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These four little girls have been left abandoned by their parents after they were accused of being witches in Abak, Akwa Ibom State. The girls have however being rescued. This developmet was made by the Child's Right And Rehabilitation Network (CRARN). Below is how they reported it: ******************************* Four female children were yesterday rescued by a good samaritan around 1:00 AM in the night. The children whose origins are yet to be identified said they were told in a prayer house that they were witches, an allegation which compelled their parent to abandoned in another prayers house which they went for deliverance, for years without bringing them food to them.  Their parent later came to the church at the instance of the pastor, pick them and put in a waiting car which drove them to the Abak bridge and dropped them there. The children were malnourished and seen with wounds, bruises, and scars in different parts of their body indicative

The aged mother of Nigerian football legend, Rashidi Yekini, who has been struggling with abject poverty and recently cried out publicly for help by concerned citizens of the country, has been finally remembered by the Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki.   Grace finally smiled on the woman when the senate president decided to take the sad situation up and rehabilitated the woman's living conditions and revived her almost failing petty trade business, and now the transformation is simply amazing.

However, Terror died two hours later, owing to bullet injuries he sustained during the shootout. His arrest threw the entire Ebute-Meta area into excitement, as residents besieged Denton Police Station demanding that the suspect be released to them so they can mete out jungle justice on him. Terror and members of his gang were reportedly members of the Eiye confraternity. Before he breathed his last, Terror reportedly confessed to be responsible for the killing of four members of a rival cult last December at Evans Square, Ebute-Meta. He also reportedly confessed to have been hired on several occasions by some politicians to kill their rivals during elections. The latest of his escapades was the fight between members of his cult group and those of Aye, last week in Idumota area of the state, where two persons were reportedly killed. It was gathered that he also confessed that members of his gang killed some policemen during an operation and made away with their AK-47

The Abia Police Command, on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of a woman, who allegedly sold her three-year-old grandson to a ritualist. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Udeviotu Onyeke told newsmen that the woman was in the custody of the police in Umuobiakwa, as investigation continues. He said that part of the investigation being carried out was to determine the sanity of the woman. The woman, who hailed from Onitsha Ngwa in Obingwa Local Government of the state, had left the village with the child and returned a week later to report that he was missing. Sources in the village said that when the suspect was questioned about the missing boy, her response triggered suspiscion, thereby prompting the villagers to invite the police. The suspect, allegedly told the police that she sold the boy for N100, 000 to a native doctor in Akwa Ibom and wanted to use the money to buy a motorcycle before end of the year. The police spokesman, however, said that the woman had since changed her statement, claim

According to Jesus, many of the so-called churches today that are large and famous are actually spiritually dead. In many churches today, pastors are preoccupied with the size of their congregation. Some take a census every church-service. Others keep statistics of the number of people who answer their altar-calls. When pastors meet socially, how big their church is determines their social status and prestige; ensuring that many are prone to exaggerate their numbers. The bigger the church, the more highfalutin and celebrated the pastor. However, the wisdom of God is contrarian, she shouts in the street; she lifts her voice in the public square: “No king is saved by the multitude of an army; a mighty man is not delivered by great strength. A horse is a vain hope for safety; neither shall it deliver any by its great strength.” (Psalm 33:16-17). Let me apply this scripture more precisely to the context of mega-churches. No man is saved by the size of a church, neither is the wi

  At the day clinic less than 100m away they could not help him. The doctor scheduled to be on duty did not show up because he was a foreigner and feared being a victim of xenophobia. It began on Friday night when mobs blockaded Arkwright Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares in Alexandra, with rubble and burning tyres. Foreign-owned shops' roofs were ripped open and metal gates torn away as looters went on the rampage. Outside one spaza shop, a man in a black corduroy jacket and red shirt was walking along the road. Suddenly a young man dressed in a grey tracksuit jacket beat him over the head with a wrench. The red-shirt man tried to fend off the blows, his arms raised. He stumbled back, falling into rubbish strewn by the roadside. The blows with the wrench rained down. Then the bludgeoning stopped and the man with the wrench moved away. Along the way the man was flailing wildly, sitting up, lying down, wincing with pain. The wound to his chest was

Nigeria will start evacuation of its citizens from South Africa this week over xenophobic attacks on immigrants from other African countries. Nigerians who are interested in returning to their country have been told to contact the Nigerian High Commission in South Africa. The tribal Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini, was alleged to have said foreigners should leave the country in a speech on March 20, which led to the uprising. A statement issued by the by the Nigerian Office in Pretoria on Friday, which was obtained by our correspondent, called on nationals in the country to contact the office through telephone or Twitter. Meanwhile the House of Representatives’ Committee on Diaspora Affairs has called for drastic action by the Federal Government. Chairman of the committee, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday stated that there was the need for Nigeria to reciprocate South Africans’ treatment on Nigerians. She said, “We have asked that the Nigerian High Commission

Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Amina Mohamed, said on Friday, April 17 in Nairobi, that Kenya will evacuate its nationals from South Africa as xenophobic violence increases. She said that though there are no Kenyan casualties in the uproar in South Africa, government is planning to evacuate those it can get hold of. Mohamed said the evacuation has become necessary because of the fear that the attacks may spread across the country. According to her, this measure will be taken after a new spate of violence has left at least five people killed in the eastern port city of Durban. Some foreign-owned shops in Johannesburg's downtown area have reportedly shut this week amid fears, with the police maintaining a heavy presence in the city. Mohamed said some Kenyans living in the affected regions, mostly business people, have moved to temporary camps provided for victims, but not in large numbers. She said the Kenyan Mission in South Africa is ready to offer assi

More than 30 people have been detained by police in South Africa after a fresh outbreak of anti-foreigner violence. Overnight, small groups attacked shops in several areas around Johannesburg, the country's commercial hub. Police used rubber bullets to disperse looters in Alexandra, a township north of the city. At least six people have died in anti-foreigner attacks in the eastern port city of Durban, with violence spreading to other parts of the country. Several thousand foreigners have fled their homes to shelter in makeshift camps, and neighbouring Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have announced plans to evacuate citizens. Meanwhile, police have urged people to stop sending unverified social media messages about attacks on foreigners because they are causing panic. President Jacob Zuma has cancelled a trip to a summit in Indonesia because of the wave of violence against foreigners. On Saturday afternoon he is due to visit the Chatsworth refugee camp in Durban.

This is a photo showing women looting shop of a foriegner. What has really come over the south africans this is becoming too much

Passengers on a Bus Rapid Transit going to the CMS area of Lagos on Wednesday were forced to become emergency midwives and labour attendants when a pregnant woman was delivered of a bouncing baby boy inside the bus. It was learnt that the woman, identified simply as Afolaranmi, was going to a private hospital in CMS for a medical checkup, when she started her labour. It was gathered that some medical workers in the bus organised other passengers to help in delivering the baby. It was learnt that the mother was delivered of the baby at about 12pm, around the Constain bus stop. It was gathered that Afolaranmi, who joined the BRT bus at the Ketu Bus stop, is a trader and lives in the Mowe area of Ogun State. After the delivery, the mother and the new baby were taken to a private hospital. A passenger on the bus, who gave his name as Shodipo, said both the woman and the baby seemed to be fine. He said, “It was a very interesting experience.To my novice eye, the woman

Looks like Nigerians Tuedon omatsola Morgan a married woman of four is the first Nigerian to set foot on the north pole. The 42 year old marathon runner, who has finished marathons on seven continents twice, achieved this feat recently. She placed the Nigerian flag on the North Pole, in Alaska. see pictures below