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457 Nigerians languishing in Brazialian prisons--Dabiri-Erewa

457 Nigerian s languishing in Brazialian prisons--Dabiri-Erewa Rep Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Ho us e of Representatives Committee on Diaspora,  has said   457 Nigerian s, including a 72-year-old woman, Fa us at Abosede, are languishing in vario us prisons in Brazil. Dabiri-Erewa told the Newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday, that the committee had visited Brazil and was  touched by the pitiable condition of the inmates. “We were touched by the psychological traumas that the inmates were going through, despite the cleanliness and orderliness of the prison environment,'' she said. She said the visit was prompted by a hint it got from a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Youth Without Borders, led by two Nigerian s, Taiwo and Kehinde Afolabi.  The lawmaker said out of the figure, 14 of the inmates were female, who were been kept at Sao Paulo Women Plenipotentiary Prisons. She said one of the women had completed her term and

Major Asian Industries Express Interest in Nigeria

Major Asian Industries Express Interest in Nigeria *As Jonathan promises incentives Major stakeholders of the Asian Tigers economies yesterday indicated interest to set up business in Nigeria after President Goodluck Jonathan held closed door meetings with them where he assured them of review of incentives to investors willing to set up or increase their business stakes in Nigeria. Those who met Jonathan and agreed to commence investments and capacity building in Nigeria include Daewoo Industries, Samsung and Hyundai Heavy Industries Limited who secured private audience with him at the Sheraton Hotel in the highbrow Walkway district of the country. This is as he also said there was need for Nigeria to partner with Korea Electricity Power Company (KEPCO) to fast track achievement of the power Master plan and ensure that it worked expeditiously to deliver power without which the needed industrialisation would be a mirage. He met wi

No Gunshot at US Embassy’s Office – Police

No Gunshot at US Embassy’s Office – Police Contrary to the report that there was a gunshot yesterday at the United State Office, where they said two people were arrested in connection with the shot, the Police authority has denied such claim and said no arrest was made. The US embassy had issued a release that there was a gun shot in their office in Abuja, adding that two people that were arrested in connection with the shot were in police custody. The statement read thus: “We believe there were shots fired in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy. The Nigerian authorities have two individuals in custody. We refer you to the Nigerian police for further information.” But in swift reaction, the police in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said there was no such thing and that the masses should treat such report with levity. The FCT Police Command’s spokesperson, Moshood Jimoh, said if there had been any gunshot, the police would have been alerted im

Security Agents Uncover a Bomb Factory in Kogi

Security Agents Uncover a Bomb Factory in Kogi Security operatives in Kogi have discovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), including five hand grenades and other chemicals for manufacturing such devices, in an uncompleted building in Kabba in Kogi. The discovery was made yesterday in an uncompleted four-bedroom flat at Asunta Quarters, behind Baptist Primary School in the ancient city of Kabba. A combined team of the State Security Service (SSS), police and the soldiers acting on intelligence report, cordoned of f the building at about 2 p.m., They forced the iron doors open and with the aid of the Police Anti-Bomb Squad, recovered the devices. Other items recovered included NPK brand of fertiliser, and other chemicals that are basic raw materials in the manufacturing of explosives. Also recovered are army camouflage cap, saw, cables wires, transistor radio, batteries of different sizes and video CD players, used for testing