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How to get rid of diabetes naturally in just 30 days
Diabetes has a devastating effect on virtually every system in the body. This is what sets the stage for a variety of diabetic complications. But the good news is that most individuals with Type II diabetes are able to reverse or dramatically mitigate their disease with the following steps:
1. Get insulin problems under control – www.showmehealthytips.com
Diabetes is triggered by insulin resistance and regaining proper insulin sensitivity can help reverse the process. Limit consumption of sugars, grains and processed carbohydrates and focus on healthy proteins, fats and green veggies.
2. Get your fats in good balance – www.showmehealthytips.com
Overabundance of Omega-6 fats in the diet is a contributing factor in diabetes. Pay attention to your intake of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats and try to get them closer to a 1:1 ratio. For many people, supplementing with a good quality Omega-3 oil can help while dietary adjustments are being made. Avoid Omega-6 seed oils and their sources (these are used at almost every restaurant). Eat fatty fish like salmon and sardines for the Omega-3s.
3. Fix your intestines
Grains and toxins cause damage to the intestinal lining and facilitate leaky gut syndrome. Depleted beneficial bacteria [probiotics] in the gut caused by poor diet, antibiotic use can make the problem worse. Avoid toxins whenever possible and take a high quality probiotic to help the intestines heal.
4. Exercise
Even the mainstream medical community recognizes the advantage of exercise, as it increases the muscles ability to use insulin and over time can help fix insulin resistance. All exercise isn't created equal though and fortunately, smaller amounts of high intensity exercise have been shown to have a better effect on insulin levels (and weight loss) than an hour of daily moderate cardio. According to the Healthy Skeptic: "A pair of studies done at McMaster University found that 6-minutes of pure, hard exercise once a week could be just as effective as an hour of daily moderate activity". I recommend high intensity exercise anyway for its various health advantages, and it is great for diabetes control too. www.showmehealthytips.com
5. Lose excess weight
Obesity and Diabetes often go hand in hand, and while the debate still rages on if one causes the other, studies show that losing weight can help mitigate diabetes, and also lowers your risk of getting it to begin with. Certain dietary and lifestyle improvements can help you lose weight and are beneficial for diabetes reversal as well.
6. Reduce stress
Stress raises cortisol and can lead to hormone imbalance, insulin issues and increases risk for certain types of disease. Work to reduce your sources of stress from lack of sleep, exposure to toxins, mental and emotional sources and poor diet. Getting quality sleep every night can help reduce stress hormone levels and is great for blood sugar. www.showmehealthytips.com
7. Go the natural way
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– They inhibit the production and release of glucose from the liver.
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– They inhibit the re-absorption of glucose in the kidneys
– They slow down the movement of food through the stomach.
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Serious row in House of Reps: Lawmakers move against Dogara, others
There is fresh row in the House of Representatives as members lambast the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, and demanded the resignation of the chairman of the house committee on appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin.
The Nation reports that members are furious that Jibrin influenced the allocation of projects worth N4.169billion to his constituency outside what was budgeted by the executive in the 2016 appropriation bill.
The members also frowned and opposed allocation of N40billion (at N20b apiece) to those in the leadership of both the Senate and the lower chamber.
They specifically faulted the concession of projects of over N3billion to the Dogara out of the N20billion for the House leadership.
It was gathered that the lawmaker while shouting on top their voice demanded that the house should shun old practice of personalising budget. When the speaker observed that the plenary is almost turning into a protest, he quickly called for an executive session between him and his principal officers.
It was further gathered that the executive session commenced around 11.30am on a gloomy mood as the speaker sued for peace from aggrieved members.
"After initial courtesies, the Speaker hit the point by claiming that everything being said about the budget remains hearsay because the Executive has not returned the Appropriation Bill. He quickly added a caveat by urging members to avoid anything which could affect the unity of the House," a source at the session said.
Speaking in synchronization with the speaker's plea, Monguno (Borno) pleaded with the lawmakers to "wait for reactions until the budget is returned."
A source hinted that the speaker's plea was not accepted by the lawmakers who raised issues on the controversy surrounding the budget.
It was gathered that the lawmakers that spoke at the session comprised Nnana (Imo); Aliyu Sani Madaki (Kano); Prof. Mojeed Alabi (Osun); Douye Diri (Bayelsa) and comrade Phillip Shuaibu (Edo).
"Most members were not persuaded by attempts by Jibrin to incite them against the Executive. They rose up and started shouting at Jibrin for not doing a diligent job. Some asked him whether it was the Executive that asked him to allocate huge projects to his constituency when there was no provision for these in the proposals of the Executive. Many were yelling and demanding Jibrin's immediate resignation for the ineffective manner the Appropriation Committee handled the budget. Even when the Speaker called for calm, they shouted that they "cannot defend the indefensible in the press because Nigerians are angry against the National Assembly for playing politics with the budget," a top ranking lawmaker said.
Another lawmaker from the South-West said: "At the Executive session, members asked the leadership about the N40billion projects allocated to the principal officers of the Senate and the House. Each of the leadership of the two chambers will share N20billion projects. Members queried why N3billion projects have been allocated to the Speaker and why Jibrin favoured his constituency with N4.169billion projects. The leadership said the N20b projects were captured under zonal intervention as it had been since 1999 but members said if others were doing it in the past, it should not be now."
Some of the projects allocated to Jibrin's Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency include N100million for town hall, N150milion for construction of roads in Kiru/Bebeji, N300million for solar street lights, Badaf road construction—N405m, pedestrian bridges —N200m, Bebeji Earth Dam—N270m, Empowerment items—N100m, Entrepreneurship Development Training and Vocational Centre —N100m, Rehabilitation of Gwarzo Kiru, Kwanar Maiyaki–N180m, Rehabilitation of Sharada-Kwanar Dogara—N1.445billion, Construction of solar powered boreholes–N150m, Supply of tricycles, grinding machines and set of women salon empowerment kits—N200m as well as small irrigation scheme in Kiru at the cost of N100million.
It was further gathered that Speaker Dogara, however, managed to calm down the tension after pleading seriously with the members.
The 2016 budget has raised several controversies, starting from its initial padding and later rejection of by President Muhammadu Buhari on ground that details were not included in the copy sent to him for approval.
Recall that the president and vice president, Yemi Osinbajo reportedly held a meeting with Senate president, Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives, following the drastic reduction of budgetary allocation to capital projects in the 2016 budget estimates.
