Author Archives: Joe

18
Sep

190,000 children die of diarrhoea yearly – Medical practitioner

Joe Uncategorized No Comments
Dr Jude Oko, a member of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Abuja chapter, has said that no fewer than 190,000 children die of diarrhoea in Nigeria every year. Oko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, described the situation as regrettable, and emphasised the need for regular hand washing, which he said, …
15
Sep

President’s wife wants enforcement of law on rape

Joe Right of women and girls No Comments
The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has urged government at all levels to enforce the law on rape, to protect women and children in the country. Aisha stated this when she received some staff of the Ministry of Women Affairs, UNICEF and National Population Commission, led by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ezekiel Oyemomi. The staff …
15
Sep

17-yr-old mother abandons day-old baby in the hospital in Abuja

Joe Right to life No Comments
A 17-year-old girl who abandoned her one-day-old baby she just delivered in a private hospital in Galadima, a community in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory, has been apprehended by the police and handed over to the Social Welfare Department of the FCT Administration. The teenage mother, a resident of Dutse, according to reports, …
14
Sep

Woman confesses to selling 19 kids to ritualists

Joe CHILD TRAFFICKING No Comments
THE police at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Owerri, Imo State have arrested a woman, Chioma Anoruo, who has confessed to selling about 19 children to ritualists. Mrs. Anoruo was arrested by the Orlu community local vigilance led by their chairman, Innocent Anokwute. She was subsequently handed over to the police. During the …
12
Sep

7 Reasons Parents Don’t Find Out The Sex Of Their Baby

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 To find out baby’s sex or not to find out? Some pregnant women and their partners can’t decide! One thing that is for sure: from the moment you announce your pregnancy, people will be asking whether you are going to find out the sex of your baby. As the 20 week scan approaches, you might find yourself in two minds as to whether to find out or …
09
Sep

Man steals baby, gives girlfriend to sell

Joe CHILD TRAFFICKING No Comments
The Abia State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man, identified simply as Uchenna, from Owerri- Aba, for allegedly stealing a four month- old baby boy, who he gave to his girlfriend, Kelechi Uche, to sell. The state Police Commissioner, Joshak Habila, who paraded Uche in Umuahia, said she was arrested by some members of the public at Osusu …