NIMechE inducts 30 female mechanics

Finally! The cane don tire!

…as many wonder how Delta State govt. spends its allocations By Lillian Okenwa Indeed the cane don tire and what a delight some way to retire it. Hers is one of those few stories that have happy endings. But, beyond the goodwill, scholarships, promises, cash donations, invitation to the Presidential villa as well as…

March 27, 20190Comments

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Scandalous video on Success school; govt sacks head-teacher as girl gets help

It all started with the video of eight years old Success prefering to be caned to missing school. She was sent home for her parent’s inability to pay a N900 examination fee. A public outcry followed. However, the viral video on Success, her clear innocence and desire for education above the temporary pain from the…

Amazing Sani sisters who defy the logic of biometrics

It has been considered a myth to assume that because twins are identical they will be the same weight and length at birth. They’re also said not to have identical fingerprints and that they get sick differently. Well, the Sani sisters, Ameena and Hadiza have defied all that and more!!! They are alike in everything including fingerprints! By Harrison…

We need to learn from the men who rape

Approximately five times more women than men are victims of sexual assault and young adults are at especially high risk. The impact on young people’s psychological and physical health can be devastating, especially given that this developmental period is when young people should be developing and refining intimacy skills in close relationships. What is striking about sexual assault…

Sexual violence is so much more than a misunderstanding or ignorance of consent

By Jessica Eaton Someone said to me last month: “Most men in university who rape young women do it because they don’t understand consent and misunderstand when women say ‘no’.” Yah. Sorry but I call major BS on that. Sexual violence is not a lack of education. It is not a low awareness.…

What Experts Know About Men Who Rape

By Heather Murphy In 1976, a Ph.D. candidate at Claremont Graduate University placed a rather unusual personal ad in newspapers throughout Los Angeles: He sat by his phone, sceptical that it would ring. “I didn’t think that anyone would want to respond,” said Samuel D. Smithyman, now 72 and a clinical psychologist in South Carolina. But the phone did ring.…

Mathematics expert, international music star bags jail term for rape of minor

Surely, being very educated has little to do with being a rapist. Not even being a graduate of Business and Economics including a masters’ degree in Mathematics in the case of international music star, Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba a.k.a. Koffi Olomide could deter him from the lure forced and abusive sexual intercourse with a woman; more so a minor. Last…

December 31, 20180Comments

Musings on the Lifestyle of Giving

Another Christmas season gone. Most families and individuals have engaged in divers acts of giving. From donating cash and gifts to the less privileged, to supporting displaced persons, or providing free services to the indigent. Generosity and selflessness are virtues that should be part of our daily life. Giving ought to be a lifestyle and…

ByLadidi Sabo