The Nation reports that members are furious that Jibrin influenced the allocation of projects worth N4.169billion to his constituency outside what was budgeted by the executive in the 2016 appropriation bill.
The members also frowned and opposed allocation of N40billion (at N20b apiece) to those in the leadership of both the Senate and the lower chamber.
They specifically faulted the concession of projects of over N3billion to the Dogara out of the N20billion for the House leadership.
It was gathered that the lawmaker while shouting on top their voice demanded that the house should shun old practice of personalising budget. When the speaker observed that the plenary is almost turning into a protest, he quickly called for an executive session between him and his principal officers.
It was further gathered that the executive session commenced around 11.30am on a gloomy mood as the speaker sued for peace from aggrieved members.
"After initial courtesies, the Speaker hit the point by claiming that everything being said about the budget remains hearsay because the Executive has not returned the Appropriation Bill. He quickly added a caveat by urging members to avoid anything which could affect the unity of the House," a source at the session said.
Speaking in synchronization with the speaker's plea, Monguno (Borno) pleaded with the lawmakers to "wait for reactions until the budget is returned."
A source hinted that the speaker's plea was not accepted by the lawmakers who raised issues on the controversy surrounding the budget.
It was gathered that the lawmakers that spoke at the session comprised Nnana (Imo); Aliyu Sani Madaki (Kano); Prof. Mojeed Alabi (Osun); Douye Diri (Bayelsa) and comrade Phillip Shuaibu (Edo).
"Most members were not persuaded by attempts by Jibrin to incite them against the Executive. They rose up and started shouting at Jibrin for not doing a diligent job. Some asked him whether it was the Executive that asked him to allocate huge projects to his constituency when there was no provision for these in the proposals of the Executive. Many were yelling and demanding Jibrin's immediate resignation for the ineffective manner the Appropriation Committee handled the budget. Even when the Speaker called for calm, they shouted that they "cannot defend the indefensible in the press because Nigerians are angry against the National Assembly for playing politics with the budget," a top ranking lawmaker said.
Another lawmaker from the South-West said: "At the Executive session, members asked the leadership about the N40billion projects allocated to the principal officers of the Senate and the House. Each of the leadership of the two chambers will share N20billion projects. Members queried why N3billion projects have been allocated to the Speaker and why Jibrin favoured his constituency with N4.169billion projects. The leadership said the N20b projects were captured under zonal intervention as it had been since 1999 but members said if others were doing it in the past, it should not be now."
Some of the projects allocated to Jibrin's Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency include N100million for town hall, N150milion for construction of roads in Kiru/Bebeji, N300million for solar street lights, Badaf road construction—N405m, pedestrian bridges —N200m, Bebeji Earth Dam—N270m, Empowerment items—N100m, Entrepreneurship Development Training and Vocational Centre —N100m, Rehabilitation of Gwarzo Kiru, Kwanar Maiyaki–N180m, Rehabilitation of Sharada-Kwanar Dogara—N1.445billion, Construction of solar powered boreholes–N150m, Supply of tricycles, grinding machines and set of women salon empowerment kits—N200m as well as small irrigation scheme in Kiru at the cost of N100million.
It was further gathered that Speaker Dogara, however, managed to calm down the tension after pleading seriously with the members.
The 2016 budget has raised several controversies, starting from its initial padding and later rejection of by President Muhammadu Buhari on ground that details were not included in the copy sent to him for approval.
Recall that the president and vice president, Yemi Osinbajo reportedly held a meeting with Senate president, Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives, following the drastic reduction of budgetary allocation to capital projects in the 2016 budget estimates.
Parents identify 7 Chibok daughters in new Boko Haram video
The girls – all dressed in full length, black robes – state their names, their school and where they are from
Rifkatu Ayuba, Mary Ishaya and Yana Galang were invited to the viewing centre in Maiduguri by the chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, Bana Lawan. Seven girls have been identified so far, however, local officials said more identifications needed.
In a video obtained by CNN news channel 15 girls are heard saying they studied in the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok and beg the government to cooperate with militants to bring them back home. The girls spoke in Hausa and Kibaku, the local Chibok language.
"The girls were looking very, very well. They were definitely our daughters… All we want is for the government to bring back our girls," Mrs Galang said in a telephone interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation after viewing the video.
Reacting to the new development senator Shehu Sani and former negotiator on the girls' release found the video credible and advised Boko Haram insurgents to embrace dialogue.
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday he said: "Negotiation will make it possible for these girls to be brought back home alive. What has always been the problem in the last few years has been the very fact there are scam negotiators, who most times make claims and don't deliver.
And I think this is what we must be very careful of at this time. The very fact that we can get such a credible video from some sources and those sources are elements that need to be utilised to be able to achieve the goal of getting these girls out. When President Muhammadu Buhari took over, a section of our country was taken over by the insurgence group.
They hosted their flags and even unleashed their version of theocratic Islamic group. But now, with funding for the military and support by the government, the morale is high, the military had been able to push them back and most of the cities in the North-East are safe.
Buhari has not been able to achieve 100 per cent success but he has made serious progress. I believe he can still achieve more. With the very fact that now, they know clearly they cannot win militarily and the only option is to go for other ways. There is no other way other than for them to agree to negotiate on the release of these girls."
The video is believed to have been made last December as part of the discussions between the government and the extremist group. It is the first footage of the girls to be seen since May 2014. Their whereabouts are yet to be established.
According to Amnesty International about 2,000 girls and boys have been abducted by the Boko Haram since 2014, with many used as sex slaves, fighters and suicide bombers.
We Disguised As Patients To Rob Hospitals –suspects
Police detectives in Lagos State have smashed a gang which specialised in posing as patients to get access into hospitals and rob genuine patients and staff. The suspects, Babatunde Bamidele (25) and Muritala Balogun (27), were arrested at Ajangbadi area of the state on Wednesday, moments after they robbed a hospital.
Revealing their modus operandi, Bamidele said: "Before we go out on operation, we would dress the body of one of our members with bandage. When we get to the gate of the prospective hospital, the supposed 'sick person' would start crying loudly.
Others would start calling for emergency. Immediately we are allowed into the hospital, we would whip out our guns and rob the patients. We would rob them of money and other valuables. We don't kill people.
We only collect money and phones." The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, said the suspects used to pretend they were patients to gain access into the hospital to rob genuine patients of their valuables.
