Residents of Jikoko village in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory were stunned on Saturday after a day-old baby was abandoned by the roadside.
The newborn, wrapped in cloth and placed inside a carton, was reportedly found along a bush path near a poultry farm in the community.
Speaking with Sunday Ekwutos, a resident who simply identified himself as Aliyu, said the baby was found at the early hour of Saturday.
“We woke up to the sight of a day-old baby kept in a carton. The carton was placed near a bush path close to a poultry farm in Jikoko. The police were notified, and they took the baby to a health centre for medical attention,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, said the command had launched an investigation to trace the baby’s mother.
“Investigation has commenced to locate the mother of the baby. The baby is currently with the social welfare department,” Adeh said.
This is not the first time a baby has been abandoned in Mpape.
In January 2025, another newborn was found along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in the area. The mother was later arrested and confessed to abandoning the child due to poverty.
In December 2024, the FCT Police Command raised concerns over the increasing number of abandoned babies across Abuja, describing the trend as worrisome and calling for urgent social intervention.
A woman has stirred serious conversations online after opening up about how marriage and motherhood changed her perspective on life.
In a heartfelt reflection, she said it was only after getting married and giving birth that she began questioning who marriage truly benefits.
According to her, women often carry the heavier load — emotionally, physically, and mentally.
She explained that marriage can make women feel like tools, responsible for cooking, cleaning, caring for the home, and even contributing financially, while still bearing the full weight of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
She questioned why something described as a “blessing” should come with so much pain, stress, sleepless nights, and emotional strain for women.
In her words, childbirth comes with intense pain, followed by years of responsibility that largely fall on the woman, while many men continue life almost unchanged.
She admitted she never strongly pushed for marriage herself and only went along with it after family pressure. It was the lived experience — not theory — that opened her eyes.
While she made it clear that she loves her son deeply and finds joy in him, she said motherhood also forced her to confront uncomfortable truths about expectations placed on women.
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A jet operated by Flybird Airlines has crash-landed at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, causing panic among airport users and sending shockwaves through the aviation community.
An eyewitness stated that the aircraft, which arrived from Abuja, was carrying 11 occupants, including three crew members, when the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
According to the accounts, the jet experienced difficulties on landing and crash-landed on the runway, leading to tense moments as passengers were quickly evacuated from the aircraft.
All occupants were safely evacuated, with no immediate reports of injuries or casualties.
Airport authorities were said to have promptly secured the scene, while emergency response teams were deployed to prevent further danger and ensure the safety of passengers and airport personnel.
Operations around the affected area were temporarily restricted as officials began preliminary assessments.
As of the time of filing this report, the cause of the crash-landing had not been officially determined, while aviation authorities were expected to commence a full investigation into the incident.
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One of the gunmen who opened fire on innocent civilians observing Hanukkah at Bondi Beach has been identified as Naveed Akram.
On of the suspects was disarmed by a bystander and it’s been gathered that the police have arrested one of the suspects.
NB: This page does not support violence and this is just a news report for awareness.
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