The Nigeria Sex Workers Association has appealed to the authorities of law enforcement agencies to protect its members nationwide from harassment and abuse. NSWA made the appeal in a statement by its National Coordinator, Amaka Enemo, made available to the…
Violence against children in Nigeria alarming – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that recent studies show that violence against children in Nigeria has remained alarming. The Child Protection Manager of UNICEF in Nigeria, Mona Aika disclosed this during the opening of a two-day stakeholders’…
#October1st: Group cautions Kano youths to shun violence
The Kano Peace Committee, on Tuesday, cautioned Kano youths against participating in the October 1 protest, citing concerns of violence that may lead to the destruction of public and private properties. The group’s warning came as Nigeria marks its 64th…
US commission decries alleged threat to religious freedom in Nigeria
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating state of religious freedom in Nigeria. In a report released over the weekend, the commission criticised the Federal Government for its continued enforcement of blasphemy…
2 UK men land in jail over hate posts on Facebook
•Jordan Parlour and Tyler Kay Two British men have been sentenced to prison for posting inflammatory content on Facebook. Jordan Parlour, 28, from Leeds, and Tyler Kay, a company director from Northampton, received jail terms of 20 months and 38…
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria: Anti-protesters attack PUNCH, Guardian, Sahara correspondents
Anti-protesters on Thursday attacked the PUNCH, Guardian, Sahara Asaba correspondents, Matthew Ochei, Monday Osayande, and a Pointer reporter Lucy respectively in Delta State. The protest was peaceful around 10 am until the anti-protesters arrived at about 11:20 and started chasing…
Can men be trusted? Why women say a bear is a safer bet — Tara Aisida
When I read Proverb 17:12 “let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly” I had no idea that it would one day be the biblical justification for the ongoing debate on social…
Man found nailed to a fence in ‘sinister attack’
A man was left with ‘life-changing injuries’ after he was nailed to a fence by his hands. He is now being treated in hospital for his wounds, as well as for injuries to his nose. The ‘sinister attack’ happened in…
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…
Bullies are made at home — Tara Aisida
Sometime this week, we all became aware of yet another case of bullying in one of our elite schools when the video showing one Mariam slapping Namtira Bwala her fellow school mate (we don’t know for sure if she is…