A new report has shown worrying levels of violence against journalists in Nigeria. Between 2019 and 2025, there were 94 attacks and 21 deaths. The report, put together by SBM Intelligence and EiE Nigeria in a chart, shows that press freedom is getting worse and journalists are becoming less safe. The number of attacks was […]
By Babatunde Opalana Tough times are ahead of perpetrators of electoral violence and infractions in the country as the National Security Adviser assured that future elections in the country will be safe and protected. He warned that security agents are on red alert to thwart efforts by political actors and their supporters to disrupt elections […]
The much-hyped #EndBadGovernance protests which held on Thursday were marred by looting and violence in some states of the federation. In a bid to curb the looting, violence and other after-effects of the protests, the governments of Kano, Borno, Yobe and Nasarawa states on Thursday imposed curfews in volatile local government areas in their states. […]
*Says death trend must stop Motolani Oseni Reacting to the murder of Dr Uyi Iluobe in Delta State, The Healthcare Federation of Nigeria has objected to the rate of rise in incidents of violence against healthcare workers, saying it is totally unacceptable and needs to come to an end. The President of HFN said “It […]
By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 401 women lost their lives due to Gender Based Violence (GBV), in 2022. Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, disclosed this on Thursday when he featured at the Ministerial briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tallen […]
*Says APC leaders must answer for killings Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being responsible for the escalated tension, indignation, violence, mass killing, kidnapping, terrorism and banditry ravaging various parts of our country. The PDP in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan […]
Violence continues unabated in the north-eastern part of the Indian capital as protests against a controversial citizenship law have turned into a communal frenzy. Seven persons including a policeman have been killed in clashes, with over 160 injured. READ ALSO: German investigators discover drugs worth over €50m Delhi Police on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders in […]
Nearly 8,000 Cameroon refugees have fled to eastern and southern Nigeria in the past two weeks, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday, as violence flared between security forces and separatist insurgents. The spike in refugees, coming in the run-up to last weekend’s general elections, brings the total number of Cameroonians who have fled […]
Yenagoa – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Niger Delta youths to shun acts of violence and embrace peace to ease the execution of projects that would ensure the development of the region. Jonathan gave the advice when officials of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Worldwide, and Niger Delta Youth Leaders, visited him to commiserate with […]
The Socio Economic Research and Development Centre (SERDEC) has decried what it called the widespread violence and intimidation that characterised the November 16 governorship and senatorial re-run elections in Kogi state. A statement by the Executive Director of SERDEC, Mr. Tijani Abdulkareem on Tuesday in Lokoja, said in spite of the process being truncated and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern about some reported cases of violence in the Saturday governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections.
Miss South Africa, Zozibini Tunzi has asked men to write love letters against violence. Tunzi launched the #HeForShe campaign to mobilize men to stand together with women in the struggle against gender-based violence and the creation of an equal society for all. Tunzi who is is aligning herself with the United Nations’ solidarity campaign #HeForShe for the […]
These are very auspicious times. For states under induced violence and killings, there is every need to tramp with caution, because the political scavengers are back. They are on the prowl, enriched in more tricks and deceptions in the quest for power. Leadership of any state in Nigeria is quite difficult. It has enormous responsibilities. […]
Kaduna State appears determined to reaffirm its long-standing reputation as the nation’s most violent state. Apart from Maiduguri, the epicentre of Boko Haram suicide attacks and insurgency; Kano, which frequently witnesses “blasphemy”-related violence; and Plateau and Benue States, the flashpoints of herdsmen’s attacks on farming communities, Kaduna takes the cake as the melting pot of […]
…Cites violence, hate speech, electoral legal framework, bribery & corruption As Nigeria prepares for the 2019 general election, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has listed four hurdles that could impede the success of the election, warning that danger may be inevitable if parties are unable to properly […]
To eliminate violence against women in the country, the Network of Reproductive Health Journalists of Nigeria (NRHJN), has requested the immediate signing of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2018 (VAPP Act 2018) into law by all states of the federation. NRHJN believes that the domestication of the Act by the 36 states of the […]
*Violence in Rivers orchestrated to make state unsafe, Wike tells Minister The Minister of Interior, Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Danbazzau (rtd) has said that the Federal Government will partner with the Rivers State Government to fight insecurity in the state. Danbazzau stated this during a visit to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at the Government House, Port […]
A violent clash between two rival groups in Ondewari, a coastal settlement in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa has left two persons dead. It was learnt that the groups clashed over oil pipeline surveillance jobs at Agip’s oilfields. The development is said to have forced the people to flee the area for safety. […]
Residents of Bwari, the capital of Bwari Area Council in Abuja, have continued to count their losses following the violence which engulfed the area on Christmas Day. The Bwari market was burnt down as a result of the clash between Gbagiyi and Hausa youth which left at least three people dead, according to officials. In […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has launched a Policy Framework and National Action Plan to prevent and counter violent extremism in Nigeria. The Action Plan is a three-year action plan to be implemented by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in line with the agenda of the present administration. Buhari said that he believes faithful implementation of the […]