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WHEN WOMEN STOOD TO BE COUNTED

Being a Welcome Address Delivered by Pastor Suleiman, Joseph Manjoe, Coordinator, Ebira Renaissance Group (ERG) at 1 st Ebira Women Conference Held at the Civic Centre, Obangede on Saturday, 25 th October, 2014 ( josephsuleiman8@gmail.com ) Courtesies………………                                                                                                             Pastor Manjoe delivering his speech I consider myself very privileged to give this welcome address in this epoch making event, the First Ebira Women Conference when our dear mothers and sisters stood to be counted on the right side of history. You are by this conference standing to initiate the rebirth of Ebira nation via political re-engineering. You didn’t keep any of us in doubt as to your readiness to partner with us when we met last, on September 20, 2014 in Okene with your leadership. Now that you have broken your silence and passivity on the Ebira project, things can only get better for the land. On b

4000 NYSC fee: House of Reps has betrayed Nigerian youths- ACT

 A youth political pressure group,  Advocates for Collective Transformation (ACT) has described the endorsement of 4000 online registration fee for NYSC mobilization by the House of Representative as a misrepresentation and betrayal of Nigerian youths. ACT in a statement signed by its President, Tayo Fashogbon and National Secretary Isaac Ifetoluwa Ajayi describe the endorsement by House Committee on Youth Development Chairman, Hon Kamil Akinlabi despite public outcry against the fee as ‘evil endorsement of oppression’ of young people in the country. The group said the action signals that youths cannot be assured of quality representation from its elected lawmakers. The group said young people in the country are at greater risk with leaders like Hon Akinlabi representing Nigerian youth interests at the legislative chamber. "Hon. Akinlabi and his committee has swallowed the NYSC pill to extort fresh Nigerian graduates, we wonder how it taste in their mouths. If Nigerian youths