Slum2School Project: For the Future of Slum Children

School Children in Uniform

Chiemelie Ezeobi writes that the Slum-to-School, a social advocacy group, has embarked on the 1000 Voices Campaign targeted at enrolling 1000 less privileged slum kids into school this September at no extra cost to their parents

"I had always wanted to go to school but my parents could not afford it with the little money they make from fishing. I was always sad each time I see school children in uniform. I did not want to end up a fisherman like my father or fish seller like my mother."

EXCLUSIVE: Navy Arrests Suspects who Tried to Steal Fuel from a Seized Vessel

Naval operatives attached to Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Beecroft, Apapa, of the Western Naval Command (WNC), yesterday  arrested six persons for allegedly trying to steal petroleum products from an impounded oil vessel in Lagos.

Finally, Kidnappers Free Mike Ozekhome

Mike Ozekhome (SAN)

Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome,  abducted  by kidnappers about two weeks ago has been freed. Ozekhome was   freed  at about about 8 am  by his abductors in  Benin after his family purportedly paid N20million. The freed man is currently in a press conference with journalists at Igando.

Gov. OSHIOMHOLE Gifts Stowaway Boy with Scholarship

 Daniel Oikhena, the young stowaway on Benin-Lagos plane flanked by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and Mr George Uriesi, MD/CEO Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria during a courtesy visit of FAAN management staff to the Governor in Benin City,wednesday 11th September 2013