Nigeria girl among thousands of divorced children

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_iYKMkaxEIrx0zYq9Anx3UwB42LMMfuYu3o_cDQX4lcqAkvv1biNcSymbclnQ1ZYgDTODnbrBDRwrEtVBDMbsyGAstyoY8sI7linPgb5MamjUzgGXGaKjm-pRVGc65jEIgSBBsN8xxX5/s1600/87a241af13e94619580f6a706700b688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_iYKMkaxEIrx0zYq9Anx3UwB42LMMfuYu3o_cDQX4lcqAkvv1biNcSymbclnQ1ZYgDTODnbrBDRwrEtVBDMbsyGAstyoY8sI7linPgb5MamjUzgGXGaKjm-pRVGc65jEIgSBBsN8xxX5/s1600/87a241af13e94619580f6a706700b688.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404049124003_2949" style="text-align: justify;"> KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — By the time she ran away, she bore the scars of an abused woman anywhere - a swollen face, a starved body, and, barely a year after her wedding, a divorce. But for Maimuna Abdullahi, it all happened by the time she was 14.</div> <div class="body-slot-mod" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1404049124003_2756" style="text-align: justify;"> Maimuna is one of thousands of divorced girls in Nigeria, who were forced into marriage and have since run away or been thrown out by their husbands. They are victims of a belief that girls should get wed rather than educated, which led </div> </div>

Nigeria girl among thousands of divorced children

KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — By the time she ran away, she bore the scars of an abused woman anywhere - a swollen face, a starved body, and,...

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Goodluck Jonathan: Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNe21BaenynuhrIiU5h7aLhJSRx0WvZKXHaGln2CNxqxjWXRtFT_uRr9Xb_-6rtaR90v5XC7KsueAD2UMoeiOV6GOy9UL38nIqRAJP-c8GKG7oR1JjhZXyvOtN3xrQ8eePu7yB2KcTkqQ/s1600/GIRLS.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNe21BaenynuhrIiU5h7aLhJSRx0WvZKXHaGln2CNxqxjWXRtFT_uRr9Xb_-6rtaR90v5XC7KsueAD2UMoeiOV6GOy9UL38nIqRAJP-c8GKG7oR1JjhZXyvOtN3xrQ8eePu7yB2KcTkqQ/s1600/GIRLS.gif" width="320"></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of Chibok by the terrorist group Boko Haram. I am deeply concerned, however, that my silence as we work to accomplish the task at hand is being misused by partisan critics to suggest inaction or even weakness.</div> </div>

Goodluck Jonathan: Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls

I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators to find the girls kidnapped in A...

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South African Homeless Man Refuses to Beg, Makes a Living by Selling Books on the Pavement

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzJSVq7_C-kpryVg3oGuayFTBGoqigt9abA5q6pXFOwyiYJ2AMWpoDZdvGxahRegTePwBw-xszqdHXJAqbf-1pJgIi3emXbADLD4vaWxHSZHeMKVXn9hSGsEZPhILMGeZDakCiHWnbrqd/s1600/pavement-bookworm2-550x309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzJSVq7_C-kpryVg3oGuayFTBGoqigt9abA5q6pXFOwyiYJ2AMWpoDZdvGxahRegTePwBw-xszqdHXJAqbf-1pJgIi3emXbADLD4vaWxHSZHeMKVXn9hSGsEZPhILMGeZDakCiHWnbrqd/s1600/pavement-bookworm2-550x309.jpg" width="320"></a><br> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Philani Dladla, a homeless man living on the streets of Johannesburg, is probably the last person you’d expect to be a bookworm. Yet, the 24-year-old is quite a voracious reader. And instead of begging like other homeless people, he has chosen to make a living by reviewing and selling books.</div> <br> <br> <div style="text-align: justify;"> South African director and cinematographer Tebogo Malope played a tremendous part in bringing Philani’s unique and inspiring story to the world. Malope, 29, recorded an interview with Philani</div> </div>

South African Homeless Man Refuses to Beg, Makes a Living by Selling Books on the Pavement

Philani Dladla, a homeless man living on the streets of Johannesburg, is probably the last person you’d expect to be a bookworm. Yet,...

