Tag: violence
Kogi Govt moves to end violence, child abuse
The Kogi Government is determined to curb all forms of violence and child abuse in all parts of the state.
Election: UN calls on Zimbabwe’s leaders to reject violence
The UN has called on Zimbabwe’s leaders to reject any form of violence after reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election…
Traditional ruler raises alarm over increase in violence against persons
The District Head, Kaduna Central, Doka, who is also Bunun Zazzau , Alhaji Bala Tijjani, has raised concern for the…
Eid-el-Fitr: Tambuwal counsels youths against violence
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on youths to resist any move by politicians to use them as…
Niger governor charges youths to shun violence
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has called on residents of the state, particularly the youths, to shun violence in order…
Youths urged to Shun cultism, embrace viable ventures
The Director General, Christian Youth for Peace and Development Initiative (CYPDI), Mr Simon Dolly, has called on youths in the…
Police confirm 7 killed, 15 injured in Kaduna violence
At least seven people were killed and 15 others persons severely injured following the violence that broke out in Kasuwa…
Commissioner warns youths against rape, violence
The Enugu State Commissioner for Gender Affairs and Social Development, Princess Peace Nnaji, has urged youths to shun rape and…
Lagos traditional ruler charges residents to eschew violence
A Lagos traditional ruler, the Opeluwa Onido of Lagos, High Chief Lateef Ajose has charged residents of Lagos to shun…
Individuals can to lend a voice to end violence – Guterres
UN Secretary-General has called on individuals to lend a voice to ending the senseless conflicts around the world.
Media urged to pay more attention to CAR violence
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of the consequences of the media looking away from what it termed the…
Violence in Kenya following Kenyatta’s victory
Following the acceptance speech by President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, violent protests have broken out at the stronghold of his…
LG polls: CP warns against violence at party’s mock primaries
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, on Tuesday urged members of political parties eschew violence ahead of…
FG, States To Curb Gender Based Violence
The Light Up Africa Development Initiative (LADI), an NGO, has called on the Federal and state governments to develop practical…
10 killed in Taraba fresh violence
At least 10 people have been killed and several houses burnt in fresh violence that erupted on Tuesday in Taraba…
Domestic violence on women should be checked- Lawyers
Some Lagos based lawyers have stressed the need for adequate measures to be put in place to check the spate…
Lagos sets to stage Ewuro drama to tackle violence against women
Kazeem Ugbodaga With increasing wave of violence against women in the state, the Lagos State Government is set to stage…
30 killed in CAR violence
The UN mission to Central African Republic on Thursday said that about 30 people were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed…
World Peace Day: Ambode charges Lagosians to shun violence
As the world marked the International Peace Day, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday charged Lagosians to shun…
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France deports 29 Russian fans over Euro 2016 violence
French police have begun the deportation of 29 Russians following violent clashes with England supporters in the early days of…
Ambode vows to fight domestic violence in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has vowed to leave nothing to chance in ensuring that domestic violence against…
APC condemns Bayelsa polls violence, killings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the violence and killings in the just-concluded supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa on…
Bayelsa Polls: Dickson condemns violence, killings
Governor Seriake Dickson has, in strong terms, condemned the electoral malpractice and violence which marred the supplementary elections in Brass,…
FG cautions against violent protests in Nigeria
The Federal Government has cautioned individuals or groups planning to embark on any demonstrations or processions to ensure that they…
Orgy of violence leaves 10 persons dead in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An orgy of violence enveloped Benin City, the capital of Edo State during the week, leaving no fewer…
Group accuses Wike’s loyalists of violence, kidnapping in Rivers
The Rivers Progressives Front (RPF) has alleged that loyalists of the Governor Nyesom Wike’s administration are responsible for most of…
Edo police warns students against alleged planned violent protest
Jethro Ibileke/Benin To forestall a possible breakdown of law and order and possible breach of public peace, the Edo State…
2Face advises Kogi youths to shun violence during poll
Popular musician, Innocent Idibia aka 2Face, has advised youths in Kogi not to engage in violence before, during and after…
Violence: LMC goes tough on clubs, coaches, referees
Four Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs have been charged by the League Management Company (LMC) for various breaches bordering…
Hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against women – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has warned that hard times await perpetrators of violent crime against…