PDP's
presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar wrote a lenghty piece as a guest
columnist for Thisday titled, 'To Win the War on Terror, We Need
Opportunities and Jobs'. In the article, Atiku said, 'to defeat
terrorism, we need to arm our military & motivate them with good
working conditions, especially the lower ranks who face the greatest
risks & are the least paid. We need to demonstrate that when you
fight for Nigeria, Nigeria will fight for you'. Read the full piece
below... In order to defeat terror, Nigeria needs a well thought out
anti-terror plan and one thing that must be central to that plan is the
buy in of the people because terror can only thrive where there is local
support. Take that local support structure away and the terror
architecture will collapse like a pack of cards.Terrorists are
themselves human beings. Terror groups depend on recruiting from the
local communities to replenish their ranks or they cannot grow. The
members of Boko Haram are not spirits and while there definitely is some
foreign influence, the overwhelming number of their leadership and
followers are members of the local population.Central to our plans for
defeating terror therefore must be to find out why young men in those
communities are aggrieved enough to be alienated from Nigeria and
attracted to the radical philosophy of Boko Haram and ISWAP. When we
find out, we must prevent this alienation from occurring.The key to
answering this question is to look at the economy of Nigeria and how
that economy is distributed.Within Nigeria, the heartland of the terror
insurgency is the Northeast, with Borno and Yobe states being the
hardest hit. Surely, it cannot be a coincidence that the Northeast is
also the most economically backward part of Nigeria with Borno and Yobe
states worst affected.Recently, someone called Nigerian youths “lazy”.
Rightly, there was an uproar over that indecorous slandering of a whole
generation, but that type of mentality exposes the mindset that has led
to the alienating of huge swathes of our youth, especially in the
Northeast.When Nigerian youths feel that they are not valued as equal
members of society that should have equal access to opportunity, they
begin to take matters into their own hands.When the leadership of a
nation fail to provide positive avenues for the youth to assert their
intelligence positively, then the youth will find negative uses to
express their innate intelligences.Lack of access to education is linked
to poverty and poverty is undoubtedly an incubator for crime, terrorism
or militancy.On November 22, 2016, the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) revealed that a whopping 70% of children in Kebbi state are not
in school. They also revealed that they do not have reliable figures
for states such as Borno and Yobe, but the numbers may well be more.
Even likely so.In 2016, my running mate, former Governor Peter Obi, gave
an Independence Day speech at The Platform event organised by Covenant
Christian Centre in Lagos. It was an unforgettable Independence Day
event which, according to Google analytics, was the most searched item
in Nigeria on that day, besting even the President’s own speech.Why was
that speech so attractive to Nigerians? It is because Mr. Obi gave a
detailed breakdown of the reality of governance in Nigeria today, which
is one of a wasteful squandering of the riches that should have gone
into the development of our youth.And he is not alone in noticing this.
Youth everywhere and especially in the Northeast are seeing this. The
Nigerian government and the Nigerian elite are not offering them a way
out of this dilemma. However, anti social groups, like Boko Haram and
ISWAP, are exploiting their dissatisfaction with society and are
offering our youth a utopian ideal which is in reality a dystopia.These
youth read about highly connected government officials who pilfer N200
million that was meant for Internally Displaced Persons, without so much
as a slap on the wrists, they hear about suspected mega thieves who are
returned by government, reinstated into the civil service, given
promotions and armed guards and treated like royalty.These events only
deepen their alienation from society and affirm the twisted messages of
groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP.To defeat terrorism therefore, we need
to arm our military and motivate them with good working conditions and
terms of services, especially for the lower ranks who face the greatest
risks and are the least paid. We need to demonstrate that when you fight
for Nigeria, Nigeria will fight for you, but even more importantly, we
must show that when you die in the services of Nigeria, your name and
your survivors will be celebrated by the society that you died for.We
must also help our military win the hearts and minds of the people of
the Northeast by empowering them to open soup kitchens where they give
food to the hungry. We must encourage them to set up field hospitals
where they treat the local population free of charge. Even something as
giving each soldier a pocketful of sweets to handout to little children
on the streets will help the military win the love and affection of the
local population and turn their allegiance to our armed forces.That is
