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Monday, 25 October 2021 05:44

Deceived into travelling to Europe supposedly for legitimate work, this young Nigerian woman, like so many trafficked women, found herself ’selling sex’. This is her story

Every year thousands of women are trafficked to European cities and put to work having sex with men. Jewel, a young Nigerian who had expected to become a carer, eventually managed to escape thanks to two chance meetings. "I just saw light. It's very often dark where I come from because there's no electricity… But everything here was just blinking - it was very beautiful." Jewel - not her real name - is describing her arrival in Denmark. "I was thanking God for the opportunity to be in this country. I was looking forward to starting work." Jewel caught a…

Sunday, 24 October 2021 06:11

Gunmen blow up jail facilities in Oyo, third of such attacks this year

Gunmen attacked a jail in Oyo State late on Friday and freed over 800 inmates by force, the third such major attack this year, prison service said in a statement on Saturday. The prison service said the attackers were heavily armed and after an exchange of gunfire with prison officers, gained entry to the prison yard by blasting the walls with dynamite. Some 575 inmates, who were all awaiting trial, were missing while 262 escapees had since been recaptured, it said, adding that the jail housed only 64 convicts, who did not escape. "While all the awaiting trial detainees were…

Friday, 22 October 2021 06:00

Bandits move to ‘next level’, paralyse Abuja-Kaduna train service

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that suspected bandits on Wednesday destroyed a portion of the Abuja-Kaduna rail track with explosives, forcing a disruption of train services on the route. According to the Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria, explosives damaged the rail track at a spot between Dutse and Rijana, an area that had recorded numerous bandits’ attacks along the Kaduna Abuja highway. Okhiria said the Corporation was making efforts to restore train services on the route. “Efforts are currently ongoing to ensure that the train services along the Kaduna-Abuja route are fully restored,” the official said. Earlier,…

Friday, 22 October 2021 05:58

8 Nigerian men caught in South Africa for defrauding 100 women based in US through romance scam

Eight Nigerian men accused of an internet dating scam have appeared in a South African court after a massive international operation involving the FBI and Interpol. Authorities in the US, where the investigation originated and most of the alleged victims are based, have applied for their extradition. They are accused of defrauding more than 100 victims of almost $7m (£5m) in total over the past decade. They have not commented on the charges. It is the biggest such bust in South Africa, according to police spokeswoman Col Katlego Mogale. The suspects, aged between 33 and 52, were arrested in Cape…

Friday, 22 October 2021 05:57

Journalists barred, crowd dispersed by police as Nnamdi Kanu denies terrorism charges in court hearing

Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu pleaded not guilty to charges including terrorism in an Abuja court on Thursday, three months after his trial was delayed when authorities failed to produce him in court. The charges against Kanu, a British citizen, also included calling for secession, knowingly broadcasting falsehoods about President Muhammadu Buhari, and membership of an outlawed group. The military considers Kanu's IPOB a terrorist organization. IPOB wants a swathe of the southeast, homeland of the Igbo ethnic group, to split from Nigeria. An attempt to secede in 1967 as the Republic of Biafra triggered a…

Friday, 22 October 2021 05:55

Zamfara women protest against bandits’ attacks, block roads

Hundreds of women in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Thursday blocked Gusau-Kaduna Road to protest against persistent attacks by bandits despite security measures by the state government. Gusau-Kaduna road is the busiest road as it links the state to several other states both in the North and the South. The women, who were with their children and belongings, sat on the road and prevented movement for motorists and passersby on the road. The protesters caused gridlock and hundreds of motorists were left stranded as they could neither move forward nor backward. One of the women, who gave…

Thursday, 21 October 2021 05:52

Piracy in Nigeria’s international waterways down 77 percent - Report

Piracy and armed robbery attacks in Nigerian waters fell 77 percent in the first nine months of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020, International Maritime Bureau said in its latest report. The entire Gulf of Guinea witnessed a similar decline in criminal activities with only 28 incidents reported compared to 46 last year. “The Gulf of Guinea region recorded 28 incidents of piracy and armed robbery in the first nine months of 2021, in comparison to 46 for the same period in 2020,” the report said. “Most notably, Nigeria reported only four incidents in the first nine…

