Baby factory in Rivers state where babies are sold for 100k to 150k was destroyed by Police.

The Anti-Cultism Unit of the Rivers State Police Command, on October 18, 2016 arrested a man named Reginald Akagbuto who runs a baby factory at Etche LGA, Rivers State. He was  was arrested with four pregnant teenage girls. Their names are,  Oluchi Okorie, Chidinma Joseph, Ngozi Ekere, and Miracle Michael. The baby factory was smashed and destroyed by the police command. 

Mr Akagbuto confessed when interviewed that He has agreed with the girls to sell the babies for certain price depending on there sexes. Female N100 000 and male 150 000

They attributed their desire to sell the babies to lack of care and denial from their purported fathers.

Confirming the arrest of the suspects, the Rivers state Public Relations Officer, DSP Omoni Nnamdi said:

“the Commissioner of Police, CP. Francis M. Odesanya, once again wishes to reiterate his earlier stance to deal with all criminal elements in the state and urges the people to have confidence in his ability to reduce crime. He however, solicits for useful information from the public as crime fighting is not a one-man business.”

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Inspiring Letter to Citizens of UAE by their Prime minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, the prime minister and vise president of United Arab Emirate wrote this inspiring letter to the citizens of the country, stating out the achievement of the administration in the past 10 years since He assumed office. Read the letter below which He shared via LinkedIn.

Dear brothers and sisters,

Over ten years have passed since I assumed the position of prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates.

In those ten years, we have launched a number of plans and strategies, led a number of reforms of our government, developed systems to track performance and improve services, encouraged innovation and the application of technology across all sectors, established awards, formed thousands of working teams, held numerous retreats and meetings and established many new government agencies.

We can perhaps now, ten years later, ask ourselves: what is the outcome of all this work and activity? It is important to pause occasionally and review our past work, measure our accomplishments and chart our road ahead.

Today, reviewing the past ten years’ work, we stand on a path leading in the next five years to the year 2021, the year which we set as our target year for many objectives and goals. We promised great achievements and aspirations. How far have we come on our road, and how much more do we have to do in the coming five years to fulfill those promises?

In this short address, I would like to highlight a number of indicators of our achievements. I will leave the rest to our government officials and the members of our media to discuss openly, with transparency and without embellishment but with numbers and facts, research and studies so we can right our path if we need to, work harder if required, thank those whose hard work has resulted in achievements, and encourage those who have lagged behind. Through all of this, we remember that our goal is the advancement and glory of our nation and the betterment and happiness of our citizens.

So let us review the past ten years. Despite the global financial crisis and the resulting economic slowdown, despite the upheaval and disorder our region has endured, the United Arab Emirates has shown marked progress in all sectors. Our economy has doubled in the past ten years, from a GDP of 663 billion dirhams to 1,360 billion dirhams, an improvement which has provided jobs and underpinned considerable economic and commercial opportunities for the citizens and residents of our country.

We have continuously stressed in the past ten years, through legislation and policies, the importance of diversifying our economy away from dependence on oil. As a result, our non-petroleum exports have increased from 113 billion dirhams when I assumed office to 603 billion dirhams (including free zone trade) in the past year. The economic contribution of the non-petroleum sector has increased from 66% to some 77% today. This has provided our economy with considerable protection throughout the recent decline in oil prices and meant we have been one of few countries worldwide cushioned against the resultant economic slowdown.

With the development of government systems and services, the public sector’s contribution to GDP has grown from 23 billion dirhams ten years ago to 86 billion dirhams currently. We have seen a major growth in our competitiveness, from being the world’s 32nd most competitive economy to the 16th. This has placed the young nation of the UAE on a par with countries who have hundreds of years of development behind them.

Due to our open economic policies, Foreign Direct Investment has seen a sharp increase from 179 billion to 410 billion dirhams in the past ten years, while our banks’ total assets has increased from 859.6 billion dirhams to 2,478.2 billion dirhams.

