OWERRI-WEST MEDIA HUB Unexplained Deaths in Amakohia-Ubi: A Community in Fear. In the quiet community of Amakohia-Ubi, a shocking discovery was made on the 27th of November, 2024. The bodies of a man and a woman were found along the Umunjam farmland, on the Agwa road. The identities of the deceased remain unknown, and the cause of their deaths is still a mystery. This unsettling event has sent ripples of fear and uncertainty through the community, as residents and local authorities grapple with the grim reality of the situation. The deceased, who are not believed to be residents of Amakohia-Ubi, were found in the early hours of the day. The discovery has sparked a flurry of speculation and rumors among the locals. Some believe that the deceased were a married couple, but this remains unconfirmed. The lack of identification and the absence of any known connection to the community has only deepened the mystery surrounding their deaths. The leadership of Amakohia-Ub...
By Habeeb Awodele, Ramat Araoye, Deborah Awopeju, Rachael Amuleya and Toluwalase Aroyemu. The story of the famous Nigerian "Ekwueme" singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who tragically met her untimely death, after a series of incidents of domestic violence, which she was said to have encountered from her husband, is an apt representation of abuse and maltreatment, which some women experience in their matrimonial homes within the Nigerian society. In this report, HABEEB AWODELE, RAMAT ARAOYE and DEBORAH AWOPEJU delve into the circumstances surrounding this case: the personal life story of the deceased, her grass-to-grace story, issues surrounding her death and the societal impact. Osinachi's personal life story Before fame, Osinachi was just a young girl born into an Igbo family in Owerri, Nigeria, on 12 November, 1979. Although no clear sources about her educational career, it was only reported that she attended a private secondary school and also proceeded to a private unive...
WHEN SILENCE SCREAMS: THE WORLD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Aderinsola Awoyemi, Favour Awoyemi, Emmanuel Arunlogun, Tolulope Amufasaiye and Victoria Aremu. The cries are unheard. They are hit, pushed, restrained, slapped, yet their mouths are stuffed with clothes. Their hands and legs are tied down so they cannot raise their voices for the world to hear, for the world to listen to their pains, their torments. They are physically abused. They do not perform well in school like their siblings do or like the child of their parents do so they are useless. They would not amount to anything. They are failures. They walk down the street, in Abayas or in mini-skirts, they are dragged to a corner and mishandled. They try to scream, but the abusers shut them up with their hands. They rough handle them, one stroke at a time, one or two insertions at a time. The world calls them liars. They say, "what was she wearing?" How does the choice of her clothes matter in the sight of a crime? Yet, even...
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