Amaraizu stated that the police had commenced investigation into the incident, adding that Dimbo was already cooperating with the police in the investigation. The police spokesperson added, “The hitherto serene environment of the Royal Lodge located at Agbani in Nkanu…
Mother on trial for hiding child in car trunk for two years (Punch)
Relatives of a woman who hid her baby in the maggot-invested trunk of a car insisted on Wednesday that they had no idea of her secret, at a trial that has drawn horror in France. Rosa Maria da Cruz, 50,…
Mother’s outburst in court to say how ashamed she is of her son for trying to rape girl, 11 (Metro)
A mother has lashed out at her own son to say how ashamed she is of him after he tried to rape an 11-year-old girl. Joshua Beardmore, 25, pounced on the girl as she walked home, dragging her to the…
I killed my mother, slept with her corpse for money ritual – Suspect (Punch)
An 18-year-old man, Samuel Akpobome, who was arrested by the police in Edo State for allegedly killing his mother for money rituals, has explained how he committed the act. Akpobome told PUNCH Metro on Wednesday that he strangled the victim, Christiana Ighoyivwi,…
Baby hippo attacks hungry lion in attempt to save mother (Independent)
A baby hippo has been photographed trying to save its mother from a hungry lion after she became mired in a muddy bog. The desperate calf can be seen roaring at the lion during the stand-off as it circled the…
Adult-ing is not easy at all – Abiodun Kuforiji Nkwocha
When my friend’s father died almost 2 years ago, I wrote a poem in his memory called ‘The Landscape is changing’. The clear picture of my childhood that included my parents, her parents, my aunts and uncles and our homes…
What makes a Mother? (Vogue)
What makes a mother? Is it writing a list for a “big shop” on the back of an envelope? Is it birth? Is it milk? Is it love? Is it cooking dinner at 8.23am to “get it out of the…
True to God, I don’t want my father to go to jail
True to God, I don’t want my father to go to jail. But he has been doing some bad things to me for some time now. So I decided to report him to my grandmother, Iya onisu. That’s what we…
Watch New Action Film: Senate vs IGP – Viola Okolie
“Viola, be a woman of your words”, my mother scolded me. “If you know you do not plan to take any disciplinary action against this girl, stop announcing it and threatening her if not, she will learn not to take…