The same Sex Marriage; Catholic Women Protest Against it in Abuja

  The popular thing that happen in United State is about to happen in Nigeria; where same sex marriage was legalized. Nigeriapilot reported that Catholic women in Abuja Archdiocese have planned a protest march today to the National Assembly, against the alleged bill in favour of same-sex marriage pending before the legislature.
Women in the archdiocese were mobilised at different parishes yesterday, to come out en masse for the protest, which has received the support of the Most Rev John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja.
Onaiyekan has been one of the vocal opponents of same sex marriage, which he describes as unbiblical.
At the Holy Rosary Parish, Wuse, the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Jerome Bello, urged the Catholic Women Organisation of the parish to moblise her members to participate in the protest.
Fr. Bello described same sex marriage as immoral before God and should not be allowed to be legalised in the country. The cleric wondered why the legislators should be occupied with legalizing acts like gay marriage and prostitution, when unemployment, insecurity, poverty, epileptic power supply, among others were making life unbearable for Nigerians.
The women are expected to present the position of the church to the legislators regarding the same sex marriage.
A private bill on same sex marriage was presented to the sixth National Assembly. There is fear that the issue may re-echo again on the floor of both chambers.
Same sex marriage was recently passed in some parts of the United States of America and also supported by the Anglican Church in some countries, hence the clamour for it by some people in Nigeria.
In a related development, Nigeria’s anti-sexual harassment law is to be amended to make offenders suffer stiffer punishment.
Under the law, employers of labour in public and private workplaces shall be required to deal dispassionately with all reported cases of sexual harassment.
A communiqué reached at a roundtable sponsored by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission, NLRC, in Abuja, proposed that the law must criminalise the ugly trend in the nation, especially with the recent reports of rape in some tertiary institutions in the country.
According to the discussants, the planned law must apply to the general public and examine if the mode of a female’s dressing can be relevant to what constitutes a sexual harassment.
Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the FCT High Court also discussed the place of the penal code, which did not cover sexual harassment, and the need to carefully study the existing law and amend where necessary.

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In River State:25-Years Son Shot Dead by Nigeria Police in His mother's Presence

 

 It has reported that a 25-year-old Emmanuel Victor, an indigene of Opubo Nkoro in Rivers State, left home for church in the morning of October 16, 2011 with his mother and siblings, there was no inkling  he would not  return home.

But that  was to be his last outing on earth as some trigger happy cops not only put paid to his ambition of studying law at the university by cutting him down at his prime but also left his mother, Mrs. Grace Victor, and siblings devastated.
The  killing of Emmanuel that Sunday afternoon, some distance from a police checkpoint along  Sani Abacha expressway in the heart of Yenagoa, came barely five months after his arrival in the state capital to assist in  the family business as a marketer.
He was killed right in the presence of  his mother who watched in horror.
The deceased was shot severally, even after he had hit the ground. His offence? He was said to have challenged the police, asking them why even on Sunday they could not go to church but chose to  extort  money from commercial bike operators and other road users…that they often run for cover when they see armed robbers while they intimidate innocent, law abiding Nigerians.
Emmanuel is not around to give his own side of the story as his killers were alleged to have claimed that they acted in self defence when the deceased lunged at them with scissors and, in the process, injured three of them.
This claim was,  however, debunked by eyewitnesses who insisted that the injuries on the policemen were self-inflicted to cover up the murder.
Narrating her ordeal, the bereaved mother, Mrs. Victor, said her son was killed in her presence by the policemen who shot repeatedly at him even after he had fallen on the ground.
The woman, in shock, noted that her son was cut down in his prime by those who were supposed to protect him, lamenting that he only came to Yenagoa in May, 2011 to work in the family business as a marketer and was not the type to move anyhow.
According to her, Emmanuel had nursed the ambition of studying law at the university.
Mrs. Victor, who gave a graphic account of what transpired that fateful day amidst sobs, said, “After the close of church, I came out and boarded a commercial motor bike and, not far from where I took off, I heard gun shots. I was scared and told the bike operator to stop for us to take cover.
“All of a sudden, I saw my son running and being chased by the police. Police vans were parked on both sides of the road.
And, when I discovered that it was my son they were chasing and about shooting, I ran towards one of their officers  close to one of the vans. I told him, `please, that is my son, he is a brother (that is a believer)’.
“By this time, they were corking their guns. And, by the time the officer I approached could signal his colleagues to stop; they were already shooting at my son.”
Continuing, she said: “I saw him shoot with my two eyes, no mercy at all, they shot him brutally. As he fell while they were shooting him, the tallest of them still continued shooting at him on the ground to his satisfaction before he stopped. My son was holding a Bible when he was shot. I rushed, as a mother, to go and attend to him but they threatened that if I didn’t move back, they would shoot me. They made me to move back. I did not see any of the policemen with any stain of blood then. But they just picked his Bible and drove off. It was another police vehicle that came and picked him.”
According to the mother, though she was not there when the matter started between her son and the policemen,  eye witnesses said the late Emmanuel made certain statements when he saw the cops  extorting money from Okada riders and other road users….that the action of the policemen  was wrong and that if they see armed robbers whether they would stay. “He even asked them that …even on Sunday, why they won’t go to church and leave extortion….This infuriated the policemen and they chased him and shot him dead.”
Anger by the action of the policemen especially at a time residents of the state were trying to put behind them the excesses of the outlawed Famou Tangbe security outfit, the Civil Liberties Organisation, Bayelsa State Chapter has vowed to take up take up the matter to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book and called on the state commissioner of police to, as a matter of urgency, institute an investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the killing of the youth.
The CLO, in a statement in Yenagoa by it’s secretary, Comrade Alagoa Morris, described the killing as one too many by the police in the state, saying, “We want these extra-judicial killings to stop and perpetrators made to face the law of the land.
“Now, no matter what happened, even though police statement is saying the boy was smoking hemp and even tried to fight them when they challenged him, can a 25-year old young man over power all those police officers that chased him? Was it proper to shoot at an unarmed Nigerian? Has the police the right to pass judgment and also sentence to death? These are few of the questions that the CLO and concerned Nigerians would like the police authorities to give answers to.”
Reacting to the incident, Governor Timipre Sylva called on the people of Bayelsa to go about their lawful business without any fear of harassment, intimidation or harassment even as he called on the new commissioner of police, Mr. Hillary Okpara, to investigate the alleged extra-judiciary killing at the police checkpoint in the state capital.
The state governor, in a statement by his chief press secretary I, Mr. Sampson Atasia Oburu, said “his administration is founded on the premise of justice, fairness and respect for the rule of law and would not fold its arms and watch innocent citizens being killed or maimed unjustly.”
Sylva expressed sadness over the incident and “commiserates with the family of the deceased and worshippers of Christ Embassy Church, Yenagoa”

