Benue court sentences 18-year old man and woman, 40, to two years imprisonment for human trafficking

A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi has condemned 18 year old Awua Mzehemen, male, and 40 year old Mbaikpeveyol Pius, female, to two years detainment each for human trafficking. 

The suspects were summoned by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), with the case number FHC/MKD/CR/25/18, for selecting three young fellows matured in the vicinity of 20 and 21 years for exploitative work. 

The young fellows were misleadingly enrolled by the primary blamed individual under the appearance for landing a position for them in a shop in Oyo state on a month to month pay. Notwithstanding, after achieving Oyo, the casualties were compelled to work in a ranch having a place with the second blamed and contracted out to work in other individuals' homesteads while the second denounced gathered their pay rates. 

Their endeavors to get away from the exploitative condition were defeated by the charged people twice, before they figured out how to caution the Nigerian Police, who thusly got NAPTIP associated with the case. 

The Prosecution contended that the demonstration is in opposition to Section 13(2)(b) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015, as it adds up to exploitative work. 

Conveying the judgment after both blamed people confessed to the charge, the directing Judge, Hon. Equity Dikko Hassan summarily indicted and condemned them to 2 years detainment with an alternative of fine of 150, 000 naira each. 

The Director-General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah-Donli, responding to the news complimented the Officers of the Nigerian Police Force for powerful organization in the save and exchange of the casualties. 

She used to chance to caution businesses against paying the wages of their representatives to an outsider or a specialist. This, she says is exploitative and powers human trafficking. 

As per her "each specialist should be paid his or her concurred compensation straightforwardly; paying to someone else who will probably pay the laborer a small amount of the wages, or not in any way, is similar to subjugation and it an offense".

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Keyshia Cole, 36, says she has dedicated her whole heart to her 22-year-old rapper boyfriend Niko Khalé 

Singer, Keyshia Cole,36,  who is now dating a 22-year-old rapper, Niko Khalé, says she has dedicated her whole heart to him.

Taking to her Instagram account to share loved-up photos with her man rocking matching outfits, she wrote:  

'Major VIBEZ!!!!!! When I dedicate my heart to something, I’m ? % in.... most, especially in today’s world, don’t feel that way. Tho, Mentally we relate (Contrary to belief) spiritually.

' We’re grounded, But also not afraid to ask questions, and gain MORE INSIGHT on the Word that’s been taught. ?? Also Excited about what’s to come musically!!!!!!! I believe in us?. I ain’t tryna be all mushy, I’m just usually the one who says “Niggas ain’t shit” it’s a little Scary I can’t say that this time ' 

'I love him, he's my heart and soul' - Amber Rose pens interesting lover letter to her ex-21 Savage 

Amber Rose, 35, and 21 Savage, 25, went their separate ways back in March, but it's clear she still wants him back in her life.

The mother of one took to Instagram last night to share a loved-up photo of her and 21 Savage with a lengthy caption explaining why she loves the rapper so much.

She wrote:

'I Love this man so much. I know the Internet portrays me to be some heartless person or they feel like I’m incapable of love but I love him so hard. He is not only one of the most talented people I have ever met but he is so real, humble and smart as hell. I don’t care who you see me in a picture with or who the Internet associates me with because.' 

'The Internet is fake af and they pull stories out of their asses for click bait. It’s the price of fame I guess but it’s not real life because in real life Shayaa is my heart and soul. He’s the only one that has ever supported my Slutwalk and my feminist views with no fucks given. '

'He loves my son and I love his Three beautiful children so much. God brings people in ur life for a reason and God brought me him. I don’t care if you call me Thirsty, a hoe, a gold digger or whatever df else.'

'I love him. Put ur pride to the side and tell the person you really love how much they mean to you today because life is too short to care about what anyone else says ??'

Amber Rose who was previously married to rapper Wiz Khalifa, shares a 5-year-old son, Sebastian with him.

Obaseki’s affordable housing plan opens Edo’s real estate sector to private developers

Obaseki’s affordable housing plan opens Edo’s real estate sector to private developers

…as EDPA unveils criteria for PPP, JV

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s reforms in private property management and plans for affordable housing have opened up the real estate sector to private developers.

Edo ceremonial Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki

The affirm authority had ratified a rule banning actions of district progress Association, set up a secretive chattels safety taskforce to make certain that developers and material goods owners fix not fall over kill to land-grabbers and other devious basics in the belongings sector.

It is against this environment that the Edo incident and house group (EDPA) is vocation on developers to tap from the developing existent estate sector in the circumstances for enhancement of inexpensive housing in a develop, finance, manufacture and vend arrangement. The intend plus makes scope for joint-venture partnerships.

Executive Chairman, EDPA, Ms. Isoken Omo, in a release, supposed the state-owned rule will be exploring the private-public firm (PPP) choice in increasing reasonable bona fide estate projects across the state.

She said, “The projects will be sited on various strategic parcels of land pooled into the Edo State Housing Development Land Bank domiciled with the agency.

“Other sites for the projects include new sites of land that will be identified in line with the proposals submitted by prospective developers and investors who are interested in partnering with the state government in developing, financing, building and selling housing units across the state.”

Recall that Governor Godwin Obaseki had, in his Workers’ Day address, promised social housing for workers and other residents in the state.

“In delivering Housing to workers, plans are on between the Federal Mortgage Bank, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) and the Edo State Government to provide Housing for Edo State workers. The repositioned Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA) is also working on social housing for Edo workers by private investors,” the governor said at the Workers’ Day event.

A bill to reposition the EDPA was signed into law recently by the governor to empower the agency for partnerships that will boost housing stock in the state and reduce the overall national housing deficit figures.

We didn’t know corruption during our time – Gowon

We didn’t know corruption during our time – Gowon

ex- Nigerian leader of State, Yakubu Gowon, says the order he establish himself after his dismissal from bureau in 1975 power grasp altered the viewpoint of Nigerian leaders to corruption.

General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd)

Mr Gowon, a retired common who led Nigeria through three existence of civil war during his nine day reign, was impassive from staff on July 29, 1975 by his novice colleagues even as attendance a appointment of extinct Organisation of African Union (OAU), antecedent of the African Union (AU).

Recalling the measures of that 1975 Monday morning, Mr Gowon supposed he had nil separately from his salaries as at the time he gone office.

The ex- person in charge who beam at the Eighth twelve-monthly broad-spectrum reunion and convention for Heads of Anti-corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa, joked that he “did not organize for the future”.

According to him, “it was about of my human resources who attended the OAU gathering with me that contributed their estacode to allow me possess incredible to live on”.

He thought the specification he create himself was conceivably the motive why about leaders who came anon certain to “prepare” for such times.

Mr Gowon held he and officials of his command did not indulge in corruption, and criticism of corruption against roughly of his ministers were appropriately treated.

“Everything we had in the country feel right to the nation, be in the right place to the colonize and we ought to not stroke anything,” he said.

“We ready positive naught like that happened, specially in the civil service,” the earlier chief emphasised.

Mr Gowon regretted the action of round about long-ago leaders which gives entirely past Nigerian leaders “a dreadfully apologetic pet name and image”.

 

He however condemned generalisation regarding corruption accusations on the past leaders, revealing that he feels sad anytime media reports lump up all Nigerian leaders on the issue of corruption.