one part of the plan. The other part of the plan, which is even more
important, is that we must starve Boko Haram and ISWAP of their
recruiting tool by quickly and effectively restructuring Nigeria so that
we have a society that allows for inclusiveness and social justice.A
very good first step is to go back in time to find out why an initially
peaceful movement became violent. It all started with the extra judicial
murder of their charismatic preacher and founder Ustaz Mohammed
Yusuf.In fact, the current leader of ISWAP, is Mohammed Yusuf’s son, Abu
Musab al-Barnawi. It is clear that that act of extra judicially killing
Mohammed Yusuf is one of the grudges that these groups have against the
Nigerian state.We must deprive Boko Haram of the means of claiming
injustice as the rationale behind its insurgency by trying all those
behind Mohammed Yusuf‘s extra judicial murder.As Theodore Parker said
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards
justice”.Just as we are satisfying this moral debt, as a nation, we must
ensure that there is a fairer redistribution of the wealth of Nigeria
amongst all Nigerians. Our budgeting system must be upended and we must
have the political will to start spending more on capital expenditures
than on recurrent expenditures.We must curb waste in government by
eliminating security votes and those wasteful spendings highlighted by
Governor Peter Obi which include, but are not limited to, eliminating
huge and expensive convoys, overseas medical treatment at public
expense, reducing unnecessary travel and building people instead of
building edifices.We must learn from countries like Rwanda that has
stabilised its society by statutorily reserving 30% of all legislative
seats for women. As the late Kofi Annan said in 2006, “there is no tool
for development more effective than the empowerment of women. No other
policy is as likely to raise economic productivity, or to reduce infant
and maternal mortality”.When you empower a woman, you empower a family, a
village, a community and eventually, a nation.In our case, we can go
further by reserving at least 35% of all legislative and executive
positions for not just women, but also for our youth, at all levels of
government, federal, states and local governments. We must convert our
youths from onlookers to stakeholders.They must see that it is easier
for them to influence the direction of Nigeria by going into government
or business than by going into crime or terrorise.But above all, we must
massively invest in education by building capacity, which must not just
be limited to establishing more schools, but by training teachers. In a
situation where we do not even have enough teachers, it is a mistake to
sack the few that we have because they fail adhoc examinations.
Instead, we must build their capacity to teach via training and
continuous development.It is impossible to have 70% of the children of a
state outside the formal school system without having destabilising
crime and terrorism such as we are currently having in Nigeria. And it
will be a mistake to fight only the symptoms without fighting the
cause.We must accept the wisdom that a provision of equal opportunity
and social justice is the panacea to almost all of the ills of
society.By reversing our budgeting ratio from 7-3 in favour of recurrent
to 7-3 in favour of capital expenditure, we will create an atmosphere
for jobs.If we are building and rebuilding infrastructure, there will be
jobs for our youth. They will have increased purchasing power, which
will itself lead to further jobs flowing from the goods and services
they patronise. They will keep their monies in banks, which will result
in more liquidity with which the banks can then provide loans to more
small and medium scale enterprises. The snowball effect is almost
limitless.Again, let me state that we have to make these changes to
rescue our nation from the brink. Only last week, the World Bank
revealed that in recent years, Nigeria “has underinvested in human
capital and remains very low compared to others.”If we do not address
these negative indices, we will continue to totter, while nations that
sufficiently invest in their youth make advances that we can only dream
of.These are the only ways we can decisively defeat terror and defeat it
we must otherwise anarchy await us.•Waziri Atiku Abubakar is the
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Yesterday,
the first ladies of the United States and Argentina alongside other
wives visited an art museum during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
US
first lady Melania 48, sported an elegant cream-colored coat over a
$9,800 custom polka dot Christian Dior dress as she toured the Latin
American Art Museum of Buenos Aires. She completed her outfit with gray
suede pumps.
She
was pictured with Juliana Awada, the wife of Argentina's President
Mauricio Macri, and partners of world leaders, including Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe's spouse Akie Abe, Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan,
European Council President Donald Tusk's spouse Malgorzata Tusk, and
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spouse Sophie Gregoire Trudeau.
See more photos below.
Seyi Shay is serving up major sexiness in these new photos.
