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Rape: Stephanie Okereke urges prosecution of brother, pledges support for victim Entertainment Actress Stephanie Okereke-Linus has reacted to the alleged rape incident involving his brother, Prince Daniel Okereke as reported by Vanguard Newspaper over the weekend. I am distraught and devastated to hear of the recent allegation of rape brought against a relative of mine, Daniel Okereke (my brother). While it is a very difficult time for me, and my family; I feel the need to make clear my position, lest there be any doubt. Rape is rape, regardless of who the face of the accused is. Indeed, the irony is not lost on me. I have spent my lifelong career advocating and living my conviction that women around the world should be able to live free of violence, sexual harassment or any form of abuse against their persons. This conviction led me to be involved in numerous initiatives combating violence against women in several countries including the U.S, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

                                              Ministry of Defence Civilian Personnel Office                                                                                                    Newly constructed young soldiers accommodation of 12 self contained flats                                                          The General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army Major General Emmanuel Funsho Abejirin has commissioned infrastructural projects executed by Headquarters 4 Brigade Nigerian Army. In a release by the Army Public Relations Officer – Captain Abubakar Abdullahi, the five projects commissioned includes Newly constructed young soldiers accommodation of 12 self contained flats, which is meant to alleviate shortage of living accommodation in the Brigade Headquarters complex. Also the GOC commissioned a completed 1021 Brigade workshop complex which was abandoned 3 decades ago. The complex comprises of office accomodat

NGO Urges Govt, Stakeholders On Gender Sensitivity A Non-Governmental O rganisation (NGO), Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) has urged the government and stakeholders to work together on gender issues to prevent discrimination and stigmatisation. This was the thrust of a 3-day training organised by JAAIDS in partnership with the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) which held from Wednesday, November 19 to Friday, November 21. The training was entitled: Mainstreaming Gender into HIV and Sexual Health and Rights (SHR). According to the Executive Director of JAAIDS, Olayide Akanni, mainstreaming gender will promote planning and implementation of programmes to address gender concerns. "We've realised increasingly that people are asking how a particular project is impacting on gender, how the project will address the need of the peculiarities of gender and that's why we say it is important we have this training so that people can understa

Notagain Campaign Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has challenged private organisations to collaborate with various government organs to ensure Nigeria meets her Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Receiving the President of Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), Dr Fred Achem and members of the society on a courtesy call in Asaba, Wednesday, Uduaghan noted that meeting the MDGs was not the challenge of government alone but that private organisations must play active roles in the efforts to reduce poverty in the country. According to him, “until we are able to deal with the challenges of pro-poor in this country, we cannot be comfortable because, a poor man can make you to be very uncomfortable until you attend to his or her needs.” The governor explained that his administration’s programmes were most times designed to benefit a greater number of those at the bottom rung of the ladder in the society. He commended the SOGOM for

By Lere Olayinka   Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole to keep his mouth shut and stop meddling in Ekiti State issues. The governor said Oshiomhole lacked moral rights to comment on happenings in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, having locked up the Edo State House of Assembly for over six months. A statement issued by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka read; "It is unfortunate that we are in a country where people who should naturally bury their heads in shame still speak. "Aides of a supposed Comrade Governor, who look a hapless widow in the eyes and told her to "go and die" ought to know that they lack moral rights to speak in a saner clime. "However, because we are in a Nigeria where anything goes, aides of a governor like Adams Oshiomhole, who relocated the sittin

By BENJAMIN ATU As the epic race on who represent Edo North senatorial district draw near, a former army officer Barr. Francis Alimikhena has express confidence that he is the next senator to represent the Edo North senatorial district. Senator Alimikhena stated this in Etsako East local government area after a brief dinner with all elected councillors of the APC from the senatorial district. According to the former army officer, the people of Etsako have patiently waited and tolerated all the neglect and purposeless leadership. Now is our time. It is a dawn of a new era. I will set the standard and attract federal attention to this area. I know the need if my people. Regular town hall meetings will be organised for frequent interaction which will form the basis of my discourse at the floor of the house. I am going to the senate as a sent servant. I will talk in the collective voice of the Edo North people. I will give my people

By Eranga Isaac - 08059233001 ALTHOUGH the estimated number of maternal deaths fell from 543,000 to 287,000 between 1990 and 2010, few countries are on track to meet millennium Development Goal 5, which aims to reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio, states WHO/UNICEF (2012) count down 2015. According to wateraid.com, further progress on maternal health will require a redoubling of efforts, especially as maternal deaths are most likely to occur within the most vulnerable and hard-to-reach populations. For example, the partnership for maternal Newborn and Child Health (2011) PMNCH fact sheet: RMNCH continuum of care: Reproductive, Maternal, newborn and child health, states that African women’s risk of pregnancy- related death, over their lifetime, is 100