Tag: violence
Violence, Thuggery Mar Delta Council Poll
Jethro Ibileke/Warri The local government election held on Saturday across Delta State turned violent as no fewer than 10 persons…
Emir charges media to sensitise public on violence boycott
The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar, on Saturday tasked media organisations to sensitise the public on the need to…
Edo Crisis: Benin Monarch Cautions Politicians Against Violence
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, has expressed worry at the rate of political thuggery and violent crimes across…
Police warn Edo politicians against violence
The Edo Police Command on Sunday warned politicians against sponsoring and masterminding violence in the state. The warning was contained…
Girl Child Day: UN urges end to violence against women, girls
The United Nations on Saturday called for an end to violence against the young and adolescent girls living around the…
Gov. Fayemi declares curfew in Ekiti after violence
The Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has declared a 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. curfew in the state after thugs…
Boko Haram violence threatens Nigeria’s future – US
The United States on Thursday said it was concerned by increasing Boko Haram violence and territorial gains in Nigeria, warning…
Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…
Paris bans pro-Palestinian protest after recent violence
French police have banned a protest against Israel’s Gaza offensive that was due to take place in Paris on Saturday,…
France defends ban on pro-Gaza rally after violence
France’s prime minister on Sunday defended a controversial decision to ban a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Paris that went ahead anyway…
Boko Haram Beats US Efforts To Choke Its Finances
When Washington imposed sanctions in June 2012 on Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, he dismissed it as an empty gesture.…
I Want My Son Jailed, Mother Tells Court
A 32-year old factory worker, Ifeanyi Chukwu, who allegedly beat and threatened to kill his mother, on Thursday appeared before…
Ekiti People Stick To Fayemi, Against The PDP Quislings
By Idowu Ajanaku The recent violent assault on the convoy of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State precisely on Sunday,…
Ekiti Election: Fears Over Massive Deployment Of Security Personnel
Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians were Tuesday morning divided over the justification for the massive deployment of security officials and equipment to…
APC accuses PDP of inciting violence in Kano
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of inciting the violence that followed the announcement of new Emir…
48 Days To World Cup: FIFA Worries Over Violence In Brazil
FIFA says it is concerned about recent violence in Brazil less than two months before the country hosts the World…
Terry G, Hotel Manager Exchange Blows
Funsho Arogundade & Taiwo Okanlawon Controversial singer and producer, Gabriel Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has again been involved…
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Thugs Destroy Gov Fayemi’s Billboards, Posters
As violence continues to trail the governoship election campaign in Ekiti, western Nigeria, thugs have destroyed the billboards and campaign…
One person dies At APC Congress in Lagos
The All Progressives Congress’, APC, ward congress in Coker Aguda/Orile Local Council Development Area, LCDA, turned bloody, again, Saturday, 12…
Caution As Ekiti Guber Election Nears
The race for the governorship election in Ekiti State is getting to the peak. All political parties contesting the elections…
Human Rights, Rule Of Law And Democracy: Whither Nigeria?
By Akido Agenro True to the observation by Mahatma Gandhi [1869-1948] that intolerance is a species of violence, wherever this…
Rein In Aliens Who Brutalise Nigerians
The level of violence meted out by expatriate business people in Nigeria to their staff has become worrisome and needs…
Koran ‘forbids’ violence to spread Islam, says 9/11 mastermind
. Nigeria’s Boko Haram leaders, such as Abubakar Shekau, must read this manifesto by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed The self-proclaimed mastermind…
Delta senate election a sham, says APC
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the PDP candidate winner of the Delta Central senatorial election, which held…
Apathy, poor logistics mar Delta Central Bye-election
JETHRO IBILEKE/Warri Voter apathy, low turn out of voters, late arrival of voting materials in some places, marred the Delta…
Stop This Carnage
The recent violence in Adabu, Obi and Assakio Alago communities of Adamawa State, caused by the Ombatse cult, peaked yesterday…
Libya’s deputy PM resigns
Libya’s deputy prime minister Awadh al-Barassi announced his resignation late on Saturday, slamming the government as “dysfunctional” and unable to…
Let There Be Peace In Ekiti
Violence and assassinations often characterise governorship elections in Ekiti State. The fracas that broke out in Ekiti State chapter of…
Gay Rights Activist Murdered
Prominent Cameroonian gay rights activist and journalist Eric Lembembe has been killed in the capital, Yaounde, a rights group says.…
Boko Haram: 2,400 Flee War Zone
The Red Cross has said at least 2,400 people have fled violence in northern Nigeria just as the country said…