Eleven teenagers have died of botched circumcision within two weeks during the winter initiation season in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.

A five-year-old boy was battered to death in a park by his mother’s boyfriend who flew into a rage after the child lost one of his trainers, a court heard.

The Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme is a man many would not credit with sycophancy or any of its correlates. In This interview held recently in Asaba, the former multi-term commissioner in the state and former Minority Leader and Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly (DTHA) opened up on his relationship with subsisting state governor, Senator (Dr.) Ifeanyi Okowa and his performance in office, two years into his current term. He commends Okowa and likens him to Chief Obafemi Awolowo of blessed memory. Excerpts from the interview are presented below.

THE Police in Onitsha, Anambra State, over the week, uncovered a spot between the bank of the River Niger and the famous Main Market, through which unwholesome Kiwi Shoe Polish and other products were illegally imported into the commercial town and beyond.

Just like yesterday, it’s already one year since an African got elected to preside over all Inner Wheel Clubs worldwide for the first time in history. Yemisi Alatise, a Nigerian, was that illustrious one. As she hands over the baton of leadership this July, Alatise, in this interview with Weekend Woman, relieves her experiences presiding over the women-only charity club which operates in 103 countries.