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…