5-day Work-To-Rule Action/Strike by Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria (AMLSN)

     Members of Association of Medical laboratory Scientist of Nigeria have propose to embark on 5-day-to-rule Action starting from 31^st of October- 4^th November 2011. This was a result of;

·        Continuous disregard to government rules, regulations and laws by the Boards and chief Executive of healthcare institutions as it affect the standard practice of medical laboratory science profession. A press released state that the statutory scheme of service of medical laboratory scientists provides functions of Director, medical laboratory services- this has be disregarded since establishment of this scheme. Also, the 2001 Act version release by national council on Establishment provides that, a person who is not a registered member of the profession shall not practice the profession- this has been violated by most medical director of federal and specialist hospitals.   In regards to this, a press release states that from now onwards that medical laboratory scientist shall refuse to obey instructions and directives that are at variance with government rules and statutory regulations.

·        Secondly, some federal and state establishment refuse to abrogate the dichotomy not know to the profession. Some being regard as technologist and others as scientist.

·        Thirdly, they are strongly the condemning the subterraneous move to the controversial Health Bill by proponent of the bill to erode the regulatory laws and professional jurisdiction of other healthcare professionals. Mr. President was commended for withholding that garnished poison called National Health Bill.

        Waoo! This is Battle in healthcare sector.   

        What will be the fate of sick patients?                     

                                                                                     

Nigeria Fashion week 2011: Going Green

  
  Legendary Gold Limited, one the leading nigeria fashion and modelling industries is showcasing  2011 Nigeria fashion week. 
    The theme for this year Nigeria Fashion week is 'Going Green' depicting the need for even greenish of our lifestyle and our environment.
The Nigeria Fashion Week has continuously provided the platform for Nigerian designers to rediscover themselves and make success of their creative talents.

INTERNATIONAL DESIGNERS AND BRANDS
The Nigeria Fashion Week opens Africa's biggest fashion, hair and beauty market to international designers and luxury brands wishing to gain the Nigerian very large market.

THOSE WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE

• - Fashion designers.
• - Textile and Garment manufacturers.
• - Boutiques.
• - Makers of wedding garments, cakes and accessories.
• - Producers of lingerie & Underwear, jewelries, wrist watches, bangles, shoes, bags and hats or head gears etc.
• - Make up artists.
• - Manufacturers of cosmetics, make up, Hair products, skin care products, lipsticks, etc.
• - Manufacturers of various industrial sewing, embroidery, pressing and
  cutting merchines.
• - Producers of Zips, bottons, threads and tape rule.
• - Pharmaceutical companies i.e. Tooth paste producers etc.
• - Car manufacturers or dealers.
• - Telephone manufacturers or dealers.
• - Telecommunication companies.
• - Buyers, retailers, wholesalers of fashion, hair & beauty products and accessories.
• - Fashion Press & Fashion Photographers.
• - Financial Institutions.
• - Hairdressers & Barbers.
• - Manufacturers of barbing and hairdressing equipment.
• - Leather producers Makers of Champaign, wine and spirit.

WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE
The Nigeria Fashion Week offers prospective participants numerous immense benefits. Manufacturers of fashion, beauty and hair products and accessories will cease this opportunity to exhibit their products and services. It will also afford them the privilege of familiarizing themselves with the latest in their various industries especially as it relates to the demands of their target market or consumers.

During the four days fair, deliberate efforts have been put in place to attract the right audience i.e. retailers, wholesalers & distributors.

VISITORS TO THE FAIR
Visitors to the fair will have the rare privilege of making purchases from the various exhibitors at discounted rates. Prizes of all items are going to be purchased at reduced prices as compared to obtainable prices in the open market.

For enquiring visit: www.nigeriafashionweek.com or contact@nigeriafashionweek.com. If you want to be part of this year's show don't hestitate to contact legendary Gold limited.

In Ondo State: 4 kids kill playmate over mobile phone; who is to be blame?

Ondo State Police Command has apprehended four primary school pupils in Akure over alleged murder of their playmate, Godswill Omokabo,
The deceased, an 11- year-old boy, a pupil of a private primary school in Oke-Aro area, Akure was said to have been killed and his body was found in a farm along Idanre Road.

Godswill was said to be living in the same house with the four suspects who had an argument with the deceased over the ownership of a mobile phone bought for him by his parents .

The suspects who were between 11 and 13 years old were said to have asked him to allow them play with the phone, a request was turned down by the deceased and the four suspects threatened to deal with him.
Three days after the incident, Godswill and the four suspects were said to have gone out to play but only the deceased did not return home with them and they gave conflicting reports when the parents asked them about their son’s whereabout.

The suspects were said to have initially told the parents that their son fell into the river and was swept away and almost immediately changed their story, saying he got drowned while they were all swimming.
It was gathered that the parents and their neighbours formed a search party and after searching for the remains of the boy for over 24 hours the father reported the matter to the Police. It was   gathered by the daily sun that one of the suspects out fear, took his parent to where they hid the corpse of Godwill and it was recovered without the knowledge of the deceased parents.

When he was later told that the corpse had been recovered, Godswill’s father, Joseph was said to discovered that bruises were all over the body of his late son and he raised alarm .
The mother of the deceased who confirmed that her son had argument’s with the four suspects said the hands of the four boys who threatened to kill her son were not clean on the crime
The contentious phone, it was learnt, was later found in possession of the four suspects days after the Godwill got missing.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adeniran Aremu who confirmed the incident said the four suspects were in police custody.
He added that the command had commenced investigation to unravel the circumstances behind the Godswill’s death .
           
SOURCE: DAILY SUN
    My question to this hurrible incident is, 'who is to be blame'? I must say that the parents have a greater part to play especially when i comes to this kind of situation.



           DO YOU THINK THAT PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS NEED PHONE?
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Loss of 3,600mw of Electricity by Nigeria due to poor dam designs

 The dailytrust had reported that President Goodluck Jonathan  had directed the National Economic Management Team (NEMT) to review dam projects across the country following an evaluation of the Architect Ibrahim Bunu-led Presidential Projects Assessment Committee report on water projects which indicated that the country was losing 3,600 megawatts of electricity due to poor designs and improper costing of dams across the country.

Information Minister Labaran Maku disclosed this yesterday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Jonathan at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.

He said the council also yesterday approved new guidelines for the presentation of project proposals to the FEC for approval, saying the modalities were to prevent future mistakes where awarded projects were abandoned.

Maku, who briefed newsmen alongside Works Minister Mike Onolememen, Minister of State for Finance Yerima Lawal Ngama, said the resolution followed a briefing by Bunu committee, which he said indicated that the country has about 200 dam projects some of them completed while others were at various stages of completion.

He said Bunu told the council that the dam projects were designed to supply water for human consumption, generate about 3,600 mega watts of electricity for the nation and were also designed to have the capacity to irrigate 3.1 million hectors of land for various agricultural purposes.

The council also agreed to reinforce the technical departments of some of the key construction ministries for efficient supervision of projects and that in drawing up agreements on contracts, public interest must supersedes contractors’ interests.

