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In what is seen as a clear case of child abuse, a 13-year-old girl was reportedly forced to marry a 48-year-old man. The teenager wedded Abdulrzak Ampatuan who is nearly four times her age in the Philippines. She became his fifth wife after the ceremony held on October 22. The girl, whose name is being withheld, will now have to look after his children who are the same age as her. Abdulrzak said he wants her to give her an education, but plans to have children with her when she turns 20, MirrorOnline reports. Abdulrzak, who works as a farmer…

Nine Nigerian states, Monday, was ravaged by COVID-19, forcing the country to record 157 new infections in one day, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported. NCDC via its Twitter said “On the 16th of November 2020, 157 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. Of the figure, Lagos topped the chart with 97 cases trailed by Oyo State with 37 infections. “The 157 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (97), Oyo (37), Kaduna (9), Bayelsa (3), Edo (3), Ekiti (3), Ondo (2), Osun (2) and Plateau (1),” it reported. On the caseloads, it stated, “Till date, 65,305…

Riyad Mahrez scored a fine goal for Algeria in their 2-2 draw with hosts Zimbabwe. Defending champions Algeria gave away a two goal lead as they were held 2-2 by hosts Zimbabwe. Despite the draw the Algerians have confirmed their place at the next Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon, which have been delayed until 2022. After goals in the 34th and 38th minutes, including a fine solo effort from Riyad Mahrez, it looked like Algeria would make it four wins from four. In the 34th Reda Halaimia whipped in a long cross from the right and an…

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva are not on the same page over the fresh hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol announced by the Federal Government. The hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol, took effect last Friday, but congress has demanded for immediate reversal. In a statement by Ayuba Wabba, the President of NLC, on Monday, Congress warned that there was a limit to what the citizens could tolerate “if these abysmal increases in the price…

Nigeria’s inflation rose to 14.23 percent, 0.52 percent higher than the 13.71 percent recorded in September, according to National Bureau of Statistics. In a report released on Monday November 16, the bureau said the core food index rose by 17.38 percent majorly driven by increases in food items. Core inflation also maintained a steady rise to 11.14 percent, from the 10.58 percent reported in August this year. The bureau said, “The Consumer Price Index, which measures inflation increased by 14.23 per cent (year-on-year) in October 2020. “This is 0.52 per cent points higher than the rate recorded in September 2020…

England’s hopes of qualifying for the Nations League finals were ended by defeat against Belgium in Leuven. Gareth Southgate’s side had plenty of possessions against the world’s top-ranked side, but was toothless in attack and ultimately undone by two early goals. Leicester City’s Youri Tielemans opened the scoring after 10 minutes when his 20-yard shot took a deflection off Tyrone Mings, and Dries Mertens doubled their advantage 13 minutes later with a superb free-kick after Declan Rice was harshly adjudged to have fouled Kevin de Bruyne. Belgium’s second came after Romelu Lukaku had headed off the line brilliantly from Harry…

British Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton has equalled Michael Schumacher’s record after winning his seventh world title. Hamilton is now the most decorated racer the sport has ever seen – with more wins (94), more poles (97) and more podiums (163) than any driver who has gone before. The 35-year-old, who grew up on a Stevenage council estate, delivered what has been described as his best display of the season as he won a dramatic Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday morning. Hamilton told Sky Sports after the race: “I’m definitely a bit lost for words… it’s so important for kids…

Again, COVID-19 infections have spiked in Lagos State as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Sunday, confirmed 152 new cases in  eight Nigerian states. Through its Twitter, NCDC said “On the 15th of November 2020, 152 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria. “The 152 new cases are reported from 8 states- Lagos (136), Kano (4), Niger (3), Ekiti (2), Kaduna (2), Ogun (2), Taraba (2) and FCT (1). “Till date, 65,148 cases have been confirmed, 61,073 cases have been discharged and 1,163 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. :A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre…

The Federal government has earmarked N3 billion conditional cash transfer for 150,000 poor women from the 36 states in the country. Already, the government has disbursed N20,000 to poor women resident in rural communities of Bauchi State. The conditional cash transfer is designed to provide succour for the poorest and most vulnerable women in rural communities. Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Paulen Tallen, during the first phase of the disbursement of the funds to beneficiaries in Bauchi State, said over 1,000 women are expected to receive the grant. Tallen explained the criteria for identifying the beneficiaries and added…

Peru’s President Manuel Merino resigned Sunday, just five days after taking office, sparking celebrations in the capital Lima following street protests against him and the ousting of his popular predecessor. In a short televised address on Sunday November 15, Merino said he’d acted within the law when he was sworn into office as chief of state on Tuesday, despite protesters’ allegations that Congress had staged a parliamentary coup after his predecessor, Martin Vizcarra was removed over bribery allegations, which he denies. “I want to let the whole country know that I’m resigning,” Merino said, a day after a police crackdown…