Bamidele confessed that he was introduced to the robbery gang by Ahmed, now at large. He said: "I used to pick pocket until I met Ahmed. He advised me to abandon that. He said it was not profitable.
Before I started going out with them, they trained me for a week." Recalling how the gang met its waterloo, Bamidele said they had just robbed patients and were racing to leave the scene when they ran into a police patrol van. He added:
"The policemen were on patrol when they heard shouts of thief coming from the direction of the hospital. They ran after us.
Ahmed and others escaped. Muritala and I were arrested. "Since I joined the gang, we have robbed about five different hospitals at Ajangbadi, Shibiri and other parts of the community. I regret my actions.
My parents must not hear I was arrested for armed robbery." Narrating his own side of the story, Balogun said he was tricked into going with the gang to rob patients. He said: "I was also into pick pocket until I met Ahmed.
I was at home when Ahmed called me. He said I should go with them to visit a friend at the hospital. I obliged. We both went to the hospital. When we got to the hospital, I was surprised to hear Bamidele scream like he was in pains. Ahmed and others called for emergency.
I didn't go with them into the hospital. I waited outside. After a while, they came out with many phones and some other things. Immediately we left the hospital, policemen who were on patrol accosted us. They arrested me and Bamidele."
Revealing their modus operandi, Bamidele said: "Before we go out on operation, we would dress the body of one of our members with bandage. When we get to the gate of the prospective hospital, the supposed 'sick person' would start crying loudly.
Others would start calling for emergency. Immediately we are allowed into the hospital, we would whip out our guns and rob the patients. We would rob them of money and other valuables. We don't kill people.
We only collect money and phones." The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, said the suspects used to pretend they were patients to gain access into the hospital to rob genuine patients of their valuables.
Bamidele confessed that he was introduced to the robbery gang by Ahmed, now at large. He said: "I used to pick pocket until I met Ahmed. He advised me to abandon that. He said it was not profitable.
Before I started going out with them, they trained me for a week." Recalling how the gang met its waterloo, Bamidele said they had just robbed patients and were racing to leave the scene when they ran into a police patrol van. He added:
"The policemen were on patrol when they heard shouts of thief coming from the direction of the hospital. They ran after us.
Ahmed and others escaped. Muritala and I were arrested. "Since I joined the gang, we have robbed about five different hospitals at Ajangbadi, Shibiri and other parts of the community. I regret my actions.
My parents must not hear I was arrested for armed robbery." Narrating his own side of the story, Balogun said he was tricked into going with the gang to rob patients. He said: "I was also into pick pocket until I met Ahmed.
I was at home when Ahmed called me. He said I should go with them to visit a friend at the hospital. I obliged. We both went to the hospital. When we got to the hospital, I was surprised to hear Bamidele scream like he was in pains. Ahmed and others called for emergency.
I didn't go with them into the hospital. I waited outside. After a while, they came out with many phones and some other things. Immediately we left the hospital, policemen who were on patrol accosted us. They arrested me and Bamidele."
Nigeria's Spends $1.8billion On Fuel Imports Quarterly
The Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) Wednesday disclosed that it cost the country about $1.8billion per quarter to import fuel.
Chief Executive Officer (Upstream), Bello Rabiu, told journalists during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, that it cost the country $600billion to import fuel every month.
"Spending on imports rely on two things: Volume and the price. As we speak today, a cargo of product of about 40 million liters will cause about 13 to 14 million dollars.
"And we need about 45 to 50 million liters to satisfy the country depending on the time and the condition of the country. So, if you assume that about 16 million dollars per day, it can also go up to 20 million dollars depending on the price.
"It means you need 20 million dollars multiplied by 90 days for a quarter. That is $1.8 billion. So, this amount is required to import the country's fuel requirement for one-quarter. Every month, we need $600 million to import fuel. So, we need $1.8 billion to import the country's requirement for one-quarter" he said.
Rabiu who led a management team of the Cooperation made the disclosure while giving an update on government's efforts to end the persistent fuel scarcity in the country.
He said the corporation plans to saturate the market with more petrol than Nigerian's can consume to end the scarcity adding that as at Yesterday (Wednesday) five vessels discharged products in various parts of the country.
Flanked by the Chief Operating Officer (Downstream), Henry Nkem-Obi; Chief Operating Officer (Refineries); Anibo Kragha and Group General Manager (Public Affairs), Garden Mohammed, Rabiu said five vessels discharged products in various parts of the country.
Private importers were also discharging at least 120million liters of their products to complement NNPC imports, he said adding that there was a delay in the circulation of the products across the country because they had to be trucked as the pipelines in the country were still not in good condition.
Rabiu said: "The plan going forward from today, we want to make sure that we give more than what is required in the whole country. The total requirement of the country is just about 1,300 trucks but our plan is to make at least 1,500 available everyday until this thing clears up.
"So, we want to make sure that we saturate the market in a very short time and I think you can see clearly now that Lagos is almost cleared and Abuja is getting better. Other places will follow."
He said 12 cargoes of fuel ordered by the corporation online were expected to be on Nigerian waters by next week to meet the demand and supply balance adding that the NNPC is also working to ensure that private importers who have approvals to import get foreign exchange cover to bring in the cargoes on time.
According to him, the corporation knows what each state needs and the demand would be met. "we just want to ensure this thing happen and quickly too," he said.
Apologising for the fuel scarcity on behalf of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu and the NNPC, Rabiu assured that this magnitude of scarcity would never repeat itself as the
Cooperation was now focusing on building its in-country storage capacity so that it would take minimum time to move products to depots in any part of the country. Efforts are also underway to ensure that the refineries and pipelines are put in order to achieve stability .
The CEO also noted that the Port Harcourt Refinery has started delivering about 5million liters a day enough for Port Harcourt and Bayelsa areas while Warri was close to adding another 2million liters.
He appealed to Nigerians to desist from panic buying as the products would now be available on a regular basis in all the filling stations around the country.
Chief Executive Officer (Upstream), Bello Rabiu, told journalists during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, that it cost the country $600billion to import fuel every month.
"Spending on imports rely on two things: Volume and the price. As we speak today, a cargo of product of about 40 million liters will cause about 13 to 14 million dollars.
"And we need about 45 to 50 million liters to satisfy the country depending on the time and the condition of the country. So, if you assume that about 16 million dollars per day, it can also go up to 20 million dollars depending on the price.
