NGO Proposes Bill Against Elder Abuse

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Dew-Drop Foundation on Tuesday in Enugu held an advocacy walk against elder abuse calling for criminalisation of the act to serve as deterrent to potential abusers of elderly persons in Enugu state. According to the reports, the Executive Director of the Foundation, Mrs Agatha Nnaji led other partner organisations including the VOICE and Centre for Gender Economics Africa to a sensitisation walk against elder abuse to critical government stakeholders including the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary on the urgent need to develop policy framework to protect…

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Pressure Group Urges Bulkachuwa To Abide The Oath Of Office She Sworn To Protect

    A political pressure group, Nigeria Democracy Defenders has advised the President of the Nigeria Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa not to divert from the contents of the oath of office she sworn to protect to save the judiciary from imminent and impending constitutional breach over the continuous refusal to hear the Election Appeals from the decision of the election petition tribunal emanating from Delta state. It would be recalled that the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State delivered judgments…

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