Rapper,
Cardi B, took to Instagram to rant about how expensive it is to be a
woman after she spent N1,000 to get her hair and nails done. In the
video which she recorded from the back of her limo, the 26-year-old
mother said:Let me tell you motherf**ers something, it's getting more
and more expensive - well, nah for real, it's getting more expensive to
maintain us women.' 'You know this is not the early 2000s and s**t where
you give a b***h a hundred dollars to get her motherf***ing hair done,
nails done, her eyebrows done. Whatever.'Nah. Let me tell you something.
Like, bit**es is not getting the $17 full set with the three pre nail
design motherf***er.'Bit**es want the gel set and some hos, like me, you
know what I'm saying, want Swarovski crystals. So that about there is
about $200 - the end nail. You know what I'm saying.'She continued to do
the math on the processes she undertakes, adding:'And then the hair? We
are not in the era where b**ches do the blow outs, you know what I'm
saying, or the sew-ins and shit. Nah, b**ches want the full lace wig.
The wig is about $800, $500, it really depend where you get it from.This
dye about, I say about three hundred dollars. Two hundred dollars.
Three hundred dollars. 'So, just on dat it's a thousand dollars!' she
concluded, before asking, 'So...what's good?' Watch the video
below. View this post on Instagram We getting more expensive
boo boo 
Last
week, rapper Nicki Minaj shared a photo of herself and a mystery man,
sparking relationship rumours that she has gotten herself a new
man. Well, it has now been uncovered that the mystery man is a
40-year-old father of five and convicted rapist identified as Kenneth
'Zoo' Petty.See what they shared and wrote about him below.
Prophet
Samuel Abiara, the General Overseer of the Christ Apostolic Church,
Agbala-Itura worldwide on Saturday said danger lurked around the 2019
general elections. Abiara, who called for prayers to avert looming
disaster, raised his voice to God to hearken Nigeria’s prayers for
peaceful elections and indivisible nation. He spoke while addressing
World Press Conference heralding 2018 Jesus Festival on the church
premises along old Ife Road, Ibadan. He said the country could have been
in crisis before now if not for the prayers of the men of God in the
country, “there are clerics and servants of God across denominations and
churches praying for this nation and that is why there is still peace
in Nigeria. Prayer has been the saving grace upholding the country. God
said there would be peace for Nigeria if men of God come together and
pray for the country. The future of Nigeria is good if we pray,
irrespective of our religion. We don’t have to listen to prophets of
doom concerning the nation.” On the new minimum wage agitation by the
Nigeria Labour Congress, he urged the government to look for a way to
pay the N30,000, adding that “it is one of the dangers ahead for the
country. I am not a prophet that scares people with vision of doom but
when we talk, we have our reasons. Government should look for a way to
pay the salaries. If workers go on strike, it will affect many
Nigerians. I call on other prophets and other servants of God, even if
they see anything bad or glooming, they must not speak evil but call
other men of God to pray for peace and unity of Nigeria. There is danger
ahead but with prayer, all will be resolved. We need to call on God of
peace to interfere in the affairs of this country.”
It
has been uncovered that Migos rapper and Cardi B's husband, Offset, was
a backup dancer for Whitney Houston.The hip-hop star was just 10 when
he appeared in Whitney Houston's 'Whatchulookinat' music video which
featured on the late singer’s fifth studio albumThis comes days after
Offset posted an old photograph from the set of Houston’s video for her
2002 single ‘Whatchulookinat’ on Instagram back on November 18. “I been
doing this entertainment, God my witness – which one is me?” he
captioned the photo. View this post on Instagram I BEEN
DOING THIS ENTERTAINMENT GOD MY WITNESS WHICH ONE IS ME ????A post
shared by OFFSET (@offsetyrn) on Nov 18, 2018 at 2:57pm PSTCheck out the
video of Offset dancing with other kids for Houston’s single
‘Whatchulookinat’ below.I was today years old when i found out young
Offset was a backup dancer in a Whitney Houston 
Singer,
Duncan Mighty has called out those who always complain about his dress
sense.According to him, they are ignorant and unaware of his efforts in
combatting unemployment and other important things he does. See his
response below....First i give GOD the glory for my life today and am
proud to say i am not a music award winner but with the little my career
has given me ive created jobs i know my construction company
mighty-crete is still growing up but 38 staff's are employed, in
construction company we pay daily some persons 27k, some 20k some 15k
some 10k and we pay labour 5k per day, we only pay admin, securities and
cleaners monthly we feed them and gave them health insurance people
around me are getting daily breads raising there families thanking GOD
for bringing me around.I will never live the fake life u want i am
proud to wear my oil resistance and anti-Hazard and post on Instagram
but my last word to u all abusing me each time i post pictures from work
and those sending me dm on how to dress pls those your celebrities
you always refer me to that wears the best fashion, pls can u tag me or
post where they have created jobs and try to eradicate unemployment in
there local communities or where there are, Time is the greatest
healer. I pray GOD bless u
President
Buhari has landed in Poland where he is to participate at the 24th
Session of the Conference of the Parties under the UN framework
Convention on Climate Change. Some of the senior executive members on
the president's entourage include; Minister of Foreign Affairs, National
Security Adviser Babagana Monguno, Minister of State Environment Bawa
Abubakar, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Governor of Niger Abubakar Sani
Bello and Governor of Enugu Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. 
