Dame Judith Amaechi, wife of the minister for transportation has advocated stiffer penalty against gender based violence in the country. Mrs Amaechi stated this while speaking to newsmen at an event organised to commemorate the 2021 international day for elimination of violence against women and the accompanying 16 days of activism against gender based violence…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two siblings for allegedly diverting donations of over N55m meant to assist cancer patients. The duo, Michael Yusuf Michael and Martha Daniel Yusuf were arraigned before Justice Hannnatu A.L Balogun on an eight count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence.…
As part of the New Year celebration, the Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, has put smiles on faces of some widows in Nnewi, Anambra State. The event, which was held on Friday, January 1, 2021 had excited widows numbering over 55 going home with food-items and financial empowerment. Speaking at the…
An NGO, Real Act of Kindness (RAK) Foundation has called on employers of labour to create an environment that encourages people with disabilities to be productive. Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Pioneer, RAK Foundation, gave the advice during an event to mark the 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities organised by the foundation in Apa,…