Faith It
Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.{Hebrews 11:1}. This we know and how do we act. Sharon played a very vital role in church as the Choir Coordinator. She was also the one in charge of teenage outreaches. A remarkable lady she was and everyone loved her. Sharon […]
Rant Of The Day – Mr Husband
Welcome to the rant column I know that marriage/relationship is a good thing. It’s good to have someone you love and trust your entirety on but something must be taken seriously right here especially in this part of the world. I have realised that most men become so lazy in marriage. They practically become babies […]
One Feared Dead, Vehicles Destroyed In Ado-Ekiti
Guns boomed yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, as members of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) battled one another for several hours. Traffic, commercial and social activities were paralysed while business centres and schools were shut. The commercial drivers moved from one location to another, attacking innocent residents and damaging vehicles. The drivers, […]
Village Head Gets Seven Years for Attempted Sex With 13 Year-Old Granddaughter
Liwonde First Grade Magistrate court this week convicted and sentenced Lucious Katuli aged 47 who was a village head and a church elder to seven years imprisonment for attempting to have sex with his granddaughter. Presenting facts in court, prosecutor, Inspector Richard Kandeya told the court that the victim is 13 years old and his […]
FG’s Feeding Programme Boosts Enrolment —NISER
THE school Feeding Programme initiated by the Federal Government has impacted positively on school enrolment, attendance and retention across the country, thereby reducing school drop-outs to the barest minimum, a study from the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, NISER, Ibadan has revealed. This was the highlight of a presentation by the Social and […]
UNILEVER Donates 100 Computers To Chitungwiza Schools.
Unilever Zimbabwe, through its washing powder brand OMO, has donated 100 computers to selected primary schools in Chitungwiza as part of the company’s efforts to cut the technology gap between the developed and developing countries. This forms part of the organisation’s initiative called “Vheneka Musha Mukuru” tailored to give back to the community and deliver […]
The Unlawful Military Detention And Torture In Rwanda
Rwanda’s military has routinely unlawfully detained and tortured detainees with beatings, asphyxiations, mock executions, and electric shocks, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 91-page report, “‘We Will Force You to Confess’: Torture and Unlawful Military Detention in Rwanda,” documents unlawful detention in military camps and widespread and systematic torture by the […]
Liberia: 20 Candidates Battle To Replace Africa’s 1st female president
Liberia holds presidential polls today for elections that for the first time in more than 70 years will see one democratically elected government hand power to another as a Nobel Prize-winning president steps aside. Twenty presidential candidates are vying for a majority in the first round of elections today, while nearly 1,000 candidates fight for 73 […]
Displaced North-East Women Protest Presidential Panel’s Snub
The Knifar Movement, a group of displaced women in the North-east Nigeria, representing more than 1200 men, women and children in military-run detention centres, has accused the Presidential Investigative Panel on Human Rights Abuses in the Military of denying it the opportunity to appear before it. The group said it celebrated the establishment of the […]
Monkey Pox Spreads To Lagos, Rivers, Five Other States
Following the outbreak of the monkey pox virus in Bayelsa State recently, other suspected cases have been reported in six more states in the country, bringing the total number of suspected cases so far to 31. The states that have reported cases of the virus are Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross […]
Rant Of The Day -The Rape Saga
Welcome to the rant column Hey people of the rant community. I wish you all a wonderful week ahead. Straight to the rant of the day/moment. A friend of mine called me some days back to break a very sad news to me about her friend who got raped by a man. This friend is […]
UNICEF Commends Military For Release Of 752 Children And Women
The UNICEF has welcomed the release of 752 women, children and elderly men from Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Ms. Pernille Ironside, in a statement yesterday, said the children are victims of Boko Haram terrorism instead of being held as suspects. Ironside said this is the first important […]
Namibia: Gender-Based Violence Crisis In The Black Community
AT the beginning of this week, Namibians woke up to a nightmare that they are already accustomed to. That is the news of another senseless shooting, the spectre of gender-based violence (GBV) haunting this country, of Maria Megameno Kamati at the hands of her boyfriend of nine years, Erastus Heita. Maria’s middle name Megameno means […]
Liberia’s Amended Rape Law Sparks Protest At Capitol Hill In Monrovia
A group of young advocates under the banner Concern Citizens of Liberia yesterday stormed the Capitol Building where they called on the Senate to establish a fast track to handle rape cases rather than amending the rape law by making it bailable. The Liberian Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of making rape a bailable […]
Rant Of The Day – Sister, Do You Still Want The Change?
Welcome to the rant column Bus Conductor : Enter with your change o Passenger : Please, I don’t have 100naira, I have 90 naira Bus Conductor : Come down! Get down. If you no get 100naira. get out. {leave if you don’t have the exact t-fare} Passenger : Calm down. Please na, Na only 10naira. […]