At
least 100 people have been arrested and 80 injured as French police
clashed with fuel tax protesters Saturday in Paris. Thousands of
people gathered at the Champs-Élysées in the third weekend of protests
against the government over rising fuel prices and taxes. At Paris’
famous monument on the western end of the Champs-Élysées, the Arc de
Triomphe, riot police fired tear gas and a water cannon to displace the
crowd. Some protesters had lit fires, thrown rocks and sprayed police
officers with yellow paint earlier Saturday morning in an effort to
breach the barricades blocking a route to the Elysee Palace, President
Emmanuel Macron‘s official residence. By early evening, 183 people had
been arrested, and some 80 people had been injured in the protests,
including 14 police officers. French interior ministry blamed
extremists for violence at the famous monument, pointing out that around
5,000 peaceful demonstrators, some holding roses, had marched near the
Champs-Élysées. Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe made the distinction
between peaceful demonstrators and the ones breaking the law. “We are
attached to freedom of expression, but also to respect for the law. I am
shocked by the violence of such a symbol of France,” he said, referring
to the clashes around the Arc de Triomphe and graffiti sprayed on it
that read “Yellow Jackets Will Triumph.” Since the protests began on
Nov. 17, hundreds of people have been injured and two people have been
killed in car crashes.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have won their ninth AWCON title following a
4-3 win over South Africa after penalties in a tension soaked
match. There were no goals during regulation time as both teams matched
each other strength for strength all through 120 minutes. Asisat
Oshoala missed an 83rd minute penalty but that did not stop the Nigerian
team from being victorious as goalkeeper Tochukwu saved the last kick
taken by South Africa. Onome Ebi missed the first spot-kick but South
Africa also threw away their second penalty to bring the Super Falcons
even in the match. Francisca Ordega was given the man-of-the-match while
Thembi Kgatlana won the most valuable player award. Cameroon won the
Fair Play award as they join Nigeria and South Africa to next year's
FIFA's Women's World Cup in France. 
Angel of their dreams...Professionals Launch Support Group, DAAG, for
Dapo Abiodun *Vow to mobilize electorate for him. A coterie of young
professionals drawn from diverse backgrounds has launched the Dapo
Abiodun Alliance Group (DAAG) with a mandate to propagate the ideals and
vision of Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun, the All Progressives Congress, APC,
candidate in the 2019 governorship election in Ogun State.
Launched
at a colorful ceremony at Olusegun Obasanjo Library in Abeokuta, the
Ogun State capital, Friday, November 30th, ahead of the kick off of
governorship campaigns, a statement signed by the spokesperson of the
group, Victor Alaba Ganzallo, a marketing communications expert, averred
that the cardinal objective of the DAAG is the mass enlightenment of
voters in order for them to make informed decisions that would bear
tangible democratic dividends. 
The
statement reads, “We are a self-funded, not-for-profit group whose only
interest is to make the people of Ogun State know that if they want a
governor that has the character, competence, local and international
connections and vision to take the state forward, unify party members
after the factious party primary and lead selflessly; a man that has
their interests at heart, Dr Dapo Abiodun is the man.”It also states,
“For us to have come together to form this group underscores the
unanimity of our belief that Dr Abiodun’s entrepreneurial successes and
strong commitment to good governance, fairness and prosperity for all
make him a very well-rounded candidate for the office of governor. It is
for these reasons that our group, the DAAG, undertakes to galvanise and
mobilize human and material resources for him across the length and
breadth of the state to achieve success in 2019.” 
