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Friday, October 30, 2015

School Teacher Flogs Student to Death

An outrage ensued in a school after a student was allegedly flogged to death by a teacher.

On Wednesday, students of IMG Secondary School, Oke Ado, Ibadan, expressed outrage after their colleague slumped and died following severe punishment and flogging from a teacher for arriving late to school.

It was learnt that some properties of the school including chairs and tables, cabinets were destroyed by the protesting students, even as they scattered documents before policemen arrived at the scene.

Windows and doors of the staff room were also vandalized and as the protest escalated, teachers and administrative workers of the school took to their heels for fear of being attacked.

According to an eye witness, trouble started when the student arrived school after classes had commenced for the day.

"He told the teacher he came late due to illness. At that point, the principal, who was passing by asked the teacher the cause of the discussion.

The principal ordered the teacher to flog the student for coming late and he slumped in the process. They tried to resuscitate him but it was too late", he disclosed.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Oyo State Police Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident said investigation into the matter had commenced.

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China Scraps One-Child Policy, Allows Couples to Have Two Children

China has scrapped its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children for the first time in more than three decades.

China has ended its one-child policy and will allow all couples to have two children, marking a dramatic change in policy of the country's ruling Communist Party after more than three decades.
The announcement was made at the close of a Communist party meeting focused on financial reforms and maintaining growth at a time of heightened concerns over the country’s economy.

This development is coming three months after one Chinese newspaper predicted the policy would be phased out by the end of this year. At the time those reports were denied by the Chinese government.
China will “fully implement a policy of allowing each couple to have two children as an active response to an ageing population”, a statement published by Xinhua news agency on Thursday said. There were no immediate details on the new policy or a timeframe for its implementation.
It will be recalled that for months there has been speculation that Beijing was preparing to abandon the divisive family planning rule, which was introduced by Communist party leaders in 1980 because of fears of a population boom.

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Eto'o Speaks About Boko Haram in Interview with CNN

Former Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o is using his fame for a good cause as he has now given a strong statement against the deadly terrorists called Boko Haram, ravaging parts of Nigeria and Cameroon.

Samuel Eto'o

Former Cameroon captain Samuel Eto'o is using his fame for a good cause as he has now given a strong statement against the deadly terrorists called Boko Haram ravaging the Northern part of Nigeria.

The former Barcelona and Chelsea star has set up the Yellow Whistleblower FC foundation to raise funds and awareness to help people fleeing Nigeria and Cameroon amid the increasing amount of attacks from Boko Haram militants.
Eto’o, says it's time the world stepped up its response to this menace called Boko Haram. The 34-year-old urged leaders and the media to react as they did to the terror attack on the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices in Paris in January.

In an interview with CNN, he said;

“It is important for us to talk about it... if we don’t do it, who will? We all tried to offer our support (after Charlie Hebdo). We saw African head of states coming to Paris to offer their support to France.
"Why, when it comes to Africa... when it comes to our continent .....don’t we do anything? Maybe because the media are not doing what they should do.
When it comes to Charlie Hebdo, we talk about it. The media were right: It was important to talk about that. However when it comes to Boko Haram, we need to wait for the most horrific things to happen for the media to say a word." said the four-time African player of the year.
After that, everybody stops talking about it. It is like nothing ever happened. I think journalists should have denounced this situation. We saw what happened in France. We were very sad about this. We were asking ourselves, ‘How can this happen? How can they succeed? How can these people take away lives of happy people who had families and friends?
I was affected, like many of my African brothers, by Boko Haram. We haven’t been affected by such horrors in a very long time. We are seeing these atrocities and we seem powerless.
We need to cope with this situation. We need to denounce it and find solutions at our level while our armed forces do their own job on the ground."
Eto’o said one of the most effective ways to defeat Boko Haram and its ideology would be through education, which he called “the most formidable weapon.”

Click here to see photos of Samuel Eto'o, his Wife, Davido, Asa, Toolz & more at the London Charity Ball event against Boko Haram

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