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Photos from the Federal Executive Council meeting today

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting today May 4th. More photos after the cut.

 

Pope condemns paedophilia as new details of 6 year old girl's murder and rape emerges in Italy

Pope Francis used his weekly Sunday message to denounce paedophilia, following the emergence of new details surrounding the alleged rape and murder of an Italian girl- child in 2014.

The Pope’s comments followed new revelations in the case of a six-year-old girl who died in June 2014, after allegedly being thrown from an eighth-story balcony in Naples.
A 43-year-old man is being held in a prison in Rome charged with throwing the girl from a housing block in a deprived area of the city after raping her, following a re-opening of the case. The man has denied the charges.

“This is a tragedy. We should not tolerate the abuse of minors,” said Pope Francis, in his message and blessing at St Peter’s Square.

“We must protect our minors and severely punish abusers.”

The Pope has vowed a “zero tolerance” for abusers in the Church, however victims groups have accused him of not doing enough.

Source: Belfast Telegraph UK

Tony Anenih is alive, not dead -Dele Momodu

Media personality, Dele Momodu, has debunked news making the rounds on social media that former Chairman of PDP's Board of Trustees, Tony Anenih has died. Some online media platforms reported that the 82 year old politician died suddenly at his home in Benin City today. According to Dele Momodu, he placed a call to the politician this morning.

Actor John Okafor aka Mr. Ibu had a slight car accident today (Photos)

Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu had an accident today. He reportedly crashed his White X6 panda somewhere around Lekki - Ikoyi bridge roundabout. Twitter user @temi_jon shared the photos & wrote, "Mr ibu don high sotey go crash him car for lekki/ikoyi bridge roundabout" Continue to see more photos...

Mom gets 1 month in jail for assaulting her 15 month old baby while on a plane

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Hawaii mother of seven,  Samantha Leialoha Watanabe, to a month in jail and three months under home confinement for assaulting her 15-month-old daughter on a flight from Alaska. A jury convicted her of assault after last year's trial where prosecutors alleged she cursed at her daughter, smacked her on her head, hit her in the face with a stuffed doll and yanked out some of her hair during the May 2015 Alaska Airlines flight. Passengers who witnessed the assault reported her to airplane workers who reported her to the police.
She was arrested as soon as she disembarked from the plane and her child taken from her by authorities.

Her public defense attorney argued the allegations were made up by judgmental passengers who didn't like how Watanabe looked and dressed her child. The attorneys said Watanabe didn't do anything beyond disciplining her child who was fussy during a long flight.

Public defender Alexander Silvert told the judge Watanabe is breastfeeding a baby she gave birth to prematurely last month. It's her seventh child. She agreed to let the boy's father have custody, but she sees the infant frequently enough for nursing, Silvert explained.

He added that Watanabe doesn't have custody of any of her six other children, including the girl she was traveling with when she was arrested. That she has led a hard life of drugs and homelessness, but has made improvements to her life since her arrest, from anger management to mental health and drug treatment, he said. Silvert asked the judge not to condemn her for that life.

"It was poor parenting skills that got us where we are today," Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Wallenstein said in requesting the judge sentence her within a guideline range of four to 10 months. "No one in any socio-economic class is allowed to assault a 15-month-old child."

But the judge  sentenced her to one month in jail and 3 months of house arrest, advising her to use the 30 days at the Honolulu Federal Detention Center for reflection.

She has until May 10 to surrender to authorities to begin her sentence.



Source: AP

Photos: President Buhari holds State Banquet for Cameroonian president and his wife in Aso Rock

President Buhari held a state banquet in honour of the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya and his wife at the Presidential villa in Aso Rock, Abuja. Senate President Bukola Saraki was also present at the banquet. More photos after the cut...