The
statement posits further, “We are not oblivious of the fact that the
task before us is arduous considering the political atmosphere in the
state. However, we firmly believe that it is a surmountable challenge
that requires the collective efforts of people of good conscience whose
love and passion for a more prosperous Ogun State is not in doubt.”While
highlighting the composition of the DAAG, the statement clarifies that
members are not necessarily from the state; “We are young successful
professionals united by a shared reverence for the inspirational
leadership of Dr Abiodun and feel that none of the other contenders can
tie his shoelace in a free and fair contest. We also feel that the
indigenes would be doing themselves a world of good by voting for the
APC in the general election. The electorate needs to know the good
fortune that is in stock for them with an Ogun State led by one of
Nigeria’s most successful businessmen.”While promising that the group
would unveil some of its other plans as electioneering intensifies, the
statement concludes that Dr Abiodun has well-defined and fully developed
plans for addressing major issues bedevilling the state and would hit
the ground running when elected.
Today, Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, 36, and American singer Nick
Jonas, 26 officially got married in a Hindu ceremony, which was followed
by a Christian ceremony that was anchored by Nick's pastor father, Paul
Kevin Jonas Sr at the luxurious Umaid Bhawan Palace. At the ceremony,
Chopra rocked a custom Ralph Lauren gown, while her new spouse also
opted for the brand. Lauren is a close friend of the couple. See more
photos below... 
President Buhari has assured that succour is on the way for farmers
negatively impacted by the excessive rains of this year. In a message to
Farmers’ Day 2018 held Saturday at Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State,
and organized by Nigeria AGIP Oil Company for farmers in Rivers,
Bayelsa, Delta and Imo States, the President stated:"Two weeks ago, the
National Food Security Council met and we approved a compensation
package for all flood impacted farmers and fishermen. I want to assure
all flood affected farmers and fishermen that you will be helped.This
government is with you in your time of need. As I speak to you now, the
modalities for this compensation programme are being finalized and very
soon, we shall start implementation."President Buhari commended the
theme for the Farmers’ Day, which is, Youths, Agents of Agricultural
Development in the Niger Delta, noting that farming is the bedrock of
the Nigerian economy. "Our future economic prosperity hinges to a large
extent on how we modernize and expand our agriculture," he
added. Underscoring the place of youths in developing agriculture,
President Buhari said:"Youths account for some 62% of our population.
This group, full of energy and drive, are the catalyst that will steer
Nigeria in the direction that will make us realize our full
potential.For many years, our God-given resources have been abandoned,
under-utilized or mismanaged. This is very apparent in the field of
agriculture. In the past three years, we aggressively pushed the
agricultural agenda with special emphasis on youth empowerment.Across
many value chains, we are supporting meaningful projects in partnership
with private sector players. This is the only way Nigeria can feed
itself in a sustainable manner. We are working very hard to enable the
youths actively participate in this agricultural revolution, and I take
this opportunity to congratulate you all on responding positively to
this call."The President urged youths to stay focused, stressing that
active participation is a patriotic duty, whose success will create
millions of jobs for many generations to come."We cannot afford to
remain a mono-product economy, relying only on oil as our mainstay. We
cannot continue feeding ourselves with imported food when God has
blessed us with all the bountiful resources we need to feed ourselves,"
he said.Thanking farmers across the country for their resourcefulness,
President Buhari disclosed that the country was on course towards food
self-sufficiency, adding that the importation of rice, maize, and other
grains had significantly reduced.He also informed that the Federal
Government was working to revive the River Basin Authorities, in order
to plan for lean times.On the excessive flooding, President Buhari waxed
philosophical:"Floods are a natural phenomenon that man cannot control.
I want to appeal to you all not to be dispirited, but to rise to the
challenges."He then reiterated the pledge that compensation would be
paid soon to farmers that suffered reverses.
Today, President Buhari left Abuja for Poland to participate at the 24th
Session of the Conference of the Parties under the UN framework
Convention on Climate Change.
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, 36, and American singer Nick Jonas,
26 are now husband and wife.According Mail Online, the actress and the
musician tied the knot this afternoon Dec 1 in a Hindu ceremony, which
was followed by a Christian ceremony that was taken by Nick's pastor
father Paul Kevin Jonas Sr at the luxurious Umaid Bhawan Palace.Chopra
wore a custom Ralph Lauren gown, while her new spouse also opted for the
brand. Lauren is a close friend of the couple. According to
PinkVilla.com, the entire wedding party was kitted out in the designer
gear. Men wore black tuxedos and women donned pastels for the ceremony
on the back lawn. 
