Monthly Archives: January 2015

11
Jan

Parents urged to always teach their children about security

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Assistant Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in the FCT, Mr. Elija Yisa, has urged parents and guardians to always teach their children about security to promote awareness early in life. Yisa gave the advice in Bwari in an address to participants at a one-day interactive session on safety tips on security operations organised by NOA for residents …
11
Jan

Man, 80, arrested for raping 12-yr-old girl

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Pa Olajide Ojo, 80, has been arrested by the police in Ikole Ekiti for allegedly defiling a 12-years old girl. Ojo, of No. B22, Oke Ode Idogun Street, Ikole –Ekiti, was said to have committed the offence on December 24, 2014. The suspect, according to a press statement by the Ekiti police image maker, Mr Victor Babayemi, yesterday, reportedly, lured …
11
Jan

10-year-old girl bombs Maiduguri market, kills 20

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Twenty persons, including a female suicide bomber were killed in a major market in Maiduguri, the capital of the troubled Borno State following an attack by the Boko Haram sect on Saturday The female bomber was reportedly a 10-year-old girl. The incident also left 18 persons injured, the Police Public Relations officer of the Borno State Police Command, …
10
Jan

NGO seeks end to violence against women, children

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Anon-govermental organisation, Hope For Life Initiative, has embarked on a campaign to end violence against women and the girl-child. The NGO, in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and the Lagos State Ministry of Education, have within the last four weeks, led the initiative to propagate the “HeForShe” campaign in three …
10
Jan

Top Brain Foods For Children

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A healthy, balanced diet is not just good for kid’s bodies, it’s good for their brains, too. The right foods can improve brain function, memory, and concentration. Like the body, the brain absorbs nutrients from the foods we eat, and these 10 “superfoods” on the following slides can help children boost their brainpower. Fatty fish, such as salmon, …
10
Jan

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Hosts Widows And Orphans

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Nollywood diva, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has shown time without number, her milk of kindness. The sexy thespian and mother of four through Give And Let Give, in conjunction with her NGO, OYEP, feted widows and orphans to food, drinks, dancing and gifts. Omotola, who is marking her 20th year anniversary in entertainment, hosted the end of year Give And …
10
Jan

Barber slashed my neck for not dating him – SS3 pupil

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Boluwatife on hospital bed with her mother | credits: Kunle Falayi Eighteen-year-old Boluwatife Ajadi has finally been able to speak, one week after she was attacked with a razor by a young man at Baruwa area of Ipaja, Lagos and almost died. Boluwatife, an SS3 pupil of progress Secondary School in Baruwa, who explained how she became a victim of the …
10
Jan

‘UNILAG graduate’ rapes nine-year-old, flees

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December 2, 2014 was a sad day for Mrs. Bilikis Balogun. That day, she learnt that her innocent nine-year-old girl, Nofisat, had been sexually assaulted by their 30-year-old neighbour, Ikechukwu Obasi, while she was in the market. “He has fled his apartment since the incident. But I just want him to face justice and get punishment for what he did …
07
Jan

Three-year-old narrates how man raped her

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  BY SAMSON FOLARIN Little Chinansa (pseudonym) lost her innocence to a neighbour, who stole her virginity under the pretext of being a friend. Though in kindergarten class two, Chinansa vividly recalled how she was allegedly defiled by 25-year-old Hamzat Afeez, a painter who lived in her parents’ house. During a visit to the residence on Remi …