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Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 people have d!ed in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in the North-east region of Nigeria started.   The human rights organisation also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, saying military personnel violated rules of engagement while carrying out their assignments in the region.   Amnesty International‘ …

The Anambra State Joint Security Team on Thursday, December 5, intercepted armed men sighted on Umuchu- Amesi-Uga Road and recovered one branded blue Hilux vehicle with  Plate Number: GDD 440 TJ and a car suspected to have been snatched from an unsuspecting member of the public.   Confirming the incident to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said during …

The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, George Ibezimako Ozodinobi (Labour Party, Anambra) has criticised his colleagues for defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.   Recall that four members of the LP – Chinedu Okere (Owerri Municipal/Owerri North/Owerri West Constituency), Mathew Donatus (Kaura Federal Constituency of Kaduna), Akiba Bassey (Calabar Municipal/Odukpani Constituency), and Esosa Iyawe (Oredo …

Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 15-year-old girl, Kemisola for attempted m8rder of her friend.   The spokesperson of the command, Funmilayo Odunlami, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 6, 2024, said the teenage girl was reprimanded by her friend’s mother four months ago.   In order to seek revenge from the mother, she added sniper …

Former Kaduna Central senator in the national assembly, Shehu Sani has shared his opinion about the rising tension at the Kano Emir’s palace.   The tension started early Friday morning when police officers wearing advanced gear surrounded the Emir of Kano’s palace, starting as early as 6 a.m. The move came after reports emerged that Emir Muhammadu Sanusi plans to …

A 9-year-old child has set his father’s three-bedroom flat ablaze in Ilorin, Kwara State while playing with matches. The spokesperson of the Kwara State Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 5, 2024, advised parents and guardians to keep matches and other flammable materials out of children’s reach.  “The Kwara State Fire Service responded …

Counsel to the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola, Owoseni Ajayi, has said that human rights activist, Dele Farotimi who was recently remanded by Ekiti Magistrate Court, will regain his freedom only when he proves the allegations levelled against his principal in a book he wrote.   Vanguard reports that Farotimi had accused the legal expert of …

  A Chinese alternative healer has been jailed for 15 years after a diabetic grandmother d!ed at his slap therapy workshop.     Danielle Carr-Gomm died in October 2016 while taking part in the Paida Lajin therapy event, which sees patients being slapped or slapping themselves repeatedly.     Hongchi Xiao, of Cloudbreak, California, was convicted by a jury at Winchester …

Paris Jackson, the daughter of late pop icon, Micheal Jackson has announced she’s engaged to bandmate Justin Long.  The American model, 26, revealed she is set to marry the music producer in an Instagram post on Friday, sharing a sweet snap of the proposal and a montage of themselves together. Paris, who is the daughter of the late Michael Jackson, posted the news while paying …

Suspected bandits attacked a vehicle carrying Jummai Kefas, the mother of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, on Thursday morning along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area. The governor’s sister, Atsi Kefas, sustained a gunshot wound during the incident.   Chairperson of Wukari LGA, Dauda Agbu, confirmed the attack on Friday, December 6, describing it as “deeply troubling.” He assured …