Senator Ben Bruce has revealed why President Buhari's war against terror
is not working and according to him, 'its because of this
adminostration's policy of releasing ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members'.
Hip Hop star, Cardi B, turned heads as she stormed the stage to perform
at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in a revealing gold fringed co-ords on Friday
night. The 26-year-old rapper and mother of one showed off her
incredible body and her washboard abs in the statement gold crop top,
which she matched with a fringed skirt and crochet robe, along with
block-heeled lace-up boots.The revealing outfit flashed Cardi's cleavage
and her backside while performing on stage.See more photos below.
Former American supermodel and TV personality, Tyra Banks, has fired
back at Canadian supermodel Winnie Harlow for saying hit reality series
America's Next Top Model did nothing for her career. Back in May, Harlow
was asked about her career, and she said, 'I really started after the
show, cause that didn't really do anything for my career.''It doesn't do
anything for any model's career, realistically,' Harlow added. At that
time, Harlow even said that a 'major photographer' named Nick Knight
found her photos online, and the shoot she did with him went viral and
started her career. During a recent appearance on Bravo's Watch What
Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Banks, 45, was asked what she thought
about Harlow's comments, with Cohen mentioning she made those comments
on his show in May.'Did she say that? I discovered her on Instagram,'
the America's Next Top Model producer said with a smile. 'Well, I
discovered her on Instagram, and she's on this show, so what do you
think that means?' Watch the video below.
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday urged women to rise
above all forms of discriminations and ‘weaker sex’ tag and truly play
their role as change agents, saying such was necessary to transform
Nigeria starting from the family unit. Speaking at the closing ceremony
of the 2018 National Women’s Summit of Oyo State Officials’ Wives
Association (OYSOWA) held at University of Ibadan Conference Centre,
Governor Ambode said it was important for the Nigerian women to
recognize the fact that the world was changing, and that they must use
their influence to bring about positive change that would in turn
cascade into every strata of the society. According to the Governor,
“the world is changing everyday and women are now in the forefront of
things. Women are now agents of change and are no longer referred to as
the “weaker sex”.“So, they must never see themselves as oppressed or
discriminated against. Every woman can be an agent of change. The
society is built on a small unit called the family where the woman has
great influence.“From the family unit, every woman can initiate or spark
change which can cascade upwards to every level and every sector of the
nation. With focus, determination and perseverance, you can transform
yourselves, your families, your communities and our country, against all
odds.“There will always be odds facing us; odds against our
aspirations, our dreams, our objectives. But we cannot use these as
excuses. The world we live in today does not take excuses. The world
does not recognize efforts but results. So, against all odds, we must
push forward, with a strong desire, and determination to succeed.“I know
our women face a lot of odds. Different, difficult challenges come your
way every day. But my message to you today; and I am sure that is the
message of this Summit, is that you can overcome all the challenges and
triumph in all your endeavours,” Governor Ambode said.
Adetutu OJ, the model with prominent tribal marks who became popular
after she indicated interest to model for Rihanna, has spoken for the
first time about a very dark part of her past.During an interview with
LITV, the model said she became pregnant in her teens and was too afraid
to face her strict father, so she ran away from home and began to sleep
on the street.Adetutu informed the father of her child and he told her
to keep the pregnancy. However, the next time she went to his house, he
had moved without leaving a trace or a contact with which to reach
him.The pregnant teen said she had nowhere to go. Relatives and family
friends refused to help her for fear of her strict father ao she bega
homeless. She began to wander around, passing the nights in empty shops
and sometimes getting drenched by the rain. Just before she had her
baby, she went to the Redeemed Christian Church of God where she saw a
banner advertising a foundation for women in her condition. She called
the number and it turned out to be a foundation run by Pastor Ituah
Ighodalo.He helped her register for WAEC and she began attending lessons
while pregnant. She also sat for the WAEC exams when the time came.
When her baby was born, they helped her put the baby up for foster care
for 4 years.After 4 years, when Adetutu was established to an extent,
she went back for her child and they now live together.Listen to her
narrate this painful part of her past to LITV in the video below. 
