Tag: Riot
Bauchi boils over alleged blasphemy: Christian girl escapes lynching, houses burnt
The riot is coming barely two weeks after a Christian girl, Deborah Samuel was burnt to death at the Shehu…
Video: Riot at Caleb University, sporadic gunshots rend the air
Caleb University, Imota area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, is embroiled in crisis as students confronted police officers who shot sporadically…
Prison riot leaves more than dozen dead
At least 13 people have been killed in a prison riot in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan, Russian State…
Riot in Gov Ambode’s town, Epe after man killed at APC Primary
Some houses and vehicles were burnt in Epe, Lagos East, on Thursday as political violence erupted following the killing of…
Cholera: Zambia slum residents riot over ban on street vending to curb outbreak
Residents in a slum in Zambia’s capital on Friday rioted over a ban on street vending that was imposed to…
Curfew imposed on Pandogari, Niger State
Following the religious violence which erupted in Pandogari, Niger State on Sunday during which four persons were killed and properties,…
Xenophobic riots erupt in Zambia
Residents of the Zambian capital Lusaka on Monday looted shops belonging to foreigners, accusing them of involvement in ritual killings,…
Kogi Polytechnic shut indefinitely after students riot
Kogi State Polytechnic in Lokoja has been closed indefinitely. The Public Relations Officer of the school, Mr Luke Yakubu, told…
One dead in Zimbabwe prison riot over food
One prisoner in one of Zimbabwe’s most notorious jails has died after hundreds of inmates rioted over the poor quality…
Riot after US jury fails to indict Ferguson policeman
Protesters set buildings ablaze, shot at police and looted stores in the US town of Ferguson on Monday after a…
German rally against Muslim extremists, avoids feared riot
A German rally by far-right hooligans against “Islamist extremism” passed off without incident Saturday, amid fears of clashes after violent…
Brazil inmates take guards hostage in latest riot
Inmates at a Brazilian prison took 12 guards and several fellow inmates hostage Monday in the latest of a series…
Rivers Poly students riot over death of colleague
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Authorities of Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori, were forced to close the institution today after the students went…
Missouri governor deploys National Guard to Ferguson
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Monday ordered National Guard troops to help police restore order in Ferguson, the town shaken…
Police hurl tear gas at US protesters in Ferguson
Riot police late Sunday hurled tear gas and marched on rioters in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson, wracked by…