"It means you need 20 million dollars multiplied by 90 days for a quarter. That is $1.8 billion. So, this amount is required to import the country's fuel requirement for one-quarter. Every month, we need $600 million to import fuel. So, we need $1.8 billion to import the country's requirement for one-quarter" he said.
Rabiu who led a management team of the Cooperation made the disclosure while giving an update on government's efforts to end the persistent fuel scarcity in the country.
He said the corporation plans to saturate the market with more petrol than Nigerian's can consume to end the scarcity adding that as at Yesterday (Wednesday) five vessels discharged products in various parts of the country.
Flanked by the Chief Operating Officer (Downstream), Henry Nkem-Obi; Chief Operating Officer (Refineries); Anibo Kragha and Group General Manager (Public Affairs), Garden Mohammed, Rabiu said five vessels discharged products in various parts of the country.
Private importers were also discharging at least 120million liters of their products to complement NNPC imports, he said adding that there was a delay in the circulation of the products across the country because they had to be trucked as the pipelines in the country were still not in good condition.
Rabiu said: "The plan going forward from today, we want to make sure that we give more than what is required in the whole country. The total requirement of the country is just about 1,300 trucks but our plan is to make at least 1,500 available everyday until this thing clears up.
"So, we want to make sure that we saturate the market in a very short time and I think you can see clearly now that Lagos is almost cleared and Abuja is getting better. Other places will follow."
He said 12 cargoes of fuel ordered by the corporation online were expected to be on Nigerian waters by next week to meet the demand and supply balance adding that the NNPC is also working to ensure that private importers who have approvals to import get foreign exchange cover to bring in the cargoes on time.
According to him, the corporation knows what each state needs and the demand would be met. "we just want to ensure this thing happen and quickly too," he said.
Apologising for the fuel scarcity on behalf of the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu and the NNPC, Rabiu assured that this magnitude of scarcity would never repeat itself as the
Cooperation was now focusing on building its in-country storage capacity so that it would take minimum time to move products to depots in any part of the country. Efforts are also underway to ensure that the refineries and pipelines are put in order to achieve stability .
The CEO also noted that the Port Harcourt Refinery has started delivering about 5million liters a day enough for Port Harcourt and Bayelsa areas while Warri was close to adding another 2million liters.
He appealed to Nigerians to desist from panic buying as the products would now be available on a regular basis in all the filling stations around the country.
Man Arrested For Raping His Wife's Sister For Years In Lagos
The Lagos state police command have arrested 36 years old Imeh Akpan, for allegedly raping his wife's 15 years old sister, for 10 years. Parading Imeh before newsmen at the state police command in Ikeja today April 13th, the state police commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said
"The teenager has been living with him since she was small. He started raping her when she was five-year-old. She lives with him and his wife, who's her step-sister and he has been defiling her since then. But he was eventually caught at the weekend after the girl ran out of the house and was rescued by some policemen".
When interrogated, the victim whose name was not disclosed, said her sister's husband who she refers to as Daddy, raped her last Sunday
"My daddy (suspect) raped me because my mummy travelled to Akwa Ibom last Wednesday. I was sleeping on Sunday, around 10pm, my daddy came and removed my clothes and slept with me. He used the towel to cover my eye and my mouth but I was still shouting and crying. He said nobody will come and help me. So, I ran out of the house when i got chance. After I ran out, I begged my neighbour to give me phone to talk to my mummy (half sister) and he said there is no credit in his phone. So, I ran towards the police station at the roundabout. On my way there, I saw one man who asked me where I was going. I told him everything and the man said he will take me to police station and to human right. So, he now took me to hotel that I should come and sleep in hotel till morning before he will take me to the station. I followed the man and I now said I cannot sleep with him inside the hotel. When I wanted to close my eyes, I was now seeing the man as if his hand was touching me in my dream. I could not close my eyes. Around 3am, I told the man I want to go and ease myself and he allowed me. The man now said since I want to go and report everything at police station that he will use his own money and that the money will be N50, 000, that I should do him a favour and enter the room. I did but the man wanted To Molest me also and I shouted before the owner of the hotel came and opened the door. That was how I ran outside. As I was walking on the road, policemen saw me and I told them everything and they called one Okada man to take me to Lion Building. He has slept with me two times. The first time was last year. I told my mummy everything when she came back from church because my daddy told her that I ran out of the house. When I told her, she believed me but when my uncle now denied, he claimed that I left the door open and someone entered the house" she said
The suspect claimed he was drunk and did not know when he committed the crime
"She is like my daughter and it is an abomination for me to sleep with her. I have been the one training her since she was a baby. I was drunk and I did not know anything. It was the police that invited me and told me I raped her. I did not even know. It is only this once I have done it. I do not know what came over me," he said.
The police say he will soon be charged to court.
"The teenager has been living with him since she was small. He started raping her when she was five-year-old. She lives with him and his wife, who's her step-sister and he has been defiling her since then. But he was eventually caught at the weekend after the girl ran out of the house and was rescued by some policemen".
When interrogated, the victim whose name was not disclosed, said her sister's husband who she refers to as Daddy, raped her last Sunday
"My daddy (suspect) raped me because my mummy travelled to Akwa Ibom last Wednesday. I was sleeping on Sunday, around 10pm, my daddy came and removed my clothes and slept with me. He used the towel to cover my eye and my mouth but I was still shouting and crying. He said nobody will come and help me. So, I ran out of the house when i got chance. After I ran out, I begged my neighbour to give me phone to talk to my mummy (half sister) and he said there is no credit in his phone. So, I ran towards the police station at the roundabout. On my way there, I saw one man who asked me where I was going. I told him everything and the man said he will take me to police station and to human right. So, he now took me to hotel that I should come and sleep in hotel till morning before he will take me to the station. I followed the man and I now said I cannot sleep with him inside the hotel. When I wanted to close my eyes, I was now seeing the man as if his hand was touching me in my dream. I could not close my eyes. Around 3am, I told the man I want to go and ease myself and he allowed me. The man now said since I want to go and report everything at police station that he will use his own money and that the money will be N50, 000, that I should do him a favour and enter the room. I did but the man wanted To Molest me also and I shouted before the owner of the hotel came and opened the door. That was how I ran outside. As I was walking on the road, policemen saw me and I told them everything and they called one Okada man to take me to Lion Building. He has slept with me two times. The first time was last year. I told my mummy everything when she came back from church because my daddy told her that I ran out of the house. When I told her, she believed me but when my uncle now denied, he claimed that I left the door open and someone entered the house" she said
The suspect claimed he was drunk and did not know when he committed the crime
"She is like my daughter and it is an abomination for me to sleep with her. I have been the one training her since she was a baby. I was drunk and I did not know anything. It was the police that invited me and told me I raped her. I did not even know. It is only this once I have done it. I do not know what came over me," he said.
