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The catalog of coarseness – especially among our youth – is exhaustive. We may not be paying attention because of the struggle to survive, but pornography is rising rapidly. The concept of childhood innocence is gradually slipping through our fingers. In entertainment, crudeness often substitutes for creativity. Most of us still frown upon incest, the sexual abuse of children, and public inferences to sexual acts. Yet even these are not universal convictions; search any of these issues online, and one will find that each is advocated by a surprisingly large and articulate collation of persons and groups. Parents shouldn’t be surprised that their children are already aware of these issues. Are you also aware that public shame is no longer as strong as it used to be in the past? To the discerning Nigerian, these things are not just troubling but deeply painful. The statistics on divorce, cohabitation, abortion, out-of-wedlock births, addiction to drugs or alcohol, etc. are indispu...

Politics: ASABA-THE ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections, in parts of Asaba and its environs is being marred by late arrival of materials.   Our correspondent who is monitoring the exercise in area, reports that the materials were still being sorted out at Uzoigwe Primary school and Ahaba primary school. However, there is a large turnout of voters in the areas visited.  Some voters spoke to newsmen, expressed anxiety over the delay in the commencement of the exercise. There was large turnout of voters at Uzoigwe Primary School, Ward 09 of Oshimili South Local government area, but officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC were still sorting materials for distribution to units at about 9am. Commercial buses however stationed at the school waiting to take materials to the polling units.  A voter who identified herself as Ngozi Okolotu, said materials arrived the ward at about 3.00am but INEC officials failed to commence sor...

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence.  INEC boss, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Specifically, INEC said elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state as well as some parts of Anambra and Lagos would be conducted on a later date, saying mostly affected is the contest for the federal legislative seats.  “The commission has received reports of violence and ballot box snatching in some areas leading to the disruption of the process. We have asked the Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs and the Electoral Officials on ground to submit their firsthand reports in relation to some of these incidents.  We are still receiving reports relating to incidences in some states of the federation but we have received reports relating to incidences in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of...

It took Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential candidate and his wife about six minutes to cast their votes in Adamawa.  The former Vice President described the voting as “so far, so good.” He voted about 10 20 am. He said the turn out was impressive and hoped that INEC would be able to cope. He said he looked forward to a smooth transition. Asked whether he would accept the result wherever it swings to he said “I am a democrat”. 

By: Our correspondent THE Candidate of the PDP in the Bayelsa East Senatorial district of the State, Chief Ipigansi Izagara has raised alarm over alleged hijack of election materials in Nembe Basambiri and Okoroba areas of the state. According to him, the shooting and hijack of materials were sponsored by the opposition party supporters and alleged that one person has been killed and five others injured. He said the armed attack against PDP members started around 10pm on Friday with chasing out of PDP members in the area, “they have hijacked materials from our area with the assistance of soldiers ” Also speaking, a chieftain of the PDP from Okoroba community in Nembe council, Benjamin, also alleged that in ward 11,12 and 13 of the area, the materials have been diverted with the aide of security agents. 

By: Our Reporter   Edo State Government has announced that schools across the state are to resume on Wednesday, February 20, for the continuation of the second term academic session, after the mid-term break. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. Mrs. R. E. Obahiagbon, the government said that the mid-term break for 2nd Term ends Tuesday, 19 February 2019. According to her, “This is to inform the general public that the mid-term break for 2nd term (2018/2019 academic session) ends today, Tuesday, 19 February, 2019. Schools are expected to resume tomorrow Wednesday, 20 February, 2019 “All schools are by this announcement advised to comply accordingly.”

Excerpt:Courtesy of Vanguardng FORMER Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Bamitale Omole has described quality education as a tool for nation- building.  The former VC who presented a paper at the Founder’s Day/12th Matriculation ceremony of Caleb University, Ikorodu-Itokin Road, Imota, Lagos, said education is the pathway to nation-building as it gives people the required skills to keep themselves out of poverty, thereby providing the gateway to prosperity and creates wealth for the citizens.  In the paper titled: Where have the youths gone?  Nigerian youths and nation-building, he said that educated citizens especially youths, bring fame\, wealth and prosperity to a nation. He said: ‘’All these are factors towards the nation-building and education creates awareness of what is right and what is wrong. Education is a vital investment for human, economic and capital development in any nation.”  Obafemi Awolowo University He admonish...