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LAGOS NEIGHBOURHOOD SECURITY CORPS: A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE PEOPLE'S GOVERNOR “ Let me, however, make it abundantly clear that the Neighborhood Safety Corps is not in any way in competition with the regular Police Force. ” “In actual fact, they are expected to assist and complement the Police by providing useful intelligence for crime prevention and to facilitate the arrest of perpetrators of criminal activities in our communities ,” - Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (Monday, 27th March, 2017). On Monday 27th March, 2017, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode launched the Lagos Neighborhood Security Corps at the Agege Mini Stadium, Agege, Lagos. With a pledge that the security of lives and properties in the state is now non-negotiable, the People's Governor handed over a total of 177 salon cars and vehicles equipped with necessary communication gadgets, 377 motorcycles, 377 helmets, 4,000 bicycles, metal detectors for ensuring that illegal weapons are not smuggled into publ...

SOUTH AFRICA'S XENOPHOBIA ATTACKS: CHANGING "HATE" TO "LOVE" Introduction The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21st March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid pass laws. Proclaiming the day in 1966, the United Nations General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination. In South Africa, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is also observed as the Human Rights Day which is a public holiday celebrated on the same day each year. This day commemorates the lives that have been lost to fight for democracy and equal human rights in South Africa during the Apartheid regime. The Sharpeville Massacre during Apartheid on 21st March 1960 is the particular reference day for this public holiday. The theme f...

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: MY WORLD MY WAY. Introduction On Tuesday, 14th March, 2017, CNN observed the #MyFreedomDay campaign which was a global outreach to remind the world about the threats Modern Slavery presents to our collective existent on the planet - Earth. The day was set aside to remind everyone of us about the dangers and damages caused by Human Trafficking and forced labour the world over. According to Freedom United (a global NGO that deals with trans-border human trafficking and slavery), an estimated 45.8 million people are currently in slavery worldwide. In every country around the world, people are exploited against their will, controlled by threats, debt, and violence and so on. We may call it by many names, but it amounts to the same thing: Modern Slavery. It is illegal everywhere, but it continues to thrive because so many of us do not understand it, do not want to think about it or/and do not know how to change it. Regrettably, Slavery and ot...

International Women’s Day 2017: A TALE OF TWO GREAT HEROINES Last year, organizations and individuals around the world supported the #PledgeForParity campaign and committed to help women and girls achieve their ambitions; challenge conscious and unconscious bias; call for gender-balanced leadership; value women and men's contributions equally; and create inclusive flexible cultures. From raising awareness to concrete action, organizations rallied their people to pledge support to help forge gender parity on International Women’s Day (IWD) and beyond. (Source: InternationalWomensDay.com) Personally, I also published a write-up to commemorate the International Women’s day 2016 titled; “ PLANET 50-50 BY 2030: STEP IT UP FOR GENDER PARITY (& DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN THE LABOUR MARKET ).” ( http://shegzsablezs.blogspot.com.ng/2017/03/planet-50-50-by-2030-step-it-up-for.html ) whe re I pledged for parity in a number of ways but I unfortunately could not achieve many o...

PLANET 50-50 BY 2030: STEP IT UP FOR GENDER PARITY (& DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN IN THE LABOUR MARKET ). Introduction According to information from the United Nations official website, the month of March can alternatively be referred to as Women’s month and 8 th of March is globally recognized as the International Women's Day, a day for celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. International Women's Day is a collective day of global celebration and a call to action for accelerating gender parity. IWD has been observed since the early 1900's - a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. (un.org) Perhaps, with more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true eq...

CONCUSSION – CAUSES, SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION TIPS: THINGS WE NEED TO KNOW On weekends, my routine activities include cleaning the house among other domestic chores, spending some time with a childhood friend and making sure I stay updated on happenings around the world by watching my favourite news channel, reading books and articles on the internet, listening to my beloved rap artistes and catching up with the latest Hollywood movies. The movie - Concussion inspired me to a large extent, I was personally elevated to learn that there are patriotic Nigerians who are doing notable things in every corner of the world and Nigeria is blessed with great and gigantic individuals who defy odds to achieve positive results in their chosen professions. Concussion is a 2015 American biographical sports drama film directed and written by Peter Landesman. It was produced by Ridley Scott, Giannina Scott, David Wolthoff, Larry Shuman, and Elizabeth Cantillon. The story was based on the exposé...