USA-based non-profitable organisation, the Nigeria International Humanitarian Foundation of England Int. (N.I.H.F.N.E) has donated palliatives to orphans and widows at Uyiosa Orphanage and Widows Ministry in Benin.
Items donated are provisions such as toiletries, food items, among others.
Our correspondent reports that the presence of the organisation at the home changed the mood of the orphans and widows as they were seen smiling faces during the visit.
A representative of the organisation, Mrs Esohe Ehigiator,
noted that the visit was to give the orphans and widows a sense of belonging.
Ehigiator said the items donated was to cushion the effect of hardship of the partial lockdown to curtail the spread of the covid-19 pandemic.
According to her, “The visit is a normal routine exercise of the organisation to put smile on children, orphans and widows faces both in good and bad times.
“The Organisation representatives are here today to show the orphans and widows a sense of belonging, the organization want you to feel you are not neglected especially in this COVID-19 pandemic era.
“The non-profit charitable organization is dedicated to meeting the basic humanitarian needs of children, widows, and orphans of all ethnicities, race, religion and genda throughout the United States and other countries in general.”
She noted that it was virtually impracticable for only government to dole out palliatives to everyone at this point in time.
A cross section of widows that benefited from the palliative
She said the Organisation which is located in Lynn, Massachusetts, (USA) was formed by 10 good of friends from different spheres of influence.
Appreciating the organisation, Mrs. Florence Ruben, one of the widows, said “the purpose of this visit is the best thing that has happened to us, particularly some of us who cannot afford anything at this COVID-19 pandemic era ,”
“We want to sincerely thank the organisation for this initiative at this crucial time that we all found ourselves. I must say I am really impressed with the gesture towards us.”
She called on other public spirited individuals and organisations to assist in alleviating the sufferings of the citizenry.
The orphans were not left out as Osasogie Uyiosa, who spoke on behalf of the children, commended the selfless efforts, as he thanked and prayed for the organisation.
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A 19-year-old man arraigned before Mutawatawa magistrate on charges of having sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old sister in Uzumba, Zimbabwe, has been convicted.
It was gathered that in January 2023, the 19-year-old man decided to take things a notch up bizarrely as he chatted with his sister. He asked his sister to be his girlfriend. Strangely, the 14-year-old admitted to feeling the same way for her brother.
The two decided to hit it off and start dating. They decided to keep their relationship under wraps, knowing how much trouble it would attract if ever known.
During their relationship, the 19-year-old man convinced his sister to have sex with him. She agreed, and the two did the act on different occasions, both at home and in the garden. However, the girl later got pregnant and this was noticed by their grandmother.
Upon being questioned, she revealed her brother was responsible. The grandmother reported the case to the police, leading to the 19-year-old man’s arrest for incest. He appeared in a Mutawatawa Court, where the Magistrate sentenced him to 14 months in jail. Two months were struck off, and he will serve an effective 12 months.
A 75-year-old barber, Nwankwo Nweke has been arrested for defiling an 8-year-old girl in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
The suspect, who hails from Isi Agu in Awka South Local Government Area of the state, confessed to the crime, claiming that ‘temptation that made him have carnal knowledge of the girl.’
The suspect pleaded for mercy and promised to be of good behaviour if the state government pardoned him.
The parents of the victim, Mr John and Mrs Ogochukwu Ugwuanyi explained that they sent their child to get something at a nearby shop around 7pm. When she came back they noticed the items weren’t complete and asked her to return to the shop after which they started looking for her.
The parents stated that they quickly went to the shop to look for her but didn’t see her which prompted them to raise alarm over her sudden disappearance in the neighborhood.
Unknown to them, the suspect had already taken her to his house and told her not to answer her name.
They revealed that the suspect, who at the time was their neighbour, pushed the 8-year-old out of his room when he felt the search was over.
On how they knew what transpired between their daughter and the suspect, Mr and Mrs Ugwuanyi said that when their daughter finally came back that night, they questioned her to know what happened.
She told them that the suspect lured her to his house with a promise to give her mango.
They noted that it was at that point that they involved security operatives before taking their child to the hospital.
A video of masquerades beating up a female nurse in Enugu has shocked viewers and sparked calls for justice.
The victim, identified as Blessing Ogbonna, was on her way to work at a private hospital in Nsukka when she was attacked on Sunday, April 28.
She was dressed in her nursing uniform and was riding on a motorcycle when the masquerades began flogging her until she fell from the bike and landed on the floor.