The UN has urged the Nigerian authorities to give more attention to protecting the girls and children, who were victims of sexual violence and abuse by the Boko Haram terrorists. Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, stated this while
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Dr Kemi Ademola-Aremu, a Gender Activist, on Wednesday said incidents of rape are alarming and under-reported in the country. She also described as worrisome the non-availability of correct statistics on rape cases in Oyo State. Ademola-Aremu, the Executive Director, Choice Solution Welfare Initiative International (CSWII), made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in
Tragedy struck in the early hours on Tuesday in Benin City as a family of seven were reportedly died as a result of smoke from the generator in their apartment. The incident occurred at Akpata Street in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, when the family was said to have put on a generator in their […]
The federal government has publicly taken a stand against open grazing by cattle herders. This stand was made known following the development of a framework to put a definitive end to violent clashes between roaming herders and farming communities. While speaking at a media briefing on the federal government’s National Livestock Transformation Plan (2018-2027), the […]
…Asks FG not to recruit ex-terrorists into the Army, Police The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government to caution the Adamawa State Government against hasty implementation of the death sentence passed on five Christian youths alleged to have killed a Fulani herdsman. According to reports, Justice Abdul-Azeez […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday directed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to lead a Federal Government delegation to Bauchi in the aftermath of the windstorm and fire recorded in the state. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. The […]
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