When it comes to health and education, which we consider to be among the most important sectors for our people, the indicators of the health sector point to a significant progress. Our expenditure on the health sector has increased from 1.18 billion dirhams when I first assumed office to over 3.82 billion currently. The number of doctors has increased from ten to over seventeen thousand.

In education, we have increased public sector expenditure by 57% to reach 9.75 billion dirhams annually. The number of accredited programs in UAE universities has grown from 206 to 862. The rate of kindergarten enrolment has grown to 93%, making UAE among the highest globally. The rate of high school graduation has also reached 93%, which also makes us among the highest globally as well.

Our work together across all sectors has been tireless. The Excellence awards, Strategic Planning and Government Service Improvement programs, Electronic and Smart Government initiatives, as well as the government performance management systems have not been a waste of time and effort. Our public sector has witnessed significant improvement. The concept of Excellence and reaching first place have become deeply rooted in our government culture. No wonder, then, our public sector has seen marked improvements according to a number of internationally recognised indicators. 

The UAE leads the Middle East today in over a hundred pivotal development indicators. In fact, our nation leads globally in a number of indicators, such as the quality of our public infrastructure, roads, maritime and aviation facilities, public safety and security, the rate of female enrollment in our universities, government efficiency and trust in the government, among others.

In 2006, the rate of road accident fatalities was approximately 16 to each 100 thousand population. Today, thanks to the sincere and assiduous work by the teams at the Ministry of Interior, the rate stands at 5.9 to every 100 thousand and continues to improve. 

Detailing the accomplishments of our government teams over the past ten years requires much more room than this short address. My message today is not only about celebrating our achievements, but also evaluating the challenges ahead. 

A few years ago, we announced the Indicators for our National Agenda. There are 52 national key performance indicators in education, health, housing, society, infrastructure, economy, environment, security, justice, and safety, among others, which we aim at achieving by 2021, to be among the best countries globally by that date, which marks the 50th anniversary of our Union. These indicators form historic goals for us in the next five years. They constitute the greatest challenges ahead of us; challenges we must overcome in the years to come.

A week ago, I received a detailed report about the current progress in achieving these indicators – it stands at 62%, which means 38% of the indicators have not been effectively achieved. We have only 5 years remaining, a very short period in the life of a nation. It is not our custom to appease or ingratiate anyone, because courtesy at the expense of the country is not a sign of nationalism.

Today, we issued a directive to form government teams called “The National Agenda Execution Teams”. The teams comprise 550 members of our government across all sectors and departments, responsible for fulfilling the indicators. The teams will be under my direct supervision to intensify our efforts, mobilize our assets, and redouble our work in the coming period, in order to reach one hundred per cent of the goals of our National Agenda by the year 2021.

There is no room for procrastination, no time for delay. History is a witness to all of us. We have promised our people to accomplish what is best and we shall fulfill our promise. Government work is an honorable duty, and our government will ceaselessly and tirelessly implement its plans and fulfill its objectives. 

I will lead this effort and the teams behind it personally. We ask God to guide us to what is best for our country and nation.

Ken Saro-Wiwa's son dies at the age of 48

Ken Wiwa, also known as Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr, the first son of late Nigerian writer, and environmental activist, has died. The 48 year old was a prolific journalist, author and served as an aide to former president Obasanjo, former president Yar'Adua and former President Jonathan as his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and International Media. According to Sahara Reporters, Mr Wiwa died today. He was aged 48. May his soul rest in peace, amen

Rescued Chibok girl: I fear she is under pressure to follow Islam – Mother

Mother of a rescued Chibok girl, Binta Ali, has expressed fear over her daughter, Amina’s, welfare and future.

Binta said she is worried that her daughter’s life may never be like it used to.

Recall that Amina, one of the over 200 girls abducted from a school in Chibok in April 2014, was found in the Sambisa Forest close to Nigeria’s border with Cameroon in May.

She was found while breastfeeding her four-month-old baby and was rescued by soldiers working together with a civilian vigilante group.

Upon her rescue, she met with President Muhammadu Buhari and has since been reportedly held for months by the Nigerian government and confined to a house in Abuja for a “restoration process”.