The police say he will soon be charged to court.
Nigerian Failed Budget: Abdulmumin Jibrin Allocates N4.1b Projects To His Constituency
At least 80 road projects amounting to N40bn were inserted into the 2016 budget at the National Assembly, sources told our correspondent yesterday.
There have been controversies over the removal of the N60bn Lagos-Calabar rail project and others from the 2016 budget by the lawmakers.
Sources told Daily Trust that the lawmakers at both chambers removed some of the projects included in the budget submitted by the executive and replaced them with new ones.
It was gathered that the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on appropriation, Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin, allocated projects worth N4.169 billion to his constituency in the budget.
Details of the budget seen by Daily Trust yesterday indicated that Jibrin alone allocated 22 projects worth N4.169bn to Kiru/Bebeji, his federal constituency. It was gathered that the projects allocated to the lawmaker's federal constituency are outside the usual constituency projects captured in the budget.
A senator told our correspondent on condition of anonymity, that the projects were included during budget defence and that they had since scaled through.
"In works alone, 80 road projects that were not in the budget submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari were included. These projects were injected into the budget by the works committee," he said.
According to him, each of the projects cost about N500m and the senators included them in the budget to attract projects to their constituencies.
"The roads were distributed to the senators' constituencies. It was while the committee was trying to address the lopsidedness in the distribution of road projects that the roads got into the budget.
"You know in the initial budget submitted by the president, there was gross imbalance in the distribution of road projects. It was while balancing this that they introduced new 80 road projects," he said.
The senator said each of the committees introduced new projects into the budget and they had since scaled through. He listed the affected committees to include agriculture, water resources, health, education and rural development.
He said it would be unfair to single out the chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of both chambers.
"It is a common thing during budget processes at the National Assembly. All chairmen and vice chairmen of committees are involved, especially popular committees. This has been the practice as such there is nothing new about this thing," he said.
Jirbin confirmed to Daily Trust yesterday that it was true that he allocated projects to his constituency just like some of his colleagues did.
"It is true that there are projects allocated to my constituency just like other members did. Just because I'm the chairman of the appropriation committee, my constituents should not get projects? Are my constituents not Nigerians?
"Every member has one project or the other in his constituency, so I don't think I did anything wrong by having some projects in my constituency. I think people should be fair to me please," he said.
A breakdown of the projects showed that there are 10 under the ministry of works, which are
construction and rehabilitation of the works centre, N100m;
construction of town hall, N100m;
block of classrooms, undisclosed;
rehabilitation of Sharada - Kwanar Dogara, N1.445bn;
solar street lights, N300m;
drainage, N20m;
rehabilitation of Gwarzo Kiru, Kwanar Maiyaki, N180m;
Kiru - Badaf road construction, N405m;
rehabilitation and construction of roads in Kiru/Bebeji, N150m, and
construction of pedestrian bridges, N200m.
In the ministry of water resources, there are eight projects, namely:
construction of earth dam, N1m;
construction of 10 hand-pump boreholes in Bagauda, N10m;
small irrigation schemes in Kiru, N100m;
construction of Bebeji earth dam, N270m;
construction of solar powered boreholes, N150m;
outstanding projects of 2014 in Kiru Bebeji, N100m and
provision of hand-pump boreholes and water scheme, N38.023m.
Under the ministries of women affairs and agriculture, the projects are empowerment programme:
supply of tricycles, grinding machines and set of women salon empowerment kits, N200m and
construction of rural roads in Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, N150m.
As for the SGF's office, there are two projects for the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, which are
provision of empowerment items, N100m and
provision of entrepreneurship development training and vocational centre, N100m.
It was observed that one item was repeated with different figures under the Ministry of Water Resources, which is construction of Bebeji earth dam with N270m and N50m respectively.
There have been controversies over the removal of the N60bn Lagos-Calabar rail project and others from the 2016 budget by the lawmakers.
Sources told Daily Trust that the lawmakers at both chambers removed some of the projects included in the budget submitted by the executive and replaced them with new ones.
It was gathered that the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on appropriation, Rep Abdulmumin Jibrin, allocated projects worth N4.169 billion to his constituency in the budget.
Details of the budget seen by Daily Trust yesterday indicated that Jibrin alone allocated 22 projects worth N4.169bn to Kiru/Bebeji, his federal constituency. It was gathered that the projects allocated to the lawmaker's federal constituency are outside the usual constituency projects captured in the budget.
A senator told our correspondent on condition of anonymity, that the projects were included during budget defence and that they had since scaled through.
"In works alone, 80 road projects that were not in the budget submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari were included. These projects were injected into the budget by the works committee," he said.
According to him, each of the projects cost about N500m and the senators included them in the budget to attract projects to their constituencies.
"The roads were distributed to the senators' constituencies. It was while the committee was trying to address the lopsidedness in the distribution of road projects that the roads got into the budget.
"You know in the initial budget submitted by the president, there was gross imbalance in the distribution of road projects. It was while balancing this that they introduced new 80 road projects," he said.
The senator said each of the committees introduced new projects into the budget and they had since scaled through. He listed the affected committees to include agriculture, water resources, health, education and rural development.
He said it would be unfair to single out the chairmen of the Appropriation Committees of both chambers.
"It is a common thing during budget processes at the National Assembly. All chairmen and vice chairmen of committees are involved, especially popular committees. This has been the practice as such there is nothing new about this thing," he said.
Jirbin confirmed to Daily Trust yesterday that it was true that he allocated projects to his constituency just like some of his colleagues did.
"It is true that there are projects allocated to my constituency just like other members did. Just because I'm the chairman of the appropriation committee, my constituents should not get projects? Are my constituents not Nigerians?
"Every member has one project or the other in his constituency, so I don't think I did anything wrong by having some projects in my constituency. I think people should be fair to me please," he said.
