18-year-old Ana Rosa Mora has been
arrested for killing her own child because the the new born looked like
her ex-boyfriend. Ana wrapped her baby in a bag and left him outside to
die because she feared the child looked like her ex-boyfriend and her
current boyfriend would leave her. The Chicago Tribune
reports that the teen gave birth last weekend and attended school on
Monday after allegedly committing the act and even showed staff members
pictures of a newborn girl that she claimed she downloaded from the
Internet.
Although you might find a few references to the law, these rules are propositions from the desk of a concerned human rights lawyer who is tired of the reported abuses faced by house boys and house girls in Abuja.
Note:
For the purpose of consistency, I will only be using the term “House girl” but the expression shall also apply to House boys, nannies, maids, helps, cleaners etc.
While the nation and relatives of the
victims of Nyanya Motor Park in Abuja are still counting their losses
over the Boko Haram bombing spree that killed nearly 100 innocent
citizens, the nation is still battling to unravel the whereabouts of 200
school girls kidnapped by the terrorist group about two weeks now. see more below:
Unlike the Sewol tragedy, the fate of these schoolchildren has gone unreported, vanished into a dangerous world
Soldiers stand guard
in front of the school in Chibok, Nigeria, where 200 students were
abducted last week. Most of them are still missing. Photograph: Haruna
Umar/AP
Where are they?
Every morning for a week the news has been dominated by the South Korean ferry tragedy. The terrible grief of the parents, the shocking response of the crew to the unfolding disaster, and the inexorably rising body count.
Two days before the South Korean students boarded their ferry for a study trip to the nearby island of Jeju, terrorists broke into a girls' school in Chibok,
in the remote state of Borno, in north-eastern Nigeria. They shot
guards and abducted about 200 students, who were loaded into trucks and,
it seems, taken off into the forest. Two groups of the girls, perhaps
30 in all, managed to escape. The rest have simply disappeared.
No
one has admitted carrying out the mass kidnapping, although it is
assumed to be the work of Boko Haram, the al-Qaida-linked jihadi group. Amnesty International
says 1,500 people have been killed this year in the conflict between
Boko Haram and Nigerian security forces, more than half of them
civilians. The latest bombing by the group was in Abuja, on the same day
the girls were abducted, in which at least 70 people died. Nigeria's
president, Goodluck Jonathan, was soon on the scene. The first
appearance of the Borno state governor in Chibok came yesterday, eight
days after the attack.
The fate of the Nigerian girls, who had
been recalled to class in order to sit a physics exam, when all the
other schools in the area were closed by security fears, has not been entirely ignored by the world's media. But it has been overwhelmed by the story of the sinking of the Sewol.
Some of the reasons for that are obvious. The South Korean story has unfolded on camera, in a first-world country with every facility for news reporting. In contrast, the young Nigerians have vanished into the darkness of a dangerous world.
Nigeria
is complex and messy and unfamiliar. It is easy to feel that what
happens there is not real in the way that what happens on camera in
South Korea is real. Watching the images of the almost mad grief of the
parents, ready to plunge into the water themselves to find their sons and daughters, is like an awful realisation of one's own worst imaginings.
There
is no such vivid expression of suffering from Borno, only the grainy
images sent on poor satellite links showing the familiar devastation of
catastrophe that could come from any of countless news reports.
Yesterday, a group of parents pooled resources to buy fuel and set off
on their motorbikes into the forest where the security forces dared not
go in a last despairing effort to save their daughters – only to have to
turn back as night fell.
No one knows what will befall these
young women. In February, Boko Haram – whose founding purpose is to
defeat the influence of western education – murdered 59 students.
Teachers, schools and children are in the front line. In Abuja,
politicians talk of a decade-long war of containment against jihad to
come. But already its objective of peace is being undermined by reports
of extra-judicial killings by the military. The insecurity exacerbates
the poverty and holds back development.
Like the tragedy in South
Korea, the crisis in Borno is not some random act of God. It is human
made. Yet the loss of the Sewol may result, along with retribution
against all of those responsible, in higher standards of seamanship and
improvements in ship design. Future lives will be saved. The Seoul
government will never again risk being exposed to the humiliation of its
failure to protect its own young people.
It is much less likely
that lessons will be learned from the abduction of the young Nigerian
women from their school. The government in Abuja will ship in more
soldiers. The west may contribute, as Tony Blair believes is necessary.
Maybe in the end some kind of security will be achieved. But in this
northern province there is an ancient legacy of Islamic rule – and high
civilisation – that long predates British imperialism.
Many, many innocent people will die first. There is scant interest in
nuance, no serious debate about what the rest of the world could do to
help. That is the real cost of global inattention.
They are popular, they are influential and
some are powerful by the virtue of the political positions they occupy.
They’ve been able to use their fame or positions to influence People,
Their Environ And Comunities.
Check out the top 20 Most Influential Nigerian Entertainers.