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Quick-Thinking Girl Saves Dad's Life By Posting Plea on Facebook

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAW8f729uktzBx6-rBSyhdCSpM615tUDwQfu4NShedZRYqapQlAIpW5O6l7p6XXBQoFjbuM_82Ts22xrE9vPhdhdByJgz5tjNRmFM8bRz51o8rsazcX6LkHtO4S6o2BA3z-6UZpaYa8kX/s1600/061714_facebook_300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAW8f729uktzBx6-rBSyhdCSpM615tUDwQfu4NShedZRYqapQlAIpW5O6l7p6XXBQoFjbuM_82Ts22xrE9vPhdhdByJgz5tjNRmFM8bRz51o8rsazcX6LkHtO4S6o2BA3z-6UZpaYa8kX/s1600/061714_facebook_300.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A quick-thinking 10-year-old girl used the power of social media to save her father’s life. Gregory Vance was sitting on his front porch with two friends when a severe storm swept through West Virginia. A huge tree came down, trapping Vance and the other men.  </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6em;">The family doesn’t have a landline and the storm </span></div> </div>

Quick-Thinking Girl Saves Dad's Life By Posting Plea on Facebook

A quick-thinking 10-year-old girl used the power of social media to save her father’s life. Gregory Vance was sitting on his front porch...

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Final year student at FUTO drowns in Oguta lake

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7PU67XQEEqmUVfnH2KnoEpU-WtMkxJ-0sgWMSh-FTtJDN3GwDbqwk9v2rJYoKZuq0eT8jD4eB6q-oxdgu1Rv7CTsrk2G8KGQMyC811JW6zbsL4zhZPFNc4nJ57bOPGoUvZnHr09CtAEt/s1600/If-you-see-someone-drowning-Just-LOL_o_91675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7PU67XQEEqmUVfnH2KnoEpU-WtMkxJ-0sgWMSh-FTtJDN3GwDbqwk9v2rJYoKZuq0eT8jD4eB6q-oxdgu1Rv7CTsrk2G8KGQMyC811JW6zbsL4zhZPFNc4nJ57bOPGoUvZnHr09CtAEt/s1600/If-you-see-someone-drowning-Just-LOL_o_91675.jpg" width="193"></a></div> A final year student of Federal University of Technology,Owerri(FUTO) on saturday drowned at the Oguta Lake. The student, Mr. Paschal Chidiebere Owuna from Owuna in Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imoi state have gone to the lake with one of his friends and his sister on a picnic to celebrate his sisters birthday. The birthday celebration however went awry when the speed boat they had boarded to ferry them to the other side of the lake capsized. Divers were immediately engaged to help bring him out but efforts to save him proved abortive.<br> </div>

Final year student at FUTO drowns in Oguta lake

A final year student of Federal University of Technology,Owerri(FUTO) on saturday drowned at the Oguta Lake. The student, Mr. Paschal Chi...

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PayPal Arrives Nigeria and 9 other countries

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrEFZVqaPQumTOgQTAj3c6kKB39u2j0YWAS7SYDpwYvFV2rXfdEmZn2WVOuagTcb2EnERZ3QTYKhWWRvU2-_eAo-urKAs-xIUTDdCPsZoMfXU019QhL9V0sDHGcgGOwaVbI8w2UttLTva/s1600/paypal.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrEFZVqaPQumTOgQTAj3c6kKB39u2j0YWAS7SYDpwYvFV2rXfdEmZn2WVOuagTcb2EnERZ3QTYKhWWRvU2-_eAo-urKAs-xIUTDdCPsZoMfXU019QhL9V0sDHGcgGOwaVbI8w2UttLTva/s1600/paypal.png" width="320"></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in markets often blighted by financial fraud.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Rupert Keeley, the executive in charge of the EMEA region of PayPal, the payments unit of eBay Inc, said in an interview on Monday the expansion would bring the number of countries it serves to 203.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Starting on Tuesday, consumers in Nigeria, which has 60 million users and has Africa’s largest population, along with nine other markets in sub-Saharan Africa, </div> </div>

PayPal Arrives Nigeria and 9 other countries

PayPal is entering 10 new countries this week, including Nigeria, providing online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones...

