A middle-aged man, identified as Mr. Nwalozie Chiwendu, has allegedly killed his brother, Mr. Chidiebere Isaiah, with a cutlass in a brutal attack. The incident occurred around 4pm yesterday in Umunwacha village, Ofeh community, Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, reports Daily Trust. Residents said Chiwendu accused his brother of pra...
•Ndigbo Despite various intensive campaigns against harmful traditional/cultural discriminatory practices and inhuman treatment that deprive citizens of certain rights and privileges, some of these practices are still going on in many communities in Igbo land, causing animosity and tearing hitherto peaceful communities apart. Particularly, acc...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun A disturbing incident has sparked widespread outrage in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, after a police inspector brutally assaulted his three children over allegations of witchcraft. The incident, which occurred weekend, has led to the arrest of the accused police inspector, simply identified as John, attached to the ...
•Hoodlums A violent mob in Sokupkpan community, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, has lynched the Chief Imam of the area, Mallam Abdullahi Audu, over allegations that he was spiritually responsible for the death of a resident, Ibrahim Gana. Witnesses said the incident, which occurred yesterday, threw the entire community into confusion...
Rufus Akinyemi is a professor of geriatric neurology and translational neuro-science and the lead for the African Dementia Consortium. In this interview, he speaks about the unique reasons more Nigerians may develop dementia, a brain degeneration problem due to increasing psychoactive drug use, as well as the increasing incidence of social iso...
•Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State, Ahmed Wakil. Tragedy struck in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, after a woman, identified as Suwaira Ibrahim, allegedly burnt the private part of her husband’s younger sister following accusations of witchcraft. Cases of violence against children over witchcraft allegatio...
•Ghana President John Dramani Mahama Amnesty International has called on the Ghanaian government to take immediate action to protect hundreds of people, primarily women, who are being subjected to rampant human rights abuses due to accusations of witchcraft. The rights group, in a statement released today, highlighted the severe risks faced by...
•Victim Blessing Sunday, a Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) student, recounted the harrowing night she and her father were accused of witchcraft in their Ipinu-Oju central community in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. At about 2am, a man came to our house and called my father, saying some elders wanted to see him […]
The Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Talatu Umar, has raised alarm over the increasing number of cases involving witchcraft, describing it as a persistent challenge in legal jurisprudence. She stated this while reviewing the cases of awaiting trial inmates at Jama’are Maximum Correctional Centre during a two-day quarterly routine visi...
The Benue State Police Command has apprehended two men in connection with the murder of an elderly woman accused of witchcraft in Egba village, Agatu Local Government Area of the state. Police spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, in a statement, confirmed the arrest of one Bako, 50, and Oyaje Clement, 40, for their alleged roles in […]
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