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 Woman Filmed Flogging And Locking A Boy Inside A Dog Cage, What should we do to her? Dolapo Badmus, the Zone 2 Police Public Relations Officer has confirmed the arrest of the woman filmed flogging a boy and locking him in a dog cage. Confirming the arrest via her Instagram, Dolapo Badmus thanked everyone that cooperated with the police in getting to the root of the matter. She wrote; "Last week we got a report of a lady that beat a young lad and threw him into dungeon of dogs! As I got the information through @funkejenifaakindele and @do2dtun, the domestic violence response police team of Lagos State command was activated! The team went into action and the lady was consequently arrested,. The video is that of the cage where the lady threw the boy after that merciless beating! The suspect is in custody and will be charged to court....The boy (an orphan) has been rescued and kept in a shelter with Lagos state government! I appreciate everyone that cooperated with the

Nigeria Army vs Police in a dirty fight after deadly clash in Taraba A clash between Nigeria's Army and Nigeria Police Force which has led to the death of many during an open gun battle at Taraba state is still in controversy. According to the press releases from both commands indicates that the two security agencies seems not to be in agreement. As first, the NPF made a statement accusing the operation of the Army at Taraba. "PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Army Headquarters has been drawn to the Press Release by DCP FRANK MBA FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER FORCE HEADQUARTERS ABUJA Ref No. CZ.5300/FPRD/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.2/68       Date: 7th August, 2019 on the  unfortunate incident that occurred on the 6th of August 2019 in which troops of 93 Battalion  Nigerian Army Takum pursued and exchanged fire with some suspected Kidnappers who  indeed turned out to be an Intelligence Response Team from the Police Force Headquarters Abuja on a covert assignment from Abuja r

NDDC Boss: We have Treated Over 1.2m Patients in the Niger Delta The Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Prof Nelson Brambaifa has declared that the Agency will not spare any efforts in intervening in the area of healthcare delivery. The NDDC boss stated this when he spoke today at the 2019 conference of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Rivers state branch. In his words, "our vision of a wealthier Niger Delta is intrinsically tied to our efforts to promote a healthier region. During the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in some states in the region, we intervened promptly. Our people must be healthy to enjoy the development we bring". The NDDC boss disclosed that on assumption of office at the NDDC, the Management team took a decision to revive the popular and beneficial free healthcare programme. According to him, all is now set to resume free medical treatment in the creeks and communities of the Niger Delta. Prof Brambaifa revealed that over 1.2million docu

Revealed! Full details of how Ewuru died in a popular Hotel at D/Line ~ newspointersblog Reactions has continued to trail over the demise of one Moureen Ewuru who was found dead in a popular hotel whose name was  withheld for some obvious reasons. Though the name of the popular location is in D/Line, and it is situated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It was  gathered that the incident  may have occurred around some 40hrs ago, but was however brought to the public in the early hours of yesterday Thursday 1/8/2019. According to the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers State, Omoni Nnamdi,  confirmed the incident noting that the Command has seen a trace of the perpetrator(s). While we wait for the outcome of the investigation, the management team of Newspointersblog is asking WHO/WHAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO THE KILLING OF EWURU? If you have any useful information Please send a mail to newspointersblog@gmail.com.

Here is a Press Statement from Atiku's camp. "Threats to Atiku: Buhari, APC Jittery Over Collapsing Defence At Appeal Court- PDP …Cautions Against Any Plot To Frame Atiku The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted the statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) 'warning' the people’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against making comments on the state of the nation and that his patriotic reactions to pressing national issues amount to a felony. The PDP emphatically states that Atiku Abubakar's comments on national issues have been patriotic and within his constitutional right of freedom of speech, not only as a citizen of this Federal Republic, but also a former Vice President, as well as a leader and Presidential candidate of the PDP, the party that commands the followership and solidarity of overwhelming majority of Nigerians. As a responsible political party, we boldly state that none of the statements ma

11 Benefits of Breastfeeding for Both Mom and Baby Written by Adda Bjarnadottir, Breast milk provides optimal nutrition for babies. It has the right amount of nutrients, is easily digested and readily available. However, the rate of breastfeeding is as low as 30% in some groups of women ( 1 Trusted Source ,  2 Trusted Source ). While some women are unable to breastfeed, others simply choose not to. Yet studies show breastfeeding has major health benefits, for both the mother and her baby. Here are 11 science-based benefits of breastfeeding. Benefits 1–5 are for babies, but 6–11 are for mothers. 1. Breast Milk Provides Ideal Nutrition for Babies Most health authorities recommend exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Continued breastfeeding is then recommended for at least one year, as different foods are introduced into the baby's diet ( 3 Trusted Source ). Breast milk contains everything the baby needs for the first six mo