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Bomb explosion at Owerri Winners Chapel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc207lH2C5A0_t6gMZ1R3J36qSFugLt1-IRkJ3pzcrAQYv1Siitg_xOMTdeHOxe1e5mjBmcYNKN2hGKvRDNE6UlRKykNW-t69_e9vjLasqtxzBigO37JY1lOSq4kRh4UD_cbwIFHTkyUOP/s1600/oy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc207lH2C5A0_t6gMZ1R3J36qSFugLt1-IRkJ3pzcrAQYv1Siitg_xOMTdeHOxe1e5mjBmcYNKN2hGKvRDNE6UlRKykNW-t69_e9vjLasqtxzBigO37JY1lOSq4kRh4UD_cbwIFHTkyUOP/s1600/oy.JPG" width="320"></a></div> The Nigerian Times has just learnt of a bomb explosion at the Owerri branch of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners Chapel), located along the Owerri-PortHarcourt road.<br> A member of the church who spoke to The Nigerian Times on condition of anonymity said the bomb went off at about 6am, before any worshippers got to the church.<br> She said there were up to six bombs, all of which were primed to go off at about 8am when then church would have been filled to capacity, but for <br> </div>

Bomb explosion at Owerri Winners Chapel

The Nigerian Times has just learnt of a bomb explosion at the Owerri branch of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners Chapel), located alo...

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Evelyn wins Idol talent hunt

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXU0JEY0JQodGeeOqndR0Egswwakcv8l8c-sDYtJzN13ut-iuZXOVbUm9Dvrh6j5KNs1V6xT7_zMztQELnZSZYdgJAL6Be011EQBmvum_pQcv7LWxOM0BrNv3ZXLXzmuKhoV240t7jcgT/s1600/arton606176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXU0JEY0JQodGeeOqndR0Egswwakcv8l8c-sDYtJzN13ut-iuZXOVbUm9Dvrh6j5KNs1V6xT7_zMztQELnZSZYdgJAL6Be011EQBmvum_pQcv7LWxOM0BrNv3ZXLXzmuKhoV240t7jcgT/s1600/arton606176.jpg"></a></div> <div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">23-year old Zibili Evelyn Ibhade has emerged the winner of this year’s edition of the Nigerian Idol talent hunt show.With the victory, Evelle, a part time singer, became the proud owner of a Hyundai Four Wheel Drive Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), about $50,000 cash, an Android tablet phone, an ipod and a recording deal with Universal Music Group.</span></div> <div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Speaking after receiving the car keys from the Director of Consumer Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Oluwole Rawa in Lagos, Evelyn described her victory as one that came as a surprise to many, especially as </span></div> </div>

Evelyn wins Idol talent hunt

23-year old Zibili Evelyn Ibhade has emerged the winner of this year’s edition of the Nigerian Idol talent hunt show.With the victory, E...

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Netherlands Seem fit while 5pain requires tough changes to avoid World Cup disaster

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMqLqqjTX-y-xgiGEfBcUPijrzlnwPNUSdu-qUc7QnO2QeQDZkK8qGzrBO5Bd55QOEW0c2J3FmgqXvg17uLeLCq4g0lX_BRk-uK0NX1UqsAOSQr7LLmObzVZhYQI9Y_1SFcWyJOAw2fMc/s1600/vp14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMqLqqjTX-y-xgiGEfBcUPijrzlnwPNUSdu-qUc7QnO2QeQDZkK8qGzrBO5Bd55QOEW0c2J3FmgqXvg17uLeLCq4g0lX_BRk-uK0NX1UqsAOSQr7LLmObzVZhYQI9Y_1SFcWyJOAw2fMc/s1600/vp14.jpg" width="320"></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RVP in Action</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div style="text-align: justify;"> I know this is unofficial but permit to sing **Doro Persie... doro dutch... doro five zero... doro reveng**</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Nobody in the Spain camp could have envisioned Friday night's shock 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands in their Group B opener. But swift action must now be taken or the reigning champions will follow 2006 winners Italy and 1998 winners France in crashing out of the next competition at the first hurdle.</div> </div>

Netherlands Seem fit while 5pain requires tough changes to avoid World Cup disaster

RVP in Action I know this is unofficial but permit to sing **Doro Persie... doro dutch... doro five zero... doro reveng** Nobody i...

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