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Success and Prince Sodomowei Kadi still missing after 17 days
By Bonaventure Melah
The Kemebigha Kadi family of Igbogene community of Yenagoa Bayelsa state are still in shock following the disappearance of their two children on June 19, 2023.
Nearly three weeks after, the children, 4year old Success (Kadi) and her 2year old brother Prince (Sodomowei) Kemebigha are yet to be found.
Speaking to Nationwide Reports in an exclusive interview today, Wednesday, July 5, Mr. Frank Kimibia, a brother to the father of the two children said the family has been totally devastated by the unfortunate incident which has also distorted the family’s foundation.
He narrated how the incident happened, saying that a young man newly rented an apartment in the compound where his brother and his family live. The new tenant gave his name as Christian Powder, from Imo State.
The new tenant had told neighbours that he would soon be joined in the apartment by his sister.
According to him, it was the sister of the new tenant that took the children away while their mother Faith went to church. He said his brother and father of the children was not at home when the incident happened.
According to Frank, his brother’s wife and mother of the children has a sister who lives with them.
On that faithful day, he said, the children were not feeling fine. Their mother left them in the care of her sister and went to church, when the sister of the new tenant who had arrived just a few days earlier, volunteered to take the children out in order to buy them drugs for them at a pharmacy.
The woman’s sister had allowed the new girl to take the children away but she did not bring the children back on time which raised the sister’s curiosity.
After waiting for long, the sister of the children’s mother went out to look for them and to take the children back home, only to discover that the new girl has vanished with them.
Alarm was raised and a search party went to town to get the children back to no avail.
He said the matter has since been reported at the Igbogene Police station but no result has been found adding that they have resorted to all manner of prayers for God’s intervention in rescuing the child.
Nationwide Reports asked Mr. Frank why the mother of the children and her sister would be that free to embrace a tenant who has just moved into the compound and his sister and to entrust the children into the strange girl’s care, as well as to take the children away to buy drugs.
Mr. Frank said he has no comment on that, adding that all they care about now is the return of the children.
Asked about the new tenant, Christian Powder who is the brother of the kidnapper sister, he said it was discovered that the new tenant even left the compound with his belongings earlier before the sister took the children away and that checks revealed that he gave them fake name and fake address including state of origin, adding that the young man has disappeared into thin air.
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Breaking: NHRC, LEDAP begin consultative forum on eliminating harmful traditional, religious practices
By Bonaventure Phillips Melah
A consultative forum to seek ways of eliminating harmful traditional religious practices that impact rights of women and gender equality in Nigeria is set to begin in Abuja.
Organized by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, and the Legal Defence and Advocacy Project, LEDAP, the gathering is themed- “Empowering Traditional Rulers in Nigeria to Adopt and Implement Community Guidelines for Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Against Women.”
Among dignitaries to speak at the event are Dr. Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Chino Obiagwu, SAN, National Coordinator, LEDAP and Prof. Joy Ezeilo, SAN, Executive Director, Women Aid Collective.
Details later…..
The Director General of AGRHYMET, Dr. Issoufou Baoua, led a high-level delegation to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as part of the Joint Mission on the operationalization of the Regional Climate Centre for West Africa and the Sahel (RCC-WAS).
He was accompanied by the WMO Representative for West, Central & North Africa, Dr. Bernard Gomez, and the ECOWAS Representative, Prof. Mansur Matazu.
The mission focused on advancing regional collaboration required to fully operationalize RCC-WAS — a key initiative designed to enhance climate services, strengthen resilience, and support informed decision-making across West Africa and the Sahel.
During the engagement, the AGRHYMET DG outlined the core objectives of the mission, which include strengthening institutional partnerships, aligning regional priorities, identifying capacity-building needs, and setting actionable milestones for the effective take-off of RCC-WAS.
Receiving the delegation, the Director General/CEO of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, reaffirmed NiMet’s commitment to the successful establishment of RCC-WAS. He emphasized that NiMet will provide technical expertise and tools — including MeteoWiz — participate in joint research efforts, and contribute to the development of advanced climate monitoring and forecasting capabilities for the region.
The visit marked a significant step forward in consolidating regional cooperation. Both institutions reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening climate services, and the meeting concluded with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the operationalization of the Regional Climate Centre for West Africa and the Sahel.
President Bola Tinubu has set up a high level committee to resolve issues on N4 trillion owed to federal contractors in the country.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President also expressed displeasure over the huge debt.
He made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by the President at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the President was enraged after learning that about 2,000 contractors are owed.
Onanuga, who stood in for the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said: “He made it very, very clear he is not happy and wants a one-stop solution.
“An important highlight in the course of the FEC meeting is that the President expressed very, very grave displeasure about the fact that contractors are being owed money.
“The DG (Director-General) of the Bureau of Public Procurement actually told the President that about 2000 contractors are being owed money and this made the President very, very upset.
“So the ministers are going to look into the problem to really find a solution, to find the money to be used in paying the contractors.”
The presidential aide explained that the committee has as members, the Ministers of Finance (and Coordinating Minister of the Economy), Wale Edun; Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Works, Dave Umahi; Education, Olatunji Alausa; Housing, Ahmed Dangiwa; and Marine & Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, along with the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Kurfi; and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji.
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