Tag: witchcraft
Is Witchcraft Justiciable Under Nigerian Law?
More importantly, these provisions are there to restrain and stop accusations because imputations of witchcraft constitute incitement of violent attacks…
Magic is not witchcraft: Okolocha (Jnr)
Okolocha said that his vision was to change people’s perception of magic in Nigeria.
Witchcraft killings: Residents of Adamawa village on the run
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the police spokesman in the state, said the village head, is also at large.
7 killed over witchcraft in Nigeria’s Adamawa
Nguroje said that the incident occurred on Tuesday, adding that an investigation team had been deployed to the village.
Woman accused of witchcraft petitions NHRC panel
The son of a woman accused of witchcraft has testified in Adamawa State about how his mother was subjected to…
UNN witchcraft conference commences
The two-day international conference on witchcraft, organised by Prof. B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research, University of Nigeria,…
Man accuses mom of witchcraft, chokes her to death
A Bulawayo man in Zimbabwe allegedly strangled his mother to death accusing her of bewitching him before locking the body…
Zambia denies witchcraft research plans
The Zambian government on Tuesday denied media reports that it intends to consider research on witchcraft as a science. Witchcraft…
Tenant lands in prison for accusing landlord of witchcraft
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 48-year-old tenant has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court and remanded in prison for allegedly…
Man stabs neighbour over witchcraft allegation
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year-old man, Abuchi Simon, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly stabbing his…
Oyedepo Stopped From Opening School In UK
Human rights campaigners and the National Secular Society are urging the United Kingdom government to turn down a request by Bishop…
Prophetess Sets Daughter Ablaze
Paul Iyoghojie A prophetess with a Celestial Church of Christ in Epe, Lagos State, western Nigeria, has been arrested by…
Lady Apostle Ukpabio under fire in UK
Rights campaigners in the United Kingdom have urged the government to ban Nigerian pentecostal preacher, Lady Apostle Helen Ukpabio from…
Blood-Thirsty Dad Eats Up Daughter
A Papua New Guinea man described as a vampire has been arrested after allegedly murdering his young daughter by biting…
Woman hacked to death by her children
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The sleepy town of Lampese, a border town between Kogi and Edo states, was thrown into confusion last…
Lagos To Charge Dad Of Chained Girl
The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to prosecute the father of a 10-year old girl chained in the legs…
Childless marriage dissolved 32 years after
An Orile-Agege Customary Court in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, on Thursday dissolved a 32-year-old marriage which had been childless. The…
Woman Dragged To Court Over Witchcraft
A 50 year-old woman, Binta Mohammed, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Sharia Court, Magajin Gari for alleged initiating a…
Between Ritual Killing And Public Safety
By Isaac Asabor It is not absurd to say that the issue of ritual killing is usually waved aside whenever…
Stephanie: Okotie’s Church Members Crashed Our Marriage
By Simon Ateba & Eromosele Ebhomole Stephanie, the beautiful ex-wife of Reverend Chris Okotie, has broken her silence barely a…
Man Accuses Wife Of Witchcraft
A 60-year old storekeeper, Mr. Samuel Fayose, has acussed his 45-year old wife, Adetutu, of adultery and witchcraft. He also…
Village Head Kills Self Over Witchcraft Accusation
A village head in Edide in Mbube, Ogoja northern Cross River State, Chief Raphael Oga shocked his subjects when he…