A breakdown of the projects showed that there are 10 under the ministry of works, which are
construction and rehabilitation of the works centre, N100m;
construction of town hall, N100m;
block of classrooms, undisclosed;
rehabilitation of Sharada - Kwanar Dogara, N1.445bn;
solar street lights, N300m;
drainage, N20m;
rehabilitation of Gwarzo Kiru, Kwanar Maiyaki, N180m;
Kiru - Badaf road construction, N405m;
rehabilitation and construction of roads in Kiru/Bebeji, N150m, and
construction of pedestrian bridges, N200m.
In the ministry of water resources, there are eight projects, namely:
construction of earth dam, N1m;
construction of 10 hand-pump boreholes in Bagauda, N10m;
small irrigation schemes in Kiru, N100m;
construction of Bebeji earth dam, N270m;
construction of solar powered boreholes, N150m;
outstanding projects of 2014 in Kiru Bebeji, N100m and
provision of hand-pump boreholes and water scheme, N38.023m.
Under the ministries of women affairs and agriculture, the projects are empowerment programme:
supply of tricycles, grinding machines and set of women salon empowerment kits, N200m and
construction of rural roads in Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, N150m.
As for the SGF's office, there are two projects for the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, which are
provision of empowerment items, N100m and
provision of entrepreneurship development training and vocational centre, N100m.
It was observed that one item was repeated with different figures under the Ministry of Water Resources, which is construction of Bebeji earth dam with N270m and N50m respectively.
ICC Prosecutor Visits Nigeria - Indicates Interest To Commence Investigation
The Federal Government on Wednesday pledged commitment to the highest standards of adherence to human rights in the conduct of all her international affairs including counter insurgency operations against Boko Haram in the country.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Salihu Isah to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, said the minister gave this pledge when he received a delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Madame Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday in Abuja.
The minister assured the delegation that Nigeria had high value for its relationships with the ICC and would unequivocally continue to fulfill its obligations to the Court.
Malami also disclosed that the Nigeria Army had conducted their operations in the North East region of the country in a highly professional manner imbibing with best practices in the areas of international human rights and humanitarian law.
He also revealed that he was aware of the eight case files opened against Nigeria by the ICC which the prosecutor intended to investigate in her next stage of assessment of Nigeria situation.
A statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Salihu Isah to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN, said the minister gave this pledge when he received a delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Madame Fatou Bensouda, on Wednesday in Abuja.
The minister assured the delegation that Nigeria had high value for its relationships with the ICC and would unequivocally continue to fulfill its obligations to the Court.
Malami also disclosed that the Nigeria Army had conducted their operations in the North East region of the country in a highly professional manner imbibing with best practices in the areas of international human rights and humanitarian law.
He also revealed that he was aware of the eight case files opened against Nigeria by the ICC which the prosecutor intended to investigate in her next stage of assessment of Nigeria situation.
9 Types Of Nigerian Boyfriends!! A Must Read
1) Bachelor boyfriend: he enjoys doing things on his own,his girlfriends opinion is irrelevant, he not serious about the relationship, anything can happen.
2) Acidic boyfriend: He's always angry and boiling like acid, moody,dominating and dangerous when angry, fights in public.
3) Slave boyfriend: Washes girlfriends pants, asslicks alot,he behaves like a sissy in the relationship. Doesn't have a say at all, his babe controls him!
4) General boyfriend: boyfriend for all, he belongs to everybody and nobody,has lots of female friends, spends lavishly,likes dishing money around,he tells you no strings attached.
5) Dry boyfriend: Very stingy, doesn't consider girlfriends emotions and well being,makes the relationship boring,an extreme introvert, has no sense of humour, forbids hanging out, doesn't like babe going out with friends.Would rather just stay indoors and have dry sex.
6) Panadol boyfriend: Lazy and only loves girlfriend for the sake of money,uses babes money to ball and hangout,he's not creative, his atm card doesn't always work lies lies lies,he's very dependent, always borrows from babe and never pays back.
7) Baby boyfriend: Irresponsible and childish and can't make decisions on his own(mummys boy) compares girlfriend to sisters and always runs to them if something happens.
8) Visiting boyfriend: comes at odd hours usually late in the night,comes once in a blue moon usually to have sex and disappear.
9) Caring boyfriend: caring and loving,provides material and emotional needs and creates time for his girlfriend,very responsible and treats girlfriend with respect. I know most guys would lie they belong in this category
Dear guys which type of boyfriend are you and ladies which is your man? Tell us the type u'v dated before and experience.
Five Chibok Parents Received Calls From Missing Girls’ Mobiles
The parents who reportedly called back the lines were however told off by the respondents at the other end.
The Chairman, Chibok Community in Abuja, Tsambido Abana, told our correspondent that the community planned to report the incident to the government for investigation.
"Five parents informed me that they have been receiving calls from their daughters' phones, but when they called back, the persons that responded said the phones were their own and that they should stop calling the lines. We don't know if the network (telecom firms) had allocated the girls' lines to other persons or if the callers were just playing pranks on the parents; we will report this to the government for security agencies to investigate," Abana said.
The Chibok elder could not however confirm when the parents received the calls, saying he was just informed about it on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl identified as Fati, who regained freedom after spending two years in Boko Haram's captivity, has explained how teenage girls volunteer to go on suicide missions in order to escape molestation and other forms of hardship under the sect.
Fati, whose name was changed to protect her identity, said young girls fight to strap on a bomb, not because they were brainwashed by their captors but because the relentless hunger and sexual abuse became too much to bear.
"They came to us to pick us. They would ask, 'Who wants to be a suicide bomber?' The girls would shout, 'me, me, me.' They were fighting to do the suicide bombings," Fati told CNN.
"It was just because they want to run away from Boko Haram. If they give them a suicide bomb, then maybe they would meet soldiers, tell them, 'I have a bomb on me' and they could remove the bomb. They can run away."
The teenager who was kidnapped from her village by the insurgents shared her experience with CNN at a refugee camp in Cameroon.
"We said, 'No, we are too small; we don't want to get married, so they married us by force," Fati said, explaining that after he raped her for the first time, her abuser gave her a wedding present – a purple and brown dress with a matching headscarf that she would wear for the next two years.
While under his control, she explained that she was whisked from one hideouts to another hideouts in order to evade security forces. She recalled that she met girls even younger than her in Sambisa Forest, some of whom she claimed were the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.
"There were so many kidnapped girls there, I couldn't count. There were always bombs and bullets coming from the sky. All of the girls were so frightened. All of them, they always cried and the men raped us. There is no food, nothing. The children, you can count their ribs because of the hunger," said Fati, who is now in Minawao refugee camp in Cameroon.
