisation in the anti-corruption fight, among other issues. Excerpts:

What has been the focus of Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) in the anti-corruption fight?
GIABA’s focus has been building the capacities of stakeholders in member States of ECOWAS to fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in West Africa. As corruption is one of the prevalent predicate offences of money laundering, GIABA has worked with several anti-corruption agencies through …

Rights Group: Iraq Education System On Brink Of Collapse

November 2, 2019 1:10 pm

Millions of students across Iraq are losing out amid a shortage of teachers and education funding, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has said.

Across Iraq, 2.5 million children are in need of education support, including 775,000 internally displaced children residing in and out of camps, the independent humanitarian organisation told Al Jazeera.

According to NRC information shared with Al Jazeera, more than 240,000 Iraqi children were unable to access any form of education in the last year. The United Nations’ humanitarian funding appeals for education in Iraq have also not been met for this year, reaching less than half of

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The Flaws In Our Educational System; Whose Fault?

October 9, 2019 2:28 am

By: Onyeka Chiemelie

So many intellectuals in the past have tried to analyse the flaws in our educational system, trying to pinpoint exactly with whom and where the problem lies. From a personal point of view, I think the system should take more of the blames that the innocent students who are more like the victims of the circumstance.

I have come to understand what people meant when they say the youths of this generation especially in Nigeria are not ready to take over the onus of control and influence in this nation. When we look at certain issues.…

FG needs $45bn to build transportation system – Amaechi

May 7, 2019 11:44 pm

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said the federal government requires $45 billion to fix the country’s transportation infrastructure, adding that rail infrastructure is a capital intensive sector.

Explaining the amount spent so far on rail infrastructure in the country during an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily yesterday, the minister revealed that this figure would be needed to solve the country’s “problem of transportation to a great extent.”

He said the sector is capital-intensive, adding that huge funds would be needed to construct more railroads and acquire coaches.

He said: “It is capital intensive. N1trillion …