A European Union-backed rights and advocacy non-governmental organization, Legend Golden Care Foundation (LGCF), is pressing for the passage of a bill seeking the amendment of the Nigerian Anti-Torture Act, 2017 to strengthen rehabilitation and psychosocial support systems for victims of…
Police seek stringent laws against withdrawal of rape cases
A Deputy Commissioner of Police in Borno, DCP Ahmad Bello, has called for stringent laws to stop withdrawal of rape and other violence cases by relatives of victims in court. He made the call in Maiduguri in his contribution at…
Several workers trapped as another mining pit collapses in Niger state
Three persons have died following the collapse of a mining pit in the Adunu community, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba’arah, confirmed the death of three persons…
School mourns 14-year-old British-Nigerian killed in London sword attack
Bancroft’s School on Wednesday mourned 14-year-old British-Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin, who died from injuries sustained during a sword attack in London. The United Kingdom Metropolitan Police released details of the boy killed in the sword attack on Tuesday and explained…
Tinubu mourns victims of Ogun gas explosion
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday sympathised with victims of the recent gas explosion at Ita-Oshin, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. “The President also sympathises with the Ogun State Government and residents of the state over this tragedy,”…
Military helicopters crash in mid-air killing all 10 crew on board
This is the horror moment two military helicopters collided in mid-air before plummeting to the ground. All 10 crew on board were killed in the crash in Malaysia, at 9.30am local time this morning. The incident happened during a rehearsal…
18-seater bus accident on Third Mainland Bridge flings 2 passengers into Lagoon
Two passengers were flung into the lagoon when an LT 18-seater bus with registration number FKJ 872 YA, at a very high speed swerved off the road and hit the Third Mainland Bridge rails. The accident occurred by Adeniyi Adele’s…
Peter Obi calls for building safety measures after Onitsha tragedy
Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in the Ochanja Market building collapse in Onitsha, while urging the general public to adhere strictly to engineering and building standards for people’s safety.…
Many trapped in Anambra building collapse
Some yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons have been trapped as a building under construction caved in near the Ochanja market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve as a market on completion, collapsed at about…
FCT Police rescue 14 hostages, kill abductor; scores wounded
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police command says it has rescued 14 abducted persons at Ukya village in Nasarawa State, bordering Abuja. The victims were rescued by operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit and the Rubochi Division Police Headquarters at about…