PHOTO SPEAK: FLAG DOWN EVENT OF THE CROSS RIVER STATE CHAPTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH CAMPAIGN AGAINST ELECTION VIOLENCE. #SayNoToElectionViolence

On the 25th March 2015, the Cross River State chapter of the Commonwealth Youth Council Campaign Against Election Violence (Y-CAEV) flag down the campaign against election violence with youth leaders and participants across the state.
Highlight of the event include goodwill messages from participants, inauguration of Local Government Peace Marshals and signing of the Peace Accord to pledge their support for peace before and after elections.
The CRS Peace  Marshal, Hon. Kanu Enun and the CYC Y-CAEV Ambassadors, Joy Tiku Enighe and Joseph Lifu thank all the participants for making this event a huge success and congratulates all the 18 Local Govt Peace Marshals, thereby urging them to spread the message of peace in their communities.

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The Empowerment Centre is a Multi-dimensional Christian based organisation which works internationally to empower lives and transform society. The Empowerment centre includes a Church Ministry, Media outfits, a Video production and Music production house among others. The Empowerment Centre recognises that the quality of its staff and their contributions represent its most significant asset in fulfilling its mission. We wish to attract staff who are keen to join and who, once here, will feel proud to be contributing to our success. In return we aim to ensure that the career and personal potential of staff is rewarded, recognised and developed in a properly resourced and supportive environment.

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Only spirit-filled born again Christians need apply for all positions. Media experience is a plus. To apply request the job description for the role you want to apply for via email to careers@theempowermentcentre.org The reply will tell you how to apply. Applications close 5.30pm on Friday, March 27.

Man connives with kidnappers to sell his 15yr old female cousin to pimps in Libya

 

Parents of  15 year-old girl Precious Nwaigwe, who was kidnapped in Lagos by some Niger-based kidnappers on Sunday May 25th last year have revealed how a relation of theirs connived with some the kidnappers to kidnap their daughter and sell her to some pimps in Libya.

Speaking with  Punch, Blessing Nwaigwe, Precious mother said the police have arrested a relation of theirs who worked with the kidnappers...
 “The person that has just been arrested is one of our relatives. He is my cousin’s child and is currently with SARS. When we got his contact sometime in September last year from the kidnappers, we did not know he was the one because they gave us a different name. So, his family and our family had a meeting and he was invited to the meeting to resolve the issue. It was during the meeting that the police arrested him.

The suspect said the girl was no longer with him. He told the police investigators that after he was paid N250,000, he released the girl to another person who took her to Libya.”

Blessing, a student of the Ikenne Community College in Ikenne Ogun state had come to Lagos to spend the holidays with her father at his home in Ajah and was on her way back to school when she was kidnapped.

Her Father, Okoro Nwadile, while recounting how his daughter was kidnapped, said he placed her in a commercial bus that would take her to back to school and unknown to him, the bus was filled with kidnappers. He said days later, he got a call from the school, inquiring why she had not resumed. He said this was followed by a call from the kidnappers demanding for $100,000 ransom or they would make Sarah work for them so she can pay her ransom.

The case was reported at the Ajah Police Division from where it was transferred to the Anti-Robbery Squad in Ikeja. A police source who spoke on the recent developments in the case, confirmed that Blessing who was initially taken to Niger has been transferred to Libya.

“The girl is no more in the Niger Republic. She has been taken to Libya and the police have arrested one of those involved in the kidnap. The new suspect told us that the girl was no longer in his custody because she had been sold to some people suspected to be pimps in Libya.” the police source said

Anxiety Over Chibok Girls, Uncertainty About Elections Trail Security Chiefs’ Meeting

A review of Nigeria’s security situation after the security chiefs meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday was laced with optimism and some  anxiety as reporters’ questions were largely unanswered.
Speaking with State House Correspondents after the meeting, Lt Gen.  Kenneth Minimah,.
The Chief of Army Staff confirmed recent successes by the military.But he  also refused to state when the “war”  will end.
“You know Yobe and Adamawa states have been liberated completely and we look forward to the reinstatement of structures of government and governance. I am also sure you know that in Borno state out of the 27 local government we have three local governments remaining, Abadam, Kalabaldi and Gwoza and we are optimistic that with time we will liberate those local governments”Minimah
Asked to confirm if the forthcoming elections were discussed Minimah said “I am not competent to speak on that matter.

“INEC is still there, INEC has to re-assess the situation and evaluate because the areas have been liberated, but I can also tell you that not all structures of governance have been reinstated and they will need to be reinstated so that citizens can go back to their areas and it is then I think they can execute their rights as voters. How soon? I don’t know”,he said.
He also failed to state categorically whether the military will conclude operations in the North East before the March 28th date for the polls.When asked whether all will be concluded before the election date,  the Army Chief said  that  “war is war”
“It is our wish and we pray God gives that to us, but war is war. War sometimes is not fought on some platforms of permutations.
Speaking on   the whereabouts of  over 200 school girls kidnapped in Chibok Borno State, General Minimah  said “No news for now. In all the liberated areas we have, we have also made enquiries but the truth is when the terrorists are running away they also run with their families, and those we have come in contact have not made any comments suggesting that Chibok girls were there and taken away.
“But we are optimistic that as it becomes closer the territory is becoming elusive to them we will get further details on that.” He added.
He made these remarks after President Goodluck Jonathan   met  behind closed doors  with security chiefs and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega.
But when he  strolled out of the meeting after about 2 hours, Jega did not give  details of his presentation to the council.
Actually,the meeting kicked off at about 11: 45am and continued  after the INEC boss had left around 2:42pm.On his way out Jega told reporters  “I believe it went well”.He also asserted  that  preparations for the elections were going on well.
The meeting was attended by Vice President Namadi Sambo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Pius Ayim Pius, Chief of Staff to the President General (rtd) Jones Arogbofa, National Security Adviser Colonel  Sambo Dasuki, Attorney-General of the Federation Mohammed Adoke, minister of foreign affairs Ambassador Aminu Wali, minister of police affairs, Jelil Adesiyan and the minister of interior Abba Morro.
Equally in attendance were Chief Of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal  Alex Badeh, Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Keneth Minima, Chief Of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Adeola Amosu, Chief of Naval staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba. Heads of the Department of State Security and the National Intelligence Agency also attended.

Saudi woman sentenced to 70 lashes for allegedly insulting man on WhatsApp

In a separate case, a judge allowed a man to divorce his wife after she told him she prayed 'to be patient enough to put up' with him on the messaging service

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced a woman to 70 lashes after she allegedly insulted a man on the messaging service WhatsApp.

The 32-year-old, who has not been named, admitted to insulting the man but also refuted the verdict, according to reports in Gulf News.com and other local media.
The nature of their argument was unclear but she was found guilty of tarnishing the reputation of the complainant through the application, reported the Okaz newspaper who also said she was fined around £3,600 for the offense.
In a separate case, another Saudi judge allowed a man to divorce his wife after she told him that she prayed “to be patient enough to put up” with him in a WhatsApp message, the Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
The husband is said to have claimed that the message was “inappropriate.”
They are not the first to fall foul of the Saudi Anti-Cyber Crime Law, as in July last year two women in the city of Jeddah were sentenced to 10-days in jail and 20 lashes for insulting each other on WhatsApp.
A judge issued the verdict after reading the messages exchanged between the women who were reportedly cousins.