But Binta, who has spent the last two months in the house with her daughter, told Reuters, “Before she was kidnapped, she wanted to further her education, but now she is afraid of schooling, and she wants to be close to me at home. She wants a sewing machine so that she can start a business making clothes.”

The victim’s mother further noted that she was worried that her daughter was being pressured into following Islam, having been forced to convert from Christianity to Islam by Boko Haram terrorists during her captivity.

She said, “Amina herself does not want to remain a Muslim.

“An Islamic teacher once visited the house several times and told my daughter to maintain her new faith but she did not want to see him, although the teacher stopped visiting after she complained about him.”

Binta said she was shocked to hear about the hardships faced by her daughter as a captive of the Islamist group.

“She used to be very afraid. She would talk to herself during the night prior to her kidnap, but now she sleeps soundly. She is no longer afraid,” Binta added.

“We learnt that Amina and the other girls, starving and with nothing to cook with, resorted to eating an entire bag of beans and maize raw. I cannot imagine how a human being can eat raw maize and beans like a goat. Other parents have been coming to visit me since I returned, but I have not told them anything, even though I know some of those whose daughters have died.

“Although I’m worried about Amina’s religion and education and uncertainty over when she will be allowed to return home, I still have reasons to be positive about my daughter,” she added.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, according to the news wire, clarified that Amina’s confinement in the house had nothing to do with religion.

SOURCE : www.dailypost.ng

Intent Matters by : Jasmine Howson-Wright

What’s the point of a saying “good morning” when you’d rather say “go to hell”.

What’s the point of squeezing out an “I love you” when the last thing on your mind is care?

What’s the point of a strong pull and no support or a warm hug followed by a stab in the back?

What’s the point of helping without empathy, when what lies beneath the deed is self glorification?

What’s the point of being present when one’s presence is truly elsewhere?

What is the point of a smile, when deep within lies disgust and anger?

What is the point of ‘doing’ without sincerity, when ‘not doing’ is an option to spare hurt?

Intent matters!

I have this profound belief that love cannot be imposed on anyone; more so, it shouldn’t have to be. This one ideology has fine tuned my mindset and helped me grow past being a die hard, when it comes to relationships (whichever form they come in).

I strongly believe that you shouldn’t ever have to impose an emotion on anyone. It is not necessary and will never amount to you feeling better about that choice. If a person can’t love you, the best thing you can do for yourself is LET THEM GO AND LOVE WHO THEY CAN LOVE! Keeping a person where they would rather not be, is like deliberately putting bullets in a cylinder and shooting into your chest – one painful bullet at a time. It is never worth it.

Flip the scenario around and you’ll have a situation of the minority of others, who make conscious efforts to avoid and not impose, that these phonies stay. In fact, these few literally see through their acts and know within themselves the danger impending having these phonies around but they don’t go, they stay and act; they go on and on acting – pretending! They tell you good morning but mean to say go to hell; they say, ‘I love you, when they honestly do not care. They pull you towards them with such force and only to let you fall in the opposite direction, HARD. They are the relationships that feel like a warm hug but eventually turn out to be a STAB! They help you, but only to glorify themselves. This scenario is seemingly worst because you subconsciously know they aren’t present but because you actually see them, you want to believe they aren’t really where their presence is, but with you.

Intent matters?

Yes, it does and very much so. Imagine how much easier it would be to live in a world of honest emotions. A world where if I can’t love you, I won’t lie to you but work at simply liking or appreciating you for who you are or keep the distance so another who truly can, is allowed to. A world where if I cannot pull you up from a low without hurting you, I try to find someone else who can. One where going the extra mile is not a catch phrase, a trial and error, a one-day victory sort of event, but rather a conscious and deliberate attempt towards another’s’ happiness.

I recently saw a quote by Wayne Dyer that reads “Our intention creates our reality” and I couldn’t agree more!

