Cheptais court slaps randy grandpa life sentence for defiling his 10-year old grand-daughter
The sentencing comes amid national calls for strict enforcement of laws protecting minors and a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual offences.
Rebound of Chinese ‘sweet economy’ projected to spur population sprint after years of enforced low fertilities
Yuan Xin, vice president of the China Population Association, predicted that the rebound in marriages is likely to boost the fertility rate, potentially leading to a new wave of births in 2026. However, he also noted that fluctuations in birth rates are common during periods of broader demographic decline, both in China and worldwide.
Trouble with Nigeria: State negligence created terror mobs that in turn fuelled political and economic crises
In the northeast, Boko Haram jihadi extremists and, more recently, an Islamic State-backed breakaway faction have since 2009 waged an insurgency to enforce their brutal interpretation of Shariah. In 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls – mostly Christian, but some Muslim – from a school in Chibok, in Borno State.
