Students and management of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, were thrown into mourning on Wednesday when a truck crushed to death a female student of the institution. Mr Rabiu Mohammed, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the institution, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Bauchi on Thursday. Mohammed said the …
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‘Women sexually violated or killed every 10 minutes in Nigeria’
A recent report by the Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) has revealed that every 10 minutes, a woman is either sexually violated or killed in Nigeria. The study followed findings by the centre indicating that between 2019 and 2025, about 4,426 women, girls and children across eight council areas of Kaduna State had experienced …
Suicide bomber kills five outside bank in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed five people including Taliban security forces on Tuesday in an explosion outside a bank in northern Afghanistan, police said. Seven people were also wounded in the attack which targeted a queue of people waiting to collect their salaries from a bank in the city of Kunduz, the capital of Kunduz province. …
Ebonyi community killing: Community members relocate for fear of another attack
Following last Sunday attack and killing of over 17 people of Amagu, Amaokwe and Umunesha villages in Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, many surviving members of the community have started packing out and relocating to other villages out of fear of another attack. It was a …
Abduction of General Tsiga: Fear-stricken locals flee Katsina community
Following the abduction of former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga, from his hometown, Wednesday night by suspected bandits, fear has gripped the community causing many to desert the town. Fear-stricken members of the communities in the area were said to have been terrified with General Tsiga’s abduction that …
40-year-old Nigerian, Benjamin Okoli, dies in South African police custody
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the death of a 40-year-old Nigerian citizen, Benjamin Okoli, while in police custody. Okoli’s death comes less than a month after NICASA condemned the alleged killing of another Nigerian, 50-year-old Jeremiah Okoye, who died in police custody on Jan. 13. NICASA President-General, Dr Frank Onyekwelu, …
General Tsiga’s abduction: Katsina elders, security expert, CSO react
The abduction of retired Major General Maharazu Tsiga, former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), by suspected terrorists has sparked widespread concern. The incident occurred late Wednesday night at his residence in Tsiga, Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack, which left two residents dead and three others injured, has …
Police confirm abduction of worshippers in Sokoto village
SOKOTO: Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of more than 10 individuals during the early morning (Subhi) Muslim prayers in the Bushe community of Sabon Birni Local Government Area located in the eastern senatorial district of Sokoto State. DSP Ahmed Rufai, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with our …
APC stalwart, 4 others killed in fresh herders attack in Otukpo
Benue—An All Progressive Congress, APC, Councillorship aspirant in the last local government polls, Amedu Agaba and four others were Wednesday night reportedly killed in the escalating crisis between armed herdsmen and the locals of Okpomaju village in Okete Ward of Otukpo Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state. Several persons were also reported to have …