BISI ALIMI LUCHED 1MILLION FUND FOR LGBTQ

Gay right activist Bisi Alimi has launched N1million for queer people in Nigeria. He wrote on his IG account;

"The impact of covid19 on LGBT in Nigeria is devastating. Many are locked home with homophobic   families and even many more became homeless. As many of them are self employed, the lock down means  lack of access to funds." This fund will go towards food, medications,and other essential items they need to survive. If you know any LGBT person in Nigeria  that can benefit from this please kindly visit our Facebook and Twitter for more info.

"It is because of this Bisi Alimi foundation is setting up a N1million to support the community". 

Death in scotland rises by 10

An additional numbet of 10, increases the total number of deaths in Scotland to1,857.181 people have tested positive to the virus increasing the numbet from 13,305 to 13,486.

3100 people who tested positive for corona virus have recovered. The department of health said 5 deaths of covid19 have been reported in Northern Ireland bringing the total number of deaths to 435.

A 30 year old James Samuel hanged himself

James Samuel who is believed to be 30 years of age hanged himself in a classroom at Government Secondsry School Gurku, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa.

 The body was discovered last Friday by a resident in the area, and quickly alerted the police in Gurku.

 Chief Samuel (James father)  who is a community leader in Gurku, was present at the scene along side his other children. Chief Gurku spoke about his son saying;

"My late son attended Government Secondary School Gurku, he was a farmer,  welder and a traditional drummer. He was popular among his peers. He is a Tiv but understands Hausa, Jaba, Gbagyi tribes.

 I learnt that this is the first sucide in Gurku and it is a taboo".

Update on COVID19 in Nigeria

NIGERIA has active cases of 3116, confirmed cases of  3912, death recorded is 117 and number of recovered persons 679

citizems are adviced to protect themselves as the pandemic continues to increase by :

Washing hands regularly and using sanitizer.

Wearing nose mask in public areas.

Health is wealth stay safe.

JUSTICE FOR RAPE

The recent  news on twitter regarding rape got me thinking so I decided to share.

Rack in school, my roommate's and I would gather together once in a while and share some of our past experiences good or bad. There was one of us who shared a very sensitive topic with us. She said that at the early age of five, she was raped. When she was asked by whom she hesitated at first but finally she said by an uncle her father's brother to be exact.

And according to her this went on for a while. The funny part was that it took place in her father's house. The uncle would come to visit then rape her. Her parents were too busy to notice or care.

She said she tried telling her mom but she was scared and ashamed. The .rape continued till she was about 9 years old.

She did not tell us how it stopped but she said after some years, she was able to tell her mom.

There are many rape victims who are suffering like she did scared to speak up for either fear of the rapist or what society may think. The truth is keeping silent gives the rapist opportunity to rape the victim a second time. Aside that, there is this satisfaction you get from sharing. 

Once she was done sharing her story with us she said she felt happy that someone cared. One could imaging the trauma she suffered for those years with nobody to talk to. It's true the government may have failed to carry our their duties accordingly, there might be injustice in the system. But there is justice in speaking.

Speak out don't give room to be raped a second time. Don't be ashamed it is not you who violated a  person. Share it with someone. Someone who is able to feel what you feel and give you the mental support you need. Refuse to be violated physically and mentally at the same time.

Please spread this message you don't know if someone might need it. Someone who needs to know I care, you care, we care.

#JUSTICE FOR RAPE

Write up by:

Silver . J

Six weeks-old baby dies of corona virus

Six week-old baby is the youngest to die of corona virus in England.
NHS England said the baby was among the 332 people who who died after testing positive to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 22,764.

Pregnant women and nursing mothers should be more careful at a time like this.

A twittet user calls for justice over 18 year old rape victim

A Twitter user calls for justice in Nigeria police system. According to her, an 18 year old girl was drugged and  raped by 5 of her friends in Narayi, Kaduna. 2 of the boys  are currently in the police jail, while the remaining 3 are being hidden by their parents . The Twitter user also said that police have been extorting money from the victim's parent on claim to bring the offenders to justice.

The story says that the parents of the suspect's are trying to bribe the parents of the girl so that the case can be closed like nothing ever happened. 

People who claim to know her on Twitter, said she has been traumatised for weeks since the ordeal.

It is really sad to know that rape has become rampant in Nigeria and this is because the system has failed to practice justice.