A SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS COUPLE FACE VERY SERIOUS CHARGES AFTER A WITNESS CAME FORWARD WITH SHOCKING EVIDENCE OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT. (PHOTO)

Image
 "The child was tied up and blindfolded."  (We are updating this story tomorrow with more information) A Springfield, Illinois couple face very serious charges after a witness came forward with shocking evidence of abuse and neglect. We Are thankful the witness came forward.  According to reports, the details of this heartbreaking case came to light on March 8th when Springfield PD was contacted by a female who witnessed a shocking scene at the home of 32-year-old Willie Wardlow and 40-year-old Ashley Wardlow. In addition to her important witness statement, the female witness also had photos and videos documenting the horrible conditions a small child in the home was forced to endure. The child is under 10 years old.  The photo and video appeared to show a young female victim who had been blindfolded and bound. When officers with Springfield PD arrived at the home of Willie and Ashley Wardlow, no one would answer the door. However, while on the scene, authorities rec...

NIGERIA, SAUDI ARABIA PARTNER ON SOLID MINERALS DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).


Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Partner on Solid Mineral Development

Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will collaborate to promote development of solid minerals as the world transit from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

This was made known by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake during a meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Bandar AlKhorayef on the sidelines of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF) held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr Alake harped on the need to forge partnerships, as the global energy transition is contingent on critical minerals, which exist in abundance in Nigeria.

“We need a lot of investments in exploration, exploitation, extraction, processing, and local value addition. We realize that we must look at regions outside of Africa to collaborate, further consolidate, and enhance our capacity to explore and exploit the natural resources that we have. For us to maximally utilize, exploit, and derive maximum revenue for our own economic and infrastructural development, we need to have a very solid partnership with nations like Saudi Arabia”. he said.

Dr Alake said investment in local value addition involving processing of solid minerals that will culminate in production and establishment of factories in Nigeria, to generate employment which will have a multiplier effect on the economy.

He maintained the readiness of the Nigerian team to work with the Saudi Arabian counterpart to finetune and map out strategies on areas of collaboration within a specified time frame.

Throwing light on incentives for investment, Dr Alake cited the policy of President Bola Tinubu on repatriation of profits by foreign investors, tax waivers on imported equipment specifically directed at the mining sector.

He noted that a rejigged security architecture which will soon come on stream to effectively secure mining areas in the country.

Earlier, his Saudi Arabia counterpart, Mr. Bandar AlKhorayef shared the position of Nigeria on the fundamentals of diversifying the economy with emphasis on the mining sector.

Mr Bandar AlKhorayef said the collaboration was important and that Saudi Arabia would prioritizes local value addition.



 

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

AMBODE,SOYINKA & OTHERS AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF LAGOS AT 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY AGAINST 2017.{PHOTOS}.