I understand that what people do counts most, as opposed to what they intend to do but, I believe that in respect to relationships with human beings (again, in whichever form), the former matters most. I mean you can intend to do something for yourself and not do it, your loss and your personal failure to accept and correct. Now, when it comes to doing or saying something to someone else, when the intent of that act is false, then the reality of it is downright wickedness and in my opinion (and also from what experience gives), there is such a thin, thin…. line between wickedness and false emotion.

You want to compliment a lady because she looks beautiful but judging the history of your relationship with her, you do the opposite. Reality’s verdict – you’re wicked! How about the time you had the opportunity to tell someone their zipper was burst open (in public) and at the opportunity given, you said “wow! That is a lovely skirt”. Telling another you are for them; you always have their back when at the slightest chance you get, you are quick to portion out their secrets for dinner with strangers?

My heartfelt question is – to what gain?

I believe that acts of wickedness are never just mistakes; they do not come upon the doer by chance, nope! They are conscious and thought through, neither is faking an emotion or act any less deliberate.

What does pretence do to these phonies? How does it become second nature to them? Could it be an addiction, a condition, or a birth defect (I mean for people to just act like they have dual personalities?), saying something and meaning another, going extra lengths to push an opinion they would rather on different circumstances, not even think of.

Wait! Or could it be fun? Some type of rush? Thrill, to think that they can play around with another’s trust, acceptance or belief in them?

What if we permit them the benefit of doubt that this could be a product of ignorance on their parts or (and) a seared conscience; not wanting to think past the fallacy they create and remember that intention like a seed, most certainty yields fruits for the sower and that principle of harvest – “What you sow, is what you reap”, is everyone’s portion.

Intent matters.

If the end result of my offering to another is hurt, should I not question my intentions?

About Foluke Jasmime Howson-wright

Foluke Jasmine Howson-wright is unconventional. She is a Lagosian and holds a BS.c in International law and Diplomacy. A model, a commercial officer with a little more tricks up her sleeve, she loves life and the arts (however it is expressed) but is most passionate about writing and expresses herself best through it. She authors Talk'aboutit on www.jasminwrytsblog.wordpress.com

One loses Manhood 35 dies as Driver crushes FRSC officials .

About 35 Marshals of Federal Road Safety corps (FRSC), have been crushed to death by motorist on the highways all across the country, in the past one year.

The above statement was made by the FRSC commander in Niger State, Susan Ajenge. she said these officials lost their life while making rules and regulations on the highways.

She added that another official was knocked down by a motorist recently while taking off obstruction from the road. The very victim right now is struggling in the hospital, and having gone through two operation might loose his manhood.

Susan Ajenge, defending her commission, said that motorist instead obeying traffic rules, they do other wise at the same time criticizing and attacking FRSC.

Mean while, the FRSC commander have been invited by the state legislature to defend this series of criticism and attack  of the public on FRSC, over the allegation that the FRSC is harassing and intimidating the public and motorist to desperately raise revenue for the government.

SS2 student leader of robbery gang arrested in Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a Senior Secondary School, SS 2 student, Christian Donatus, aka Inyang, believed to be the leader of a robbery gang.

Donatus, a student of Eastern Secondary School, Ediba, Calabar, the state capital, had allegedly led his syndicate to raid a shop, Value Mart, owned by the former First Lady of the state, Obioma Imoke, two weeks ago.

The suspect was paraded alongside one of his accomplices, Ubong Bassey Essien, on Wednesday before newsmen at the Command’s headquarters.

Parading the 19-year-old man, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Ms. Irene Ugbo, said the suspect who hails from Akokwa, Imo State, had been terrorizing various parts of the city, raiding homes, shops and commuters and dispossessing them of their valuables.

She said, “The gang shot a medical doctor at Akim Qua three weeks ago and also carted away safes at a shop along Marian Road, containing large sums of money.

“The suspect and one of his members were arrested on July 16 by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.

“Efforts have been intensified to track down four other members of the gang who are on the run and we hope that very soon they will be arrested and brought to book.

“These ones in our custody will soon appear in court,” the PPRO added.
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