Sad! Girl commits suicide after being gang-raped

Okwoyi village, Isieke community in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State was thrown into shock and confusion as a 15-year-old Comfort Uche-Ume committed suicide after being ganged-raped.

The deceased, who just finished writing the “Junior WAEC” exam was a native of Amaeke Abam in Arochukwu LGA of the state, was allegedly raped by three boys; Ndubuisi Wogu, Chinaza Ufomadu, and Francis Onwoboro now on the run, according to a source.

The source also said two of the culprits hail from Okwoyi while the other is from Ikwuano LGA. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ezekiel Onyeke said the police had declared the suspected rapists wanted.

Meet this amazing Nigerian woman - A professional painter, plumber and tiler!

Fatimah Ibrahim hails from Borno State, a 39year old resident of Lagos state who is a professional painter, plumber and tiler. Read her story as shared with a Freelance reporter who reported to Linda

Freelance reporter Austin Edoho sent in the report. Read below...

Fatimah Ibrahim is a 39 year old widow, a mother of two, from Borno state. A chance encounter with her on the street would most certainly portray her as just one of the thousands of ordinary women walking the streets of Lagos. But meeting her at a building site would startlingly reveal the other side of her! This woman is a professional painter, tiler, and plumber! When asked how and why she entered into professions dominated by men, she had this to say... 

Discrepancy hits Kogi State House of Assembly over Leadership...

Kogi State House of Assembly is facing the same challenge in the National Assembly over appointment of leadership. 

According to VANGUARD Though, the newly inaugurated Kogi State 6th House of Assembly has adjourned to August 18th, the House may not be able to open for legislative business as the war between the Peoples Democratic Party and The All Progressive Congress, APC legislators lingers on. The brouhaha which started over the nomination of Speaker and other principal officers subsequently turned into bickering between the two parties in the assembly where the PDP has 14 seats to the 11 controlled by the APC. As it stands, the parties are just using the House as a decoy to fight for relevance and supremacy. The real essence of the debacle is geared towards the governorship election scheduled to hold later in the year.

The present war between the two parties’ legislators started at the inauguration of the 6th House of Assembly which ended in controversy resulting in a walk-out by the APC, members. The trouble even flowed outside the chambers as supporters of the two parties clashed over the development resulting in security operatives using tear-gas to dispel the supporters. It is feared that the present situation could re-enact the scenario in the 5th Assembly where the battle for the impeachment of the former Speaker, Abdullahi Bello caused a lot of uproar in the State, leading to the closure of the Assembly for more than a year. Discrepancy  

How trouble started

Immediately the Governor of the State, Capt. Idris Wada concluded the inauguration of the new members, the member representing Igalamela/Odolu constituency, Friday Sani (PDP) proposed Momoh Jimoh Lawal as his nominee for the position of Speaker. Sani asked the clerk, Mr. Simon Momoh to swear Lawal as the speaker as he had collated signatures of members in his support as speaker. Sani was seconded by a new-comer, Prince Matthew Kolawole (PDP-Kabba/Bunu) and the clerk called for voice votes.