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7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno

7-month-old baby among 13 abducted by terrorists in Borno

•Families beg FG for rescue of travellers By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Fear and anxiety have gripped families in Borno State following the abduction of 13 travellers, including women and a seven-month-old baby, by suspected Boko Haram insurgents along the Biu–Damaturu highway through the Kamuya axis of the state. The victims were reportedly abducted on […]

Prostitution’s no job, trafficking survivors warn Nigerian girls

Prostitution’s no job, trafficking survivors warn Nigerian girls

Three Nigerian women trafficked to Mali under the guise of securing legitimate jobs have recounted harrowing experiences of sexual exploitation, torture and abuse, after returning home through the intervention of the Global Anti-Human Trafficking Organisation, GAHTO.

C’River: Pastor allegedly beats 14-yr old girl to death over claims of theft

C’River: Pastor allegedly beats 14-yr old girl to death over claims of theft

.it’s heartbreaking, reprehensible, the girl must get justice – BRCI raise alarm By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR Tragedy truck in Wula, in Eastern Boki, Boki local government area of Cross River state when a pastor allegedly beat a 14-year-old girl, Nancy Peter to death. The incident sparked outrage after allegations that she was first beaten by […]

Protests rock Oyo, Ogun over abduction of teachers, students

Protests rock Oyo, Ogun over abduction of teachers, students

Academic activities were brought to a standstill across public schools in Oyo State, yesterday, as teachers complied with a directive from the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, to embark on a peaceful protest over the abduction of teachers and students in Oriire Local Government Area.

They can’t burn away our pain, Bayelsa community mourns lake killed by oil, fire 

They can’t burn away our pain, Bayelsa community mourns lake killed by oil, fire 

By Samuel Oyadongha TEIN BISENI—Five months after a crude oil spill polluted Tein in Biseni Kingdom, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, fire has finished what the pipeline began, leaving the environment scorched and lake dead. When field monitors led by Comrade Alagoa Morris returned to the creeks of Tein community, weekend, the first […]

One killed, over 30 abducted in Kogi

One killed, over 30 abducted in Kogi

‎The remaining victims were reportedly passengers travelling in a commercial bus that was intercepted by the attackers while passing through the area.