Fati said, "Many girls are still in Sambisa, some volunteering to die so that they can perhaps live."
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund has said Boko Haram's use of child bombers has increased over the last year with one in five suicide attacks now done by children.
In a report titled, Beyond Chibok, UNICEF said that boys abducted and recruited into Boko Haram's ranks were forced to attack their own families to demonstrate their loyalty, while girls were exposed to severe abuse including sexual violence and forced marriage to fighters.
The UN report was released as Nigeria approaches the second anniversary of the kidnapping by Boko Haram of more than 200 girls from their boarding school in Chibok.
"Girls, who are often drugged, were behind three-quarters of such attacks committed by the militant Islamist group in Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad.
"It is an 11-fold increase with four attacks in 2014 compared to 44 the next year, including January 2016," the report said, adding that the change in tactics reflected the loss of territory by the terrorist group.
UNICEF said up to 1.3 million children have been forced from their homes across Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger.
A 17-year-old girl who was abducted and is living with her baby in a camp Maiduguri told the UN agency that she refused to marry despite death threats.
"Then they came for me at night. They kept me locked in a house for over a month and told me: 'Whether you like it or not, we have already married you," she narrated.
General Who Lost Barracks To Boko Haram Discharged And Acquitted
The trial by a military court martial of Brigadier General J. O. Akomolafe, who was the former Brigade Commander of HQ 21 Brigade, Bama in Borno State, has finally been concluded.
The officer was arraigned before the military court sitting at the 9 Brigade Officer's Mess, Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos State over the loss of Mohammed Kur Barracks, Bama in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents on September 1, 2014.
The court martial was convened and inaugurated by the then General Officer Commanding HQ 81 Division, Major General TI Dibi, now retired.
Akomolafe was charged and tried for cowardly behaviour, failure to perform military duty and loss of military properties, namely his staff car and four Hillux vehicles.
The officer, who was represented by Femi Falana (SAN) and Major Femi Oyebanji (rtd), successfully convinced the court that the loss of the location was due to lack of serviceable equipment, adequate ammunitions and personnel to repel the attack.
The uncontroverted evidence adduced during the trial was that troops fought gallantly despite the limited resources available, but were overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the insurgents.
They therefore withdrew from the barracks because no further efforts could have prevented the location from falling.
A shocking revelation during the trial was that the then General Officer Commanding HQ 7 Division, Major General M. Y. Ibrahim, had prior knowledge of the constraints of the HQ 21 Brigade, headed by Akomolafe, but he did not address them.
In fact, several requests for ammunitions replenishment for troops and repair teams to effect repairs of the equipments sent to him by Akomolafe were deliberately ignored or not granted.
More shocking was the evidence that he got early information of the impending attack from the then former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General J. T. Minimah (rtd), but intentionally refused to pass the information to the brigade commander.
Also, a last minute appeal by Akomolafe to him a day before the attack for urgent equipment and ammunitions to fight and safeguard Bama was also denied.
Upon a review of the case, the court martial, headed by Major General S. D. Aliyu, upheld the submissions of the defence counsel and discharged and acquitted Akomolafe as he was found not guilty on each of the three count charges.
In his reaction to the judgment, General Akomolafe thanked God and his lawyers for saving his life and his career in the Nigerian Army.
He was also full of gratitude to the members of the General Court Martial for their sense of justice.
The officer was arraigned before the military court sitting at the 9 Brigade Officer's Mess, Ikeja Military Cantonment in Lagos State over the loss of Mohammed Kur Barracks, Bama in Borno State to Boko Haram insurgents on September 1, 2014.
The court martial was convened and inaugurated by the then General Officer Commanding HQ 81 Division, Major General TI Dibi, now retired.
Akomolafe was charged and tried for cowardly behaviour, failure to perform military duty and loss of military properties, namely his staff car and four Hillux vehicles.
The officer, who was represented by Femi Falana (SAN) and Major Femi Oyebanji (rtd), successfully convinced the court that the loss of the location was due to lack of serviceable equipment, adequate ammunitions and personnel to repel the attack.
The uncontroverted evidence adduced during the trial was that troops fought gallantly despite the limited resources available, but were overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the insurgents.
They therefore withdrew from the barracks because no further efforts could have prevented the location from falling.
A shocking revelation during the trial was that the then General Officer Commanding HQ 7 Division, Major General M. Y. Ibrahim, had prior knowledge of the constraints of the HQ 21 Brigade, headed by Akomolafe, but he did not address them.
In fact, several requests for ammunitions replenishment for troops and repair teams to effect repairs of the equipments sent to him by Akomolafe were deliberately ignored or not granted.
More shocking was the evidence that he got early information of the impending attack from the then former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General J. T. Minimah (rtd), but intentionally refused to pass the information to the brigade commander.
Also, a last minute appeal by Akomolafe to him a day before the attack for urgent equipment and ammunitions to fight and safeguard Bama was also denied.
Upon a review of the case, the court martial, headed by Major General S. D. Aliyu, upheld the submissions of the defence counsel and discharged and acquitted Akomolafe as he was found not guilty on each of the three count charges.
In his reaction to the judgment, General Akomolafe thanked God and his lawyers for saving his life and his career in the Nigerian Army.
He was also full of gratitude to the members of the General Court Martial for their sense of justice.
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10 Signs A Lady Will Definitely Become A Runs Girl
Without wasting time, here are the attributes showing that a lady will end up becoming a runs girl.
1. She greedily depends on Guys for money
The reality is that when a lady is evolving into a runs girl, she will have such low respect for herself and greed for more money so that she can go shopping for a bunch of useless crap such as shoes, clothes, wristwatch, etc, to the extent that she will be willing to LovePeddler herself out just to satisfy her excessive desires
2. She receives phone calls every now and then
Even though a lady is not a runs girl but the moment she keeps receiving calls from various men not for business purpose but for a date then it means that she's gradually becoming a runs girl. Some of these ladies even pride themselves based on the number of calls they receive daily from guys.
3. She never appreciates little Gifts
A young lady who never appreciates little gifts is an ingrate and therefore has a great chance of becoming a runs girl. Just when you send recharge N100 card to a lady and she calls to bash you that is that what your mates are giving as a gift? Be rest assured that she will soon become a wayward girl
4. She's very Lazy
Like my lecture always says that laziness is the route to all evil. The moment a lady is too lazy to read or work towards making her own money then it shows she's most likely to become a runs girl.
