At 90, Abia widow fights for life amid repeated assault by brother’s wife, kids
FOR most people, old age is a season of rest, dignity, and the comforting embrace of family. But for 90-year-old Mrs. Comfort Nwanchioma Okwuonu, popularly known as Danchama, the twilight of life has allegedly become a horrifying tale of abuse, loneliness, and unending violence.
‘Boko Haram killed my husband, molested me’; Ngoshe abductees recount ordeals
‘The experience is horrible and inhuman. I was seriously molested sexually. I prayed for even my enemies not to fall prey to Boko Haram terrorists’
Photos: Oyo govt demolishes building used by Adelabu family’s kidnappers
Oyo government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in the Lako community, Aiyegun–Anaye Road axis of Ibadan
Crushing economy: Landlords devise group renting methods to make more money
It is denying families the opportunity of staying together as landlords make more money renting to different tenants than to a family bloc.
My daughter was kidnapped day after I prayed for victims — Adelabu’s mother
A day after offering prayers for the safe return of kidnap victims Madam Olufunmilayo Adelabu found herself facing a similar nightmare
How we rescued Adelabu’s sister, children — Police
Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her twin sons were abducted in the early hours of Wednesday at Elewura-Challenge in Ibadan South-West
Fire razes plastic store in Osogbo
A popular plastic store, Iyanu Plastic, in Osogbo was on Sunday razed by fire with property worth millions of naira destroyed.
Armed herdsmen have established ‘Sambisa Forest’ in Benue South – Kidnap victim
He said the kidnappers demanded N10 million for his release, while other captives were allegedly asked to pay up to N20 million.
ENUGU EZIKE: How Onyishi, Igwe Parallel Leadership works
Enugu Ezike, the second largest “native town” in West Africa is in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Nigeria ranks third worldwide in female genital mutilation
Nigeria has been ranked third globally, after Egypt and Ethiopia, among countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is still widely practised. Statistics also indicate that Ekiti and Osun states record some of the highest prevalence rates of the harmful practice in the South-West region of the country.
Kidnapped Oyo schoolchildren: Women traditionalists storm shrines for divine intervention
Concerned by the continued captivity of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, scores of women traditional worshippers from across Egbaland on Friday embarked on a spiritual procession across major streets and sacred sites in Abeokuta, Ogun State, seeking divine intervention for the safe release of the victims.
