Man, 31 sexually assaults boy, 11 in Lagos
A 31-year-old man, Samson Ndubuisi, who allegedly had canal knowledge of an 11-year-old boy, was on Wednesday hauled up before an Apapa Magistrates' Court, Lagos.
Boko Haram: Nigerian army has committed human right abuses — Ezekwesili
Obiageli Ezekwesili, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, former Nigerian Minister of Education, and former World Bank vice president for Africa, tells Al Jazeera’s Head to Head that Nigerian armed forces have committed human rights abuses in their fight against the violent group Boko Haram in the north of the country. “It clearly does have instances where human rights violations have happened,” she says.
Chibok Girls: US condemns Boko Haram ‘barbarism’ after island attack
AS hope rises for the rescue of Chibok girls after the Nigerian Army found 298 females in Sambisa forest, the United States, yesterday, condemned a brutal attack during which Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of soldiers and massacred civilians on a Lake Chad island.
Ekiti Assembly Crisis: Fayose reiterates commitment to Elders’ peace move
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has expressed commitment to the peace move initiated by elders in the state, led by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) to find political solution to the crisis between the two factions in the State House of Assembly
Prostitution in Libya: I gave out my cousin for N10,000—Suspect
The principal suspect in the kidnap of a teenager, who was taken to Libya for prostitution last year, Kelvin Okorie, said yesterday that he gave his cousin out after taking N10,000 from the suspected traffickers.
Chibok girls: How troops storm Sambisa, rescue 293 females
One year after the abduction of Chibok girls, Nigerian troops, yesterday, stormed the Sambisa forest hideout of the Boko Haram terrorists, and rescued 200 girls and 93 women in a daring operation.
