'Missing Chibok Girls Are Being Raped And Shot' - Senator Zanna of Borno Central

Senator Khalifa Ahmed Zanna of Borno Central, in a recent interview with SaharaReporters, has disclosed that the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls were being raped on camera.

While in New York on a visit to the United Nations, Senator Ahmed Khalifa Zanna of Borno Central stopped by SaharaTV's studios to talk with Rudolf Okonkwo. And in the extensive interview, when he was asked:

• Rudolf: A lot of people are worried, after 70 days, how are they feeding the girls, how is the health of the girls. Do we know anything about that?

10-Month-Old Baby, Who Survive Reunites With ‘Missing’ Mother in Hospital

A 10-month-old baby simply identified as Goodness, who was rescued from the scene of the Monday bomb blast in Nyanya near Abuja,  has been reunited with her mother in hospital.

Goodness was separated from her mother, Gloria Adams, who was presumed dead in the explosion. Before she was taken from the Asokoro Hospital to the Wuse General Hospital where her mother is receiving treatment in  the Intensive Care Unit, Goodness spent Tuesday morning sleeping.

Medical workers and her aunt, Maria Dominic, looked after the little baby who had only a slight swelling close to one of her eyes. Her mother suffered severe injuries and is one of the two left in the Wuse General Hospital’s ICU after one other victim died.

293 Missing As South Korea Ferry With Students On Board Sinks

293 people, mostly students who were on a high school trip, are missing after a ferry capsized & sank in dense fog off South Korea's coast last night, local media reports.

A South Korean government spokesman told reporters this morning that there had been 459 people on board the ferry, including 325 students, 15 teachers, 89 other passengers and a crew of 30.

So far 164 people have been rescued, three confirmed dead, while hundreds are still unaccounted for. One rescued passenger told The Associated Press he believed that many people had been trapped inside the ship when it sank.

The ferry had been traveling to the southern tourist island of Jeju when it sank just three hours from it's destination. The distress call was made around 8p.m last night, 11 hours into the trip.

Dozens of boats, helicopters, 30 navy and coast guard vessels and divers are around the area trying to find survivors. The ferry has a capacity of about 900 people and was built in Japan in 1994.

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Six Missing, 22 Rescued from Lagos Boat Disaster

At least six passengers on board a boat were feared dead after it capsized in a lagoon in the Majidun area off Ikorodu in Lagos State on Wednesday evening.

However, 22 others, who also fell of the boat were rescued by local divers.

The development occurred barely two weeks after 13 people died at the 4th Avenue, 42 Road, Festac Town, Festac, Lagos State.

According to an anonymous source, the boat was filled with working class people who were headed home after the day’s job.

“I was told that a boat with about 28 passengers fell off a boat on Wednesday evening. Some of the victims were said to have been dressed formally and were returning after the day’s work,” he said.

Although details remained sketchy as of press time, rescue officials said members of the community confirmed the incident.

Missing Child From Winners Chapel Found 2 years After

It was a lingering crisis that rocked Bishop David Oyedepo-led Living Faith Church Worldwide, a.k.a Winners Chapel. Two years ago, Sunday, April 17, 2011, Samuel Eleng and his wife, Favour, had their two year-old twin daughter, baby Praise kidnapped from the children’s department of the Canaanland, Winners Chapel headquarters, Sango Ota, Ogun State on Easter .

Good news - The young girl as been found and was brought to church on Sunday by her parents. The girl, now around four years was reportedly sold to a woman in Kano.

Known as Praise, she was taken away from the woman after the man that kidnapped her confessed to committing the crime.