Tag: Family
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Nneoma Nenadi: The horrors of a Nigeria house help, other issues arising – Ozioma Onyeweaku
Ozioma Onyeweaku It came out steaming hot and horror the story of 10-year old Nneoma Nnadi who was repeatedly burnt with hot iron, and had a 6-inch nail drilled into her skull. Satan the devil, himself, must have screamed at this horrific act of Mrs Ifeoma Ozougwu on her 10 year-old house help. Mrs Ifeoma…
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Ajimobi’s family deliberately denied Makinde’s delegation access to Fidau programme – Oyo Deputy Gov insists
Oyo Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has insisted that the family of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi deliberately barred him and other state delegation from the 8th day Fidau prayers for the deceased. He said the family was aware of his presence at the gate of the residence. Though the Ajimobi family, on Saturday in a…
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I’ve lost close staff, family, friends to coronavirus – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he has lost a couple of close people to the ravaging coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the president lost his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari to complications from the virus in April. Other close family members back in his hometown Daura, Katsina State also died from the…
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Family announces burial date for murdered Black American, Floyd George
The funeral for George Floyd, who was murdered in Minneapolis, United States last week, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family attorney, Ben Crump has announced. A memorial service will be held in Minneapolis Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.(7pm West African time), according to Crump. The funeral in Houston, where Floyd…
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Omote Omam’omo – Francis Ewherido
Francis Ewherido No suspense, the title means that the girl child is a good child. Sometime ago, I read the story of a woman, who surrendered her two daughters, aged 13 and 18, to his “man-of-God” lover to sleep with, because he promised to heal her sick SON. The foolishness that comes with desperation knows…
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Signs a child is being sexually abused or molested – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By OZIOMA ONYENWEAKU By their nature It is not easy for a child to walk up to the parents and say I am being sexually abused by so so and so person. Even children who are naturally bold and would want to muster up courage to speak out about the abuse would have been silenced…
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The Lockdown and family bonding – Hope Eghagha
By Hope Eghagha COVID-19 has locked us all in. It has forced families to live together as they never did before. It is unlike the long weekend holidays. Then you could still drive off to the club. Take a beer. Eat some good food. Chat with friends. And return home to an exciting or boring…
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One advantage of Covid-19 lockdown we must take – Ozioma Onyenweaku
By Ozioma Onyenweaku COVID-19 is one pandemic that has shocked the whole world bringing all human activities to a standstill; grounded all activities, and directed all attention to itself. How to curb COVID-19 has become the sole goal and direction of all human activities. All the expensive and state-of-the art vehicles, all the private jets,…
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Okowa condoles with Buhari, Abba Kyari’s family
Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Saturday, condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. Okowa, in a statement authored via his verified Twitter account, said Kyari’s death remains a great loss. He prayed that God grant the family of Mallam Abba Kyari and Presidency the fortitude…
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COVID-19: 7 Ways a family can enjoy stay-home order
It is not easy staying at home especially when we are not doing so on our own free will. It is obvious that the pandemic has forced the government of most countries to enforce a stay at home order. The stay at home instruction is telling on us, this is due to the fact that…