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A true tale of beggars: Silent cries in Nigerian markets and street corners (3)
By Temi Bamgbose
The concluding part of the report reveals the folly of a nation without any social security system to prevent its people, most especially the senior citizens, from unforeseen eventualities. It also examines the various…
A true tale of beggars: Silent cries in Nigerian markets and street corners (2)
By Temi Bamgbose
In the second part of the report, the reporters examined the type of help this category of people require. They observed the organisation among the people, and one of the challenges that may lead to a life of destitution.…
A true tale of beggars: silent cries in Nigerian markets and street corners (1)
In almost every major market in the south-west of Nigeria, there is usually a prominent feature: a pack of beggars. Though there are men among them, most of them are very old women with one or more disabilities and young girls, mostly…
Child Trafficking: Babies and Their Rescue: Experts Reveal Operational Strategies, Cases
By Chigozie Uzosike
“Give me my baby! Give me my baby! Give me my baby!!!” this was the pathetic cry of a poor young girl who had her four months baby taken from her by allegedly child traffickers.
But for the intervention of the men of…
The Menace Of Baby Factory In Imo State
By Osemeke . P. Ebele
Where do I start and where do I stop, is it the level of promiscuity in the society, or the height of decadence which has gotten to its apex. People no longer hold decency and decorum in high esteem rather corruption…
Rapists on rampage: Shocking stories of how minors have become endangered in Plateau
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos
AS you approach her, she averts eye contact, preferring to look at the ground; call her name, she nods her head without saying a word. She is equally not forthcoming when you try to engage her in a…
Maternal Mortality: The plight of women in Nigeria
Pregnant women, even healthy ones, face some risk of complications that has resulted in death or serious disabilities. Each year, an estimated 529,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes, with most cases occurring in developing…