By Blessing Iriaka On October 29, 2025, Gift Ordu did not only lose her husband. She lost the man her six children depended on. Chukwudi Ordu, an engineer and father of six, was reportedly at his home around Toronto Junction, Owerri, when gunshots erupted during an enforcement operation linked to the Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO). According to his widow and the deceased’s sister, Chukwudi had just returned home when the shooting began. He reportedly asked his wife and children to take cover and attempted to provide shelter for two men who had run towards the compound. It was during the chaos, the family alleged, that he and two other men were shot. His family rushed him to the hospital . At the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, he reportedly received blood transfusions and underwent surgery. The family says they spent almost ₦4 million trying to save him. He died two days later. Now, Gift, is left to raise six children without the man who provided for t...

By Blessing Iriaka  Child abuse remains one of the quiet crises ravaging Nigeria. And sometimes, the people a child should be safest with are the very people they need protection from. In December 2025, Onyinyechi, a five-year-old girl from Ideato North, Imo State, was burned, broken, and left defenseless by her supposed guardian .  What was her crime ? She didn `t kill She didn`t steal She didn`t Violate any law, all she didn't do was the house chores as signed to her earlier . P robably , Onyi was tired and needed some rest, probably she was hungry and needed to eat before she continued , probably she was just resting a bit.   Onyinyechi suffered severe burns after her guardian, Juliet Igwe, allegedly used a candle flame to burn her private parts and forced her hands into boiling water. Medical examination reportedly classified the injuries as third-degree burns , which mandated her to undergo two corrective procedures of debridement and skin grafting while ...