1) STEPHANIE OKEREKE LINUS
Stephanie has much access to the presidency
more than any other entertainer. The relationship between the first
family and Stephanie dates back to the time Jonathan was still the
deputy Governor of Bayelsa state. The President and Mama peace see
Stephanie as one of their daughters.
2) D’BANJ
D’banj has been in constant touch with the presidency. Recently, he was made the brand ambassador for “One Campaign “, a federal government’s project which aims to support local farmers across Africa.
3) P’SQUARE
The twin singers were part of the
presidential delegates to South Africa in May 2013. The delegation
included high powerful Nigerians like Peter Obi, Reuben Abati, Ngozi
Okonjo Iwaelar.
P’square have also been sighted with Malawian President and Rwandan President.
4) INI EDO
If you are an entertainer and you need access
to Akwa Ibom state government, just go to Ini Edo. She has much access
to her state governor and has also been sighted with President Jonathan.
Ini has also been linked to a former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives.
5) KANAYO O. KANAYO
KOK has been an active member of the PDP and has always supported the President.
He was awarded with MFR few years back by the President.
Last year, KOK got an appointment by President Jonathan as a board member of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Studies.
6) ONYEKA ONWENU
Singer, actress and politician Onwenu is a member of PDP and performs in high profile presidential events in the country.
Onyeka is the Director General of the National Center for Women Development, Abuja.
7 ) AKI AND PAWPAW
Chinedu and Osita have access to the presidency. Both were recipients of the MFR Awards by the President.
Chinedu Ikedieze was also part of the presidential delegates to South Africa last year.
8. IBINABO FIBERESIMA
Ibinabo is the AGN President and she used her
position and led a high profile visit of AGN members to the presidency
early this year and after that controversial visit, she got a federal
appointment as a member of the board National Council for Arts and
Culture.
9) PATIENCE OZORKWO
Mama
G has received two awards from the presidency. First was the MFR
awards, followed by the Centenary awards which she was fortunate to be
among the very few entertainers that got it.
10) OLU JACOBS
He was also honoured with the Centenary awards by President Jonathan after he earlier got the MFR awards in the previous years.
11) OMOTOLA JOLADE EKEINDE
She made the Times list of 100 Most Influential People in the World!!! This was a rare achievement.
Omotola was also honoured last year in her home state, Ondo, with a chieftaincy title.
12) REGINA ASKIA WILLIAMS
Regina was recently invited by her state
government, Akwa Ibom state, to partner with them on some certain
projects which she gladly honoured after several years of been away from
Nigeria. This shows how much influence she has especially in her home
state.
13) GENEVIEVE NNAJI
She was featured by Oprah as one of the Most Popular people in the world where she was dubbed the Julia Robert of Africa.
Genevieve was also given an MFR Award by
President Jonathan. She was once alleged to have had a cordial
relationship with a former VP.
14) CHARLEY BOY
He may be very controversial but he is quite influential.
15) RMD
Richard Mofe Damijo is occupying a powerful
position in Uduaghan led administration in Delta State as the
Commissioner for Culture and Tourism.
16) PETE EDOCHIE
Pete is quite influential.
Recall when he was kidnapped in 2009, his abductors claimed that they
abducted him because he is influential and can speak to the government
on their behalf about their plights.
17) DON JAZZY
The star music producer is quite influential. No doubt about that.
18) BOB MANUEL UDOKWU
He was appointed the Senior Special Adviser to the immediate past governor of Anambra, Peter Obi.
19) ALEXX EKUBO
Alexx has made contacts with Governors of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Delta states. He was also sighted with the President sometime ago.
20) CHIKA IKE
Chika has been alleged to have a cordial
relationship with one of the current top political leaders in the
country. This relationship makes her influential.
Hello beautiful people, I am certain some of us know Miss Tiwa Savage
is getting hitched this weekend, and hence the airport has been in some
kind of chaos this week with friends and family jetting to the Arabian Gulf to celebrate with her. The big question is What dress is Tiwa Savage going to walk down the aisle in?
We are going to play a guessing game to try and figure out what style
the gorgeous songstress might consider to rock on her big day based on
her fashion profile. Are you ready?
Miss Savage style screams fun and flirtatious, although I may not be
on board with some of the outfits she has worn in the past, it is safe
to say that Tiwa’s style has evolved and she keeps rolling out fashion
HITS one event at a time. Tiwa looking electric in that royal blue wrap dress. Tiwa owning this plunging neckline. One of my favourite looks from Tiwa Savage, wearing Mary Katrantzou.
Her love for colour, bold jewellery and thigh high hems is a clear
indication that she is not afraid to be sexy and goes further to
solidify the fact that she embraces her femininity a 100 percent.
Now, let’s take a look at dresses from some of the all-time favourite dressmakers that we think would work for her big day -
Romona Keveza
This Romona Keveza sultry dress would be sick on Tiwa because it
would hug her curves in all the right places and get Mr Balogun’s heart
racing. Vera Wang.
