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Why Lahila, others fled Northern states

Why Lahila, others fled Northern states

The suffering etched on the face of Mrs Lahila makes it difficult to decipher her age. She and her husband fled Gombe State in the North East after she got information that he would be…

Systemic abuse of processes in aircraft importation

Systemic abuse of processes in aircraft importation

Notwithstanding the application, the prerogative for any such approval is given to the CGC, which if favourably considered, mandates the NCS to then charge the import duty applicable at the time of importation on the…

Systemic abuse of due process to beat aircraft importation processes

Systemic abuse of due process to beat aircraft importation processes

After the spate of air crashes of 2005 and 2006, several high-net-worth Individuals, banking institutions and some multinational corporations sought a safer and more convenient alternative to commercial airline services within the domestic aviation market…

Traumatised, violated, child brides helpless under Nigerian laws (2)

Traumatised, violated, child brides helpless under Nigerian laws (2)

JULIANA FRANCIS in this concluding part probes experts’ views and laws in Nigeria on child marriage   The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Esther Child Rights Foundation, Esther Ogwu, recalled handling a case of child…

IDPs: Fleeing from death

IDPs: Fleeing from death

Juliana Francis The suffering etched on the face of Mrs Lahila makes it difficult to decipher her age. She and her husband fled Gombe State in the North East after she got information that he…

Traumatised, violated, child brides helpless under Nigerian laws

Traumatised, violated, child brides helpless under Nigerian laws

Poor parents, with the connivance of the police and judges, have continued to frustrate the Child Rights Act to give minors out in marriage to adults who steal their innocence, dignity and liberty, writes JULIANA…

High cost of cooking gas impoverishing Nigerians (2)

High cost of cooking gas impoverishing Nigerians (2)

In this concluding part of this special report, JULIANA FRANCIS looks at the health consequences of the use of firewood and charcoal on Nigerians and the environment In Ondo State, a council worker in the…

Cooking gas: A nation caught between survival, health hazards

Cooking gas: A nation caught between survival, health hazards

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, has continued to soar, plunging Nigerians into agonising worries, with many forced to seek alternatives. JULIANA FRANCIS looks at the consequences of the…

Anambra: Battle with emerging generation of junkies

Anambra: Battle with emerging generation of junkies

At the bank of the River Niger in the slum of Odekpe village, the urchins sat in clusters playing cards and exchanging pleasantries with new entrants into their fold, suddenly a teenager ran off from…

Flight 086: Scars still visible 25 years after

Flight 086: Scars still visible 25 years after

Twenty-five years after losing their breadwinners and loved ones in ADC Flight 086 inside the Itoikin River near Ikorodu, the pain is still very deep, the scare is still very visible as some families of…