Girl dies giving birth to her father’s child after suffering four years of sexual abuse
A thirteen-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her father for four years died while giving birth to his child, police in Brazil have said. Schoolgirl Luana Ketlen died on December 11 after she was admitted to hospital suffering severe abdominal pains, before medics discovered she was pregnant. Doctors decided to induce labour and delivered […]
Minimum wage: Ihedioha asks committee to consider possibilities
By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday asked the Joint state Negotiating Council for the implementation of the N30,000 new national minimum wage to recommend for the state what it can pay. Ihedioha spoke at the government House in Owerri, during the inauguration of the council. The joint council between the government […]
US strikes in Iraq kill 25 fighters, says Iran-backed militia
A powerful Iraqi militia backed by Iran on Monday said that U.S. airstrikes in western Iraq had left 25 militiamen dead and 50 others wounded, thus increasing Sunday’s death toll. On Sunday, the U.S. military said it carried out “precision defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah militia group, which was blamed […]
Ortom signs 2020 budget into law, warns against misapplication of public funds
By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom has signed the 2020 appropriation bill of N189.5billion into law with a pledge to ensure adequate implementation of the budget for the good of the state. Performing the ceremony on Monday, in Makurdi, the Governor said the appropriation bill christened “Budget of Advancement, Growth, and Development,” could […]
Insecurity : FG plans to withdraw military from North East in 2020
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday said that it would begin gradual withdrawal of the military operations in the north eastern part of the country where the Boko Haram terrorists have been attacking people for almost a decade. The withdrawal of troops will be done after an “assessment” to determine areas where […]
N37bn NASS Renovation: Lawmaker wants fund utilised for education reform
Rep. Raheem Olawuyi has suggested that the proposed N37 billion budgeted for National Assembly renovation should be channelled to development of education and other critical sectors. Olawuyi, representing Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Monday in Omu-Aran. According to him, some members of NASS are […]