This Vera Wang dress would is a take on art décor but in a minimalist
way. I see Tiwa looking classic and regal in the dress. She is after
all getting married in the city of princes.
Elie Saab
The deep V of this Elie Saab dress would not be anything new for our
diva, whilst it is dramatic it manages to keep all the traditional
trimmings of a wedding dress.
Monique Lhuillier.
Monique Lhuillier, only one of the most creative dressmakers of our time delivers this yummy yet beautiful wedding dress which embodies everything Tiwa is, fun, vivacious and sexy.
Elie Saab.
A departure from the traditional white dress, but who cares, how
yummy would this nude Elie Saab look on Tiwa’s dark skin? Here comes the
shoe snob, definitely not with those wedges! What is great about this
dress is, it can go from the wedding ceremony straight into the
reception party.
I believe Tiwa Savage would look great in any of these styles because
these dresses would accentuate her figure and not swamp her petite
frame.
I would love to hear what you guys think. Which is your favourite
pick for Tiwa Savage or if you are getting hitched soon which dress
would you pick for yourself? All or none?
Have an amazing day. Xxx Fabulously Yours
The
Police in Ogun State have recovered the head of the two-year-old boy
that was killed last week in the Ofada, Mowe area of the state. The
little boy was gruesomely beheaded on April 12 by a certain Mamodu
Ibrahim who was arrested on April 16…
The state Police Public Relations Officer,
DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, explained that the suspect took the investigation
team to the Mokola area of Ibadan, Oyo State, where the head was
recovered in a bag in the bush on April 22.
He said, “He has confessed to the crime, but still keeping some
information to himself regarding those that sent him to get the
commodity.
“The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Ikemefuna Okoye, has
however directed the detectives to intensify efforts to uncover the
buyers and others who engage in such dirty deals.”
Special
ED is that orobo guy that prances around the stage at every Davido gig.
Quite a talented man he is – so talented, he shared a couple of
snapshots of himself, along with Davio, B-Red, and fast rising rapper
P.R.E. View the photos…
Kinda
hilarious, but seriously, is he for real? Homeboy Freeze had called on
Nigerians last week, in the wake of the impending P-Square doom, to pray
for the entire Okoye clan. Freeze actually dedicated his Sunday praise
jam show, specially for the P-Square prayers.
Now he says, his prayers worked. Seriously, his prayers or the fact that Glo announced that they will cancel their endorsement deal should they split. Which sounds more believable – Glo’s threat or Freeze’s prayers?
Jude Okoye's younger brother Ikechukwu just made the announcement on twitter and shared photos.
Her name is Ifeoma Michelle Umeokeke...and she and Jude have been
dating for about a year. Jude proposed to her today which is also his
birthday and she said yes. Big congrats to them. See pics of the
bride-to-be after the cut and up-close pic of the massive ring...
They tweeted solidarity messages at the same time. I'm a fan so this is really good news. Family is really everything. Guess all your prayers have been answered...:-). Long live P-Square!
Paul Okoye's wife Anita Isama also tweeted...see it after the cut...
Her name is Mrs Mojisola Ayoola. A young career woman with three children. She has always been finding it hard to balance her home front
with her office work coupled with her passion for the work of God. She
was handed over a simple flier by a colleague March 2013 inviting her to
the Women of Destiny Conference (WODC) 2013 powered by DAYSTAR
CHRISTIAN CENTRE. Of course she felt reluctant to receive it but she
did. That simple action changed her hurdles of many years to streams of
joy in all ramifications.
Hear her testimony. “A colleague of mine
in the office came in one Monday morning and handed over a flier copy
of the event to me last year. I felt like why? But reluctantly I took
the filer and kept in my bag. Not until three days after I took time to
read the content fully. I knew immediately it is a conference that had
to do with my destiny. I made up my mind to attend. With that decision,
my life, career, family and ministry have taken a positive new turn.
The teachings were real, practical and faith lifting. Listening to
those speakers, I concluded the Women of Destiny 2013 was put together
by God for me. I made a firm decision to make a difference in my world.
The seeming crisis in my home has since disappeared. I really thank God
for the event”.
Mama
G has received two awards from the presidency. First was the MFR
awards, followed by the Centenary awards which she was fortunate to be
among the very few entertainers that got it.
The
Police in Ogun State have recovered the head of the two-year-old boy
that was killed last week in the Ofada, Mowe area of the state. The
little boy was gruesomely beheaded on April 12 by a certain Mamodu
Ibrahim who was arrested on April 16…
Special
ED is that orobo guy that prances around the stage at every Davido gig.
Quite a talented man he is – so talented, he shared a couple of
snapshots of himself, along with Davio, B-Red, and fast rising rapper
P.R.E. View the photos…
Kinda
hilarious, but seriously, is he for real? Homeboy Freeze had called on
Nigerians last week, in the wake of the impending P-Square doom, to pray
for the entire Okoye clan. Freeze actually dedicated his Sunday praise
jam show, specially for the P-Square prayers.
