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Abuse Of Power Charges Unveiled In Trump Impeachment

December 10, 2019 3:36 pm

Democrats unveiled two impeachment charges against US President Donald Trump Tuesday, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction in pressuring Ukraine to help him attack his 2020 election rivals.

The charges, if approved by the House of Representatives in a vote expected next week, would make Trump only the third US president to be impeached and placed on trial in the Senate.

“Our president holds the ultimate public trust,” said Jerry Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

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“When he betrays that trust and puts himself …

NY: Queens Bishop Confesses To Sexual Abuse Of 12yr Old Boy

December 8, 2019 1:25 pm

The spiritual leader of a Queens church was busted for sexually abusing a pre-teen parishioner across nearly three years, with the accused predator confessing his sins to the victim in a recorded confrontation, officials charged Friday.

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A four-page criminal complaint described the victim meeting with Bishop Jesse Milagrosa on Oct. 28, 2018 to discuss the childhood abuse and record the creepy cleric’s admission to the alleged crimes.

“That was my mistake,” the bishop told the victim, according to the complaint. “If you want to report this, I’ll pay the consequences. I

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Breaking: Kanu To Broadcast On Terrorism And Rights Abuse

December 5, 2019 6:49 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has via his verified Facebook page announced  that he’ll be issuing a radio broadcast on Saturday to talk about state-sponsored terrorist acts going on in Nigeria and the varuious ways the Nigerian governement has abused the Human rights of Nigerians.

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“Join me for broadcast on Radio Biafra as we continue to expose horrific state-sponsored terrorism and human rights abused by the Nigerian government.”

Date: Saturday, December 7th 2019

Time: 7 pm Biafraland Time

Listen via:

TuneIn on Radio Biafra –
tun.in/sffJa

Website …

Okorocha: Ihedioha Gathered PDP Chieftains To Abuse Me

December 3, 2019 9:31 am

The immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said his successor, Emeka Ihedioha, assembled the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel; former ministers of Aviation, Osita Chidoka and Fani Kayode; and other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party in Owerri on Saturday during the 40th Ahiajoku lecture to abuse him.

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Okorocha, in a statement by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, described the event as a gathering of the PDP members.

The statement said “Chief Emeka Ihedioha is governing Imo State with a stolen mandate. Since then, …

Women

Thousands Rally Worldwide Against Abuse Of Women

November 27, 2019 2:49 pm

Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures to combat domestic violence.

Demonstrators on Monday gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protesters before firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse them.

 

AFP / Maryam EL HAMOUCHIWomen murdered worldwide

The French government announced it would make it easier for doctors to share information on vulnerable women and write into law the concept of psychological “entrapment”,

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Verona’s Stadium Ban For Balotelli Racist Abuse Suspended

November 21, 2019 2:54 pm

Italian club Verona’s partial one-match stadium closure for racist chants directed at Brescia striker Mario Balotelli in a Serie A game earlier this month was suspended on appeal Thursday.

The Italian Football Federation’s (FIGC) disciplinary commission had ordered Verona to host Fiorentina on Sunday with the “Poltrone Est” section of their Bentegodi Stadium closed.

It followed racist chanting directed towards Italian international Balotelli during his team’s 2-1 defeat on November 3 in Verona.

Despite denials of abuse from Verona, a video published on Twitter by a fan showed a number of supporters abusing Balotelli before the forward kicked the ball …

CAMA: Buhari Planning A Coup Against Christianity – Cleric

French Bishops Approve Payouts For Sex Abuse Victims

November 9, 2019 4:09 pm

French bishops on Saturday approved a programme of payouts to victims of sex abuse by priests — but survivors have already objected that the Church has not gone far enough in admitting responsibility.

Voting at the bi-annual Conference of French Bishops (CEF) in the southern city of Lourdes, a large majority of the 120 bishops approved the payments to those who had suffered abuse within the Church.

The size of the payouts will be made will be determined at a meeting in April, conference chairman Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the archbishop of Reims, told reporters.

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Silence after sexual abuse kills slowly - TY Bello

Silence after sexual abuse kills slowly – TY Bello

July 2, 2019 8:07 am

Nigerian popular musician TY Bello, has added her voice to the ongoing debate on rape following the allegation leveled against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) by Mrs Busola Dakolo, wife of inspiration singer Timi Dakolo.

TY Bello who took to her Instagram page to state her own experience noted that she was also sexually abused at her younger age.

She said that being silent after she was sexually abused killed her slowly.

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The 40-year-old singer said that she only found relief because …

The Roman Catholic Church'

Priests, nuns must report sex abuse – Pope Francis

May 11, 2019 2:02 pm

The Roman Catholic Church’s one million members of clergy must report all suspicions of sexual abuse by church leaders at any and all levels, Pope Francis   ordered on Thursday in a landmark decree.

Each diocese – or district of church governance – must set up clear and accessible reporting systems by June 2020, the pope declared, in a bid to tackle the sexual abuses that have called the church’s moral authority into question and seriously damaged its reputation.

“We have said for years that priests should follow certain strict rules, so why should bishops and other members of the Church

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Pope issues new child abuse legislation for Vatican City

March 29, 2019 11:02 am
Pope Francis issued stringent child abuse legislation for Vatican City employees on Friday, as part of the Church’s bid to address a wave of sex abuse allegations against priests.The legislation requires officials and employees in the Vatican City State as well the Roman Curia, the central administration of the Catholic Church, to immediately report any abuse against minors and vulnerable people or face fines or a prison sentence.Anyone convicted of abuse must be “removed from office” under the new rules, which set a statute of limitations for such crimes at 20 years from the date victims turn 18.

Francis said

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Fr Mbaka: A case of flagrant abuse of the the pulpit

March 1, 2019 11:46 pm

By Odumodu Gbulagu

I have tried to refrain myself from going frontal on Mbaka as regards his insults, apologies and renewed insults on the person of Mr.Peter Obi, the PDP Vice Presidential Candidate in the just concluded elections but his recent mockery on Atiku/Obi for losing the elections has drawn me out.

I therefore stand on the popular Igbo maxim of “asokata eze anya, ekpue nkata n’iru gwa ya okwu” to state that it’s time to look at the king straight to the eye and tell him his ailment.

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R. Kelly indicted with 10 counts of sexual abuse in Chicago

February 23, 2019 1:48 am

For more than two decades, the R&B singer R. Kelly has been trailed by allegations of sexual misconduct. He was married to a young singer who turned out to be 15 years old. There were claims that he controlled women in a cultlike atmosphere. He was linked to an infamous sex tape. None of it meaningfully stood in his way.

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