Thursday, 21 October 2021 05:51

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyers warn FG against failure to produce separatist in court as trial resumes today

Legal team of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday warned that the Federal Government must bring him before Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday (today). Leader of the team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, made the team’s position known during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. “That tomorrow (today), being October 21, 2021, should be sacrosanct. Our client, Nnamdi Kanu, must and shall be produced in court to face his trial,” Ejiofor said. According to him, despite the issuance of a fiat by the Chief Judge of the Federal…

Thursday, 21 October 2021 05:48

Gunmen in military uniform waylay commercial van, abduct 13 passengers in Niger state

Niger police command, on Wednesday, said 13 travellers were abducted by gunmen at Konar Barau village in Rafi LGA of the state. Monday Kuryas, Niger commissioner of police, confirmed the incident. According to Kuryas, the divisional police officer (DPO) of Zungeru reported that one Mubarak Idris of Kwanawa village, Sokoto state, reported the matter to the police “at about 1530 hours”. Idris, identified as the driver of a bus with registration number LGT 12 XWX, was said to have been conveying 18 passengers from Yauri in Kebbi state, when the incident occurred. The travellers, mostly fishermen, were said to be…

Wednesday, 20 October 2021 05:57

Gunmen storm meeting of Imo traditional rulers, kill two

The traditional institution in Imo state has been thrown into mourning following the killing of two monarchs. The traditional rulers were said to be having a stakeholders meeting at Nnenasa, headquarters of Njaba Local Government Area of the state, when hoodlums struck. The affected monarchs are E. A Durueburuo, Obi I of Okwudor, and Sampson Osunwa of Ihebinowere autonomous community. It was gathered that other traditional rulers at the meeting left with injuries. The police spokesperson in the state, Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident, said that two monarchs were confirmed dead on the spot while the wounded have been…

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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 05:56

Gunmen invade crowded market, kill at least 43 in Sokoto

Gunmen killed at least 43 people in an attack in Sokoto state, the governor's office said on Monday. The assault began at a weekly market in Goronyo on Sunday and continued into Monday morning, Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal said in a statement. Gunmen across northwestern Nigeria have killed scores of people and kidnapped hundreds more for ransom over the past year in a security crisis that the government is trying to tackle via communications blackouts, military operations and stepped up policing. Iliyasu Abba, a local resident and trader, told Reuters that there were 60 bodies at Goronyo General Hospital…

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 05:55

Gunmen kill RCCG member at church entrance in Kwara

There was tension at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Living Word Parish, Basin Road, Ilorin, Kwara, when Sina Babarinde, a member of the church, was gunned down. Babarinde was said to have stepped out of the church to receive a call when his assailants rained bullets on him. The incident, it was gathered, happened during the 7am service of the parish. The motive of the killing was not clear as at press time. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the incident Monday night, said investigation was ongoing to arrest the perpetrators. “He was called on…

Tuesday, 19 October 2021 05:54

Court issues strict rules to counsels as FG increases charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Federal government has amended the criminal charges filed against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The IPOB leader will now be rearraigned on a seven-count charge as against the five counts he was previously answering to, bordering on treasonable felony and terrorism. The case is scheduled to come up on October 21, before Binta Nyako, a federal high court judge. Meanwhile, the court has issued a hearing notice to Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to Kanu, and that of the prosecution. The notice gave fresh directives on the conduct of the proceedings throughout the case. “This case…

Monday, 18 October 2021 05:59

Gunmen abduct two undergraduates, one other in Nasarawa

Two students of Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa have been abducted by gunmen. The gunmen invaded the Mararaba community hosting the university Saturday evening, taking away the two undergraduates. It was gathered that one Zafir Yahaya Adams, first son of a prominent politician in the state Hahaha Adams, was also abducted. The abductors have reportedly contacted the families of their victims and demanded a ransom of N25 million. Police spokesman Ramhan Nansel confirmed the abduction, adding that the anti-kidnap squad has started investigating. Nansel did not identify the names of the two students but said police had met with the university’s…

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