Imo police arrest woman suspected for child slavery
The police in Imo State have confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old woman, Victoria Nwosu, for allegedly abusing and enslaving her three stepchildren.
A video clip had gone viral on the Internet showing the three minors being chained and made to undergo mental and physical torture.
A concerned resident, who made the video, called on Nigerians to come to the rescue of the children.
Subsequently, the state chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers swung into action, which led to the arrest of the woman and her husband.
Confirming the arrest of the couple, the police spokesperson in the state, Micheal Abattam, said the children had been rescued and assured that the couple will be charged to court at the end of investigation.
Obi: Catholic church disowns Mbaka
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS DISOWNED THE SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR OF ADORATION MINISTRY, ENUGU, NIGERIA (AMEN), REV. FR. EJIKE MBAKA, OVER STATEMENTS HE MADE AGAINST THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OF LABOUR PARTY, PETER OBI, ON WEDNESDAY.
MBAKA HAD AMONG OTHER COMMENTS DESCRIBED OBI AS A STINGY MAN AND A JOKER WHO IS UNWORTHY OF BECOMING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA.
IN A STATEMENT LAST NIGHT, THE CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ENUGU DIOCESE, CALLISTUS ONAGA, CONDEMNED AND DISSOCIATED THE CHURCH FROM MBAKA’S COMMENTS DESCRIBING IT AS DIVISIVE AND UNBECOMING.
POLICE BURST BABY FACTORY, RESCUE 35 GIRLS IN ANAMBRA
POLICE OPERATIVES IN ANAMBRA STATE HAVE RESCUED 35 GIRLS FROM A BABY FACTORY IN THE NKPOR AREA OF ANAMBRA.
Soludo Bars Teachers Who Scored Below 50% In CBT From Recruitment
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has barred teachers who scored below 50 per cent in the Computer Based Test conducted for them from being recruited into the state’s school system.
The state Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, stated this saying the governor has approved 50 per cent as the cut-off mark for the examination with respect to the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise in the state.
She said those who scaled the 50 per cent benchmark would take another qualifying examination on Saturday.
Recall that no fewer than 31,000 teachers across the state sat for the test last Saturday in batches, out of which 5,000 will be employed by the state government.
GUNMEN KILL SS3 STUDENT IN BENUE
A FEMALE SS3 STUDENT OF ST. MONICA GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL IN OTUKPO HAS BEEN REPORTEDLY KILLED BY YET TO BE IDENTIFIED GUNMEN IN OTUKPO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE.
THE LOCALS SAY THE DECEASED WHO WAS IDENTIFIED AS CHARITY EZE WAS SHOT DEAD ABOUT 10:30PM ON FRIDAY AT HER FATHER’S RESIDENCE ON NO. 38 IDIKWU ROAD IN OTUKPO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE WHEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE TO REMOVE CLOTHES EARLIER DRY CLEANED IN THE COMPOUND WHEN TWO GUNMEN WHO CLIMBED THE FENCE SHOT HER ON THE FOREHEAD.
LOCALS ALSO SAY THE DECEASED YOUNGER SISTER WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT NARRATED THAT THE GUNMEN ON SIGHTING THEM WHERE THEY WERE REMOVING THE CLOTHES IMMEDIATELY SHOT AT CHARITY AND THEN SAID, THEY CAME FOR THEIR FATHER AND THIS IS THEIR MESSAGE TO HIM.
THE DECEASED HAD BEEN WRITING THE ONGOING WEST AFRICAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE (WASC) EXAMINATION AND WAS SUPPOSED TO ROUND OFF THIS TUESDAY, 14TH JUNE, 2022, BEFORE HER UNFORTUNATE DEATH.
Grid Collapse: Power has been restored in the South East – EEDC
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC), has announced the restoration of electricity supply within all the states in the South-East.
UK University Appoints Ekweremadu Visiting Professor
A FORMER DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SENATOR IKE EKWEREMADU, HAS BEEN APPOINTED A VISITING PROFESSOR OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
2023: Muslim-Muslim ticket recipe for crisis, CAN insists
THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (CAN) HAS, AGAIN, ADVISED POLITICAL PARTIES AGAINST UNDERMINING THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN THE FORTHCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, BY RUNNING MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKETS.
Owo massacre: S’West governors declare 3 days mourning
THE SIX GOVERNORS OF THE SOUTH WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SOUTH WEST GOVERNORS’ FORUM, HAVE DECLARED A THREE-DAY MOURNING IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE JUNE 5, 2022 TERROR ATTACK ON ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH, OWO, ONDO STATE.
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AFTER THE VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNORS STATED THAT THE MOURNING PERIOD WILL HOLD BETWEEN TODAY AND WEDNESDAY, TO SYMBOLISE THE COLLECTIVE LOSS ACROSS ALL SOUTHWESTERN STATES OF THE COUNTRY. THE COMMUNIQUE WAS SIGNED BY ALL THE GOVERNORS, LED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND ONDO STATE GOVERNOR, MR ROTIMI AKEREDOLU.
Terror Attacks Won’t Stop Christians from Worshipping God
THE CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF THE ABUJA METROPOLITAN ARCHDIOCESE, MOST REV. IGNATIUS KAIGAMA, YESTERDAY SAID NO AMOUNT OF THREATS OR ATTACKS ON THE CHURCH WOULD STOP CHRISTIANS IN THE COUNTRY FROM WORSHIPPING GOD.