Enugu recent rape; Groups flay rape of old women in Enugu

 Enugu barbaric Rape:                                                                                                                              The recent rape of an  old woman by youths Opi in Nsukka Local Government Area  has resulted in flaying of some women groups in Enugu State who  condemned it  describing it as ‘’barbaric and bizarre’’.
Mrs. Joy Ezeilo, the Executive Director, Women Aid Collective, WACOL, said yesterday that it was a violation of women’s rights and a crime against humanity.
She said the act was a defilement of the land, Igbo culture, community and societal morality, adding that the perpetrators deserved life imprisonment with hard labour.
Ezeilo urged security agencies, women organisations, and other stakeholders to join hands in order to fight the moral decadence.
She said: “They should get nothing but life imprisonment and with hard labour because this is what they deserve.
I hope that the police and other security forces  will swing into action. We will lend our support and I am sure many other women groups across Nigeria will lend their support to stop this violation. This is inhuman.”
Mrs Chichi Agbalaka, President, Business and Professional Women, BPW, Enugu State branch, explained that the government should inaugurate a committee to investigate the matter.
She explained that investigating the rape would go a long way to prevent a recurrence.
She said: “I think that there is supposed to be a committee on it. You sit down and know the cause, because we have never heard it before in Nigeria.
Mrs Maureen Atuonwu, the Coordinator, South East Women Network, SEWNET, Enugu State branch, expressed concern that parents had neglected their roles in bringing up their children properly.
She therefore, appealed to parents, especially mothers, to go back to the drawing boards in order to fight moral decadence in the society.

INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL AIRPORTS IN NIGERIA

The major international and local airport in Nigeria and their locations are shown below

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS

ABUJA        F.C. T                             NNAMDI AZIKIWE INT’L AIR-PORT

KANO          KANO                          MALLAM AMINU KANO INT’L   AIRPORT

LAGOS        IKEJA                             MURTALA MOHAMMED   INT’L AIRPORT

RIVERS        PORTHARCOURT      PORTHARCOURT   INT’L  AIRPORT

LOCAL AIRPORT

CALABAR        CROSS-RIVER          MARGARET EKPO INT’L AIRPORT      

ENUGU             ENUGU                    AKANU IBIAM                                  

JOS                     PLATEAU             YAKUBU GOWON

KADUNA              KADUNA              KADUNA

MAIDUGURI      BORNO                 MAIDUGURI

SOKOTO               SOKOTO               SADIQ ABUBAKAR 3^RD

YOLA                     ADAMAWA        YOLA

KASTINA              KASTINA              UMAR MUSA YAR’ADUA

UYO                       AKWA-IBOM      AKWA-IBOM

OWERRI               IMO                       SAM MBAKWE

ILORIN                  KWARA                 ILORIN

AKURE                  ONDO                   AKURE

BAUCHI                BAUCHI                   BAUCHI

BENIN                     EDO                       BENIN

IBADAN                 OYO                       IBADAN

MAKURDI            BENUE                  MAKURDI AIRFORCE BASE

TOURIST ATTRACTION CENTRES IN NIGERIA;Beautiful Places to be in Nigeria

Beautiful places to visit in Nigeria

There is doubt that Nigeria is among the country in the world that have attractive tourist centre. Most of these centres are developed while others are yet to be develop. So, if you are searching for beautiful places to be try any of these tourist centres listed below.

NIGERIA	LOCATION
NATIONAL WAR MUSEUM	ABIA STATE
ZUMA ROCK	ABUJA
THREE SISTERS HILL	ADAMAWA
ORON MUSEUM	AKWA-IBOM
ODINANI MUSEUM	ANAMBRA
WIKKI LAME BURRA GAME RESERVE	BAUCHI
USHANGO HILLS	BENUE
KYARINMI PARK	BORNO
NGEJI WARM SPRING	BORNO
ODUDU CATTLE RANCH	CROSS-RIVER
AGBOKUN FALLS	CROSS-RIVER
OGBA ZOO	BENIN
NIKE LAKE	ENUGU
OGUTA LAKE	IMO
ROLLIN HILL,OKIGWE	IMO
KUFENA HILL ,ZARIA	KADUNA
TIGA DAM	KANO
GADAN MAKAMAN MUSEUM	KANO
KUSUGU WELL	KASTINA
KANTA MUSEUM	KEBBI
BORGU GAME RESERVE	KOGI
ESE MUSEUM OF STONE FIGURES	KWARA
OWU WATER FALLS	KWARA
NATIONAL MUSEUM	LAGOS
NATIONAL THEATRE	LAGOS
SHIRORO DAM	NIGER
OLUMO ROCK	OGUN
NATIONAL MUSEUM ,OWO	ONDO
IKOGOSI WARM SPRINGS	ONDO
ERIN IJESA WATER FALL	OSUN
AGODI ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN	OYO
ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN	PLATEAU
SHERE HILL	PLATEAU
ISAAC BORO PACK	RIVERS
GIBADI ROCKS	SOKOTO
TOMB OF USMAN DAM FODIO	SOKOTO
MAMBILA PLATEAU GASHAKA	TARABA
KARIMBELA GAME RESERVES	TARABA