WIKE TAKING LOANS FOR FCT WITHOUT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVAL – KINGIBE ALLEGES. (PHOTO).

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Wike taking loans for FCT without National Assembly approval – Kingibe alleges The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ireti Kingibe, has alleged that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been taking loans for the nation’s capital without the approval of the National Assembly. Kingibe made the allegation on Tuesday during an interview. She was discussing the FCT administration, the Abuja master plan and the oversight responsibilities of the National Assembly. According to her, records from the Debt Management Office, DMO, indicated that loans had been taken for the FCT between August 2023 and March 2026, despite Wike not appearing before the Senate to seek approval for such borrowing. “I am definitely saying Wike has been taking loans without the approval of the National Assembly. “I’m sorry to say, with all due respect to the Senate, of which I’m a member, we’re supposed to oversee him. “We’re supposed to approve, and I have brought to the attention of the leadershi...

GISÈLE PELICOT’S MEMOIR RELEASED, OFFERING HOPE TO SURVIVORS OF TRAGEDY. (PHOTO).


 Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir released, offering hope to survivors of tragedy

   Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir was released on Tuesday in 22 languages, recounting the horrors she endured while offering a message of hope and support to survivors of sexual abuse. In interviews ahead of the book’s release, Pelicot said she hoped her story could help others. Her memoir, A Hymn to Life, Shame has to Change Sides, details her survival following a landmark 2024 trial that drew global attention, during which her husband drugged her to allow other men to assault her.

“Today I’m doing better, and this book allowed me to reflect on my life and rebuild myself from the ruins,” Pelicot said. “I am a woman standing strong.” She emphasized that her book is meant to provide encouragement to women navigating extremely difficult periods in their lives. Her decision to speak publicly, waiving her anonymity, sparked a national and international conversation about rape culture, earning admiration for her courage. Gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, herself a survivor of sexual abuse, praised Pelicot for shifting the burden of shame onto perpetrators rather than victims.

The 2024 trial led to convictions of Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men for sexual assaults committed between 2011 and 2020 while she was chemically incapacitated. Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year prison sentence, while the others were sentenced to between three and 15 years, with one appeals adjustment raising a sentence to 10 years. The case exposed how online pornography, chat rooms, and distorted ideas of consent can contribute to sexual violence. In response, France passed a new law in October redefining rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act, aligning the country with other European nations, including Germany, Belgium, and Spain, that use consent-based legal standards.


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