5. She often begs for recharge card
Another sign that a lady is gradually becoming a runs girl is that she never buys recharge card or subscribe for data bundle but always deem it as guys responsibility. Yesterday, a lady in my villa was bragging that she can never use her money to buy a phone, recharge cards or subscribe data bundle when there are guys at the beak of her finger to take such responsibility. Smh
6. She Keeps more than one Boyfriend
In as much as ladies enjoy the thrill of the chase by guys but when it gets into her head that she starts having more than one boyfriend, then it clearly shows she will soon become LovePeddler. Some even keep more than three boyfriends e.g one na sugar daddy, the second one na sex machine while the one na handkerchief...e.t.c
7. Posting irrelevant pictures on social media
Another sign of an intending runs girl is that she's so much concerned about her body, hence, posting irrelevant pictures every now and then on BBM, facebook, whatsapp and the likes for people's validation on how she looks. In fact, when it becomes a point of duty for a lady to upload more than five pictures a day, then it shows she will definitely become a runs girl. Some of them dey our BBM list
8. Multiple piercing of Ear
Whether you agree with me or not, when a lady pierces up to three holes on the ear after which she fills them with earrings dangling from east to west and north to south, then this is an indication that she's gradually becoming a runs girl
9. Bleaching
When a young lady starts bleaching, be rest assured that she's on her way to becoming a runs girl. Some of them will lie that it's their real colour that is coming out due to good feeding and exercise. Smh
10. She bashes a broke dude
I had a serious argument with a lady few days ago when she said she can't imagine herself dating her fellow student (imagine, an 100l student claiming she can't imagine herself dating a 400l student let alone her course mate). Meanwhile, na married men dis girl dey parole with oooooo... Any lady is with this ideology will definitely end up becoming a runs girl.
I drop my pen at this point
Feel free to add yours
Have fun
Original writer: Tosyne2much
CNN - Proof Of Life For Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls
Maiduguri, Nigeria (CNN)They were stolen from their beds in a school dormitory: hundreds of teenage girls kidnapped by gunmen.
A few dozen escaped to tell of the night Boko Haram militants brought terror to a Nigerian girls' school.
From the rest, silence. No sign of where they had been taken or what could have happened to them for almost two years, even as the world screamed #BringBackOurGirls.
Hundreds of parents left, day after day, night after night, and then months with no information.
Until now.
CNN obtained a video of some of the "Chibok Girls" sent to negotiators by their captors as a "proof of life."
The video had been seen by negotiators and some members of the government.
But no one had shown the parents. Until now.
Rifkatu Ayuba catches sight of her long-lost, desperately missed, now 17-year-old. "My Saratu!" she wails, reaching out to a laptop screen, the closest she's been to her child in two years. She is desperate to comfort her little girl, but helpless.
Saratu Ayuba is one of 15 girls seen in the recording shown to some of the families for the first time at an emotional meeting this week. Wearing a purple abaya, with a patterned brown scarf covering her hair, Saratu stares directly into the camera.
"I felt like removing her from the screen," Ayuba tells us, desperate to pluck Saratu from the mysterious location where she is being held and bring her home. "If I could, I would have removed her from the screen."
The video is believed to have been made last December as part of negotiations between the government and Boko Haram.
It was released by someone keen to give the girls' parents hope that some of their daughters are still alive, and to motivate the government to help release them.
The girls, their hair covered and wearing long, flowing robes, line up against a dirty yellow wall. They show no obvious signs of maltreatment.
In summary, there's a video of 15 of the Chibok girls the Government has had since December 2015, which CNN has now shown to the parents.
With the girls identified by the parents and some of their fellow classmates, I hope nobody is still out there calling this a scam.
Senators Fear Gender Equality Bill Will Turn Women To Prostitutes & Lesbians
Senators fear Gender Equality Bill will turn women to prostitutes, lesbians –Senator Abaribe
April 13, 2016 Samuel Ogundipe
The senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Eyinnaya Abaribe, has said the Senate rejected the Gender Equal Opportunities Bill because some lawmakers feared the legislation could give women unfettered freedom to engage in immoral activities.
Mr. Abaribe said many senators expressed deep concerns over the blanket freedom the bill would give women because many of them would ignore their immediate responsibilities and turn to prostitutes and homosexuals, urging the proponents of the bill to find a way of replacing some of its languages.
Mr. Abaribe spoke during a forum on political rights of women in Nigeria organised by the Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC) on Wednesday in Abuja.
“The bill was defeated at the second reading when its details were highlighted to the senators,” Mr. Abaribe said. “Some lawmakers started expressing deep worries about some parts of the bill that they think could give women too much freedom and lead them to prostitution, lesbianism and other social vices.”
Mr. Abaribe called on all those championing the bill to make efforts at modifying some aspects of it in order to make it acceptable to all lawmakers for passage.
“The reason why we’re here is that we think that we should be able to restrategise, we should be able to look at the bill again and see those contentious areas we may need to modify. We should be able to find those critical constituencies within the senate that we must have to address.
“We should be able to look at the narrative of the bill and how it is being presented to the public and change that narrative and make it a positive narrative.
“For example, the bill is not a north versus south bill. The bill is not a Christian versus Muslim bill. The bill is not a male versus female bill. The bill simply seeks to extend to every Nigerian all the rights that are they should enjoy. And if women by virtue of our culture, by virtue of our historic antecedents are being behind, then we need to also drag them into the economy by giving them every right that they can use to be productive members of the society and that is all that we’re trying to do.
“It has been rejected but we’re talking to the senators who are supporting the bill to know how we could move forward. It’s not easy to say the bill can pass tomorrow, but we will continue to plead with other members for their support on this bill.
Mr. Abaribe, who is a member of the Senate Constitutional Review Committee, also said the bill may need to be incorporated into the Constitution as part of the ongoing constitutional amendment process in the National Assembly.
“Since we’re doing constitutional review, I will advise that we find a way of putting this bill directly into the Constitution because if we just make it as part of electoral law, it could be challenged at the courts and get struck down.”
The bill, which has continued to stoke widespread emotions amongst women, was introduced by Senator Biodun Olujimi and it aimed to achieve, among other purposes, equal access to education, strengthening of the laws on violence against Women, ending abduction of girls, sustenance and promotion of entrepreneurship opportunities, gender mainstreaming and gender equality, as well as female participation in governance.
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