Beware! Kidnappers of students on the prowl

Rather than abate, the tension generated by the kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 in Borno State has worsened and is spreading like wildfire across schools nationwide. In the last few weeks, terrorists, loosely called bandits, have resumed attacks on schools, abducting students. The recent surge happened in a number of places, including Kaduna, Zamfara, […]

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Three years after, father, mother await return of five kidnapped sons

The five kidnapped sons and parents Godfrey George tells the story of a Nasarawa family of 10 children who lost five to kidnappers in May 2020. Despite paying a ransom of N3.6m, they have not returned home. For 68-year-old Cecilia Bala, May 7 is not just another day on the calendar. It reminds her of […]

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Police probe murder of UI professor

Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said it has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole of the University of Ibadan by unknown gunmen. The spokesperson for the Command, Adewale Osifeso, who confirmed the development, said: “The matter is under investigation. Updates would be provided accordingly, please.” Ajewole, a Professor of Social and […]

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Court sentences Adedoyin to death by hanging over Adegoke’s murder

Ramon Adedoyin, founder of Oduduwa University and The Polytechnic, Ile-Ife, Osun State Osun State High Court has found Ramon Adedoyin, the founder of Oduduwa University, guilty of the murder case of Timothy Adegoke. The court, under the ruling of Judge Adepele Ojo, sentenced Adedoyin, who is also the owner of Hilton Hotel, to death by […]

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Nigeria: Nine years after Chibok girls’ abduction, authorities failing to protect children

98 Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram remain in captivity; More than 61 children are still being held in captivity two years after they were abducted by gunmen; Lack of accountability for crimes against children emboldens impunity. Nine years after Boko Haram abducted 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, 98 girls are […]

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Morocco court ups jail terms in child rape case that sparked outcry

A young Moroccan girl (orange jacket) who was repeatedly raped when she was 11 years old, enters the tribunal of Rabat on April 13, before the trial of three men accused of sexual aggression. – Three defendants accused of repeatedly raping a Moroccan girl pleaded not guilty on April 13 as the case went to […]

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Ondo mobbed driver not Internet fraudster – Police

IGP Alkali Baba Usman Ondo State Police Command has clarified that a 35-year-old man identified as Olorunfemi Tope, who was killed on Monday in a mob attack through the jungle justice at Ijoka Area of Akure, the state capital, was not an internet fraudster, contrary to claims and reports. Making the clarification, the police spokeswoman […]

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Lady found dead in room, boyfriend held

Family members of a 22-year-old former student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Kabirat Sobola, who was allegedly stabbed to death in the Ogun State capital are currently demanding justice. The deceased, a National Diploma holder, was reportedly murdered in her room in Abeokuta on Friday, February 4, 2023. It was gathered that the incident has […]

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How Nigerian pastor’s wife was shot dead in US

Eunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old councilwoman in Sayreville, NJ, was fatally shot outside her home Wednesday night. SayervilleGOP Source: New York Post A republican councilwoman, Eunice Dwumfour, has been shot dead in front of her home in New Jersey, United States of America. She was the wife of a Nigeria-based pastor, Eze Kings, according to the […]

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