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The girl-child as endangered specie

By BILKIS BAKARE  IN recent times, insurgent activities have taken a worrisome turn as more women and girls are now being recruited as suicide bombers. Few days ago at a crowded market in Damaturu, the capital city of Yobe State, North Eastern Ni­geria, a 10- year- old girl blew up herself, killing over 15 people and injuring several others. This …

Pastor jailed for 10 years for raping girl while father was present

A pastor who raped a girl as she lay blindfolded on a bed has been jailed for more than 10 years in what a Perth judge has described as depraved and degrading offending. Dawid Volmer, 41, had advertised sexual massages on Craigslist, initially meeting the girl and her father, who cannot be named, when she was 12, although her father said she was 16. …

INCREDIBLE: Woman gives birth after 14 years pregnancy!

A woman – Mercy James miraculously gave birth to a baby girl after 14 years of being pregnant. The baby was promptly and aptly christined Miracle. And why not? If the mother had delivered at the expected time the child would have been a teenager by now and possibly in secondary school at the JSS 3 level. Mercy, a single parent, said of her ordeal …

Pregnant woman, 7 children drown in Delta

About eight persons including a pregnant woman and seven children are feared dead as they reportedly drowned in the River Niger following the rise in the level of water due to incessant rainfall and opening of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroun. The victims, who were said to be missing since the current flood ravaging parts of Delta State started, were said …

Imo Police burst another child trafficking syndicate

IN its bid to rid Imo State of child trafficking, the State police command has arrested another syndi­cate of women involved in sourcing and the sale of newly born babies. Parading the suspects yesterday, at the command headquarters, the Commis­sioner of Police in the state, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, dis­closed that on September 13, 2015, operatives of the …

Pastor’s Son Beheads 11-Year-old Girl for Ritual Purposes

Delta State Police Criminal Investigation Department has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of an 11-year-old girl identified as Aghogho Igbi by a teenager, Silas Anidi who allegedly beheaded her for ritual purposes, Sun newspaper reports. He was also alleged to have attempted to kill her sister, Favour, 13, when he was caught by neighbours. …