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Nigeria: Sisters freed after family pays ransom

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , , ,
File Photo Five teenage sisters abducted by gunmen in June in the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara have been freed. There was outrage over the extraordinary kidnap and long stay in captivity especially after the kidnappers released a video of them last month. The sister were visibly frightened and bewildered when they were shown with the captives carrying guns and … Read More
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Nigeria’s first deep seaport built by China

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– – Nigeria’s first deep sea port in the city of Lagos has been handed over to the government after its completion. Built by the China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC), the huge project is expected to boost the country’s maritime sector. The Lekki Deep Sea Port is the largest seaport in Nigeria, and one of the biggest in West… Read More
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Nigeria: Police question eight over death of Davido’s 3-year old son

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News of the tragic drowning though has been trending on social media around the world with fans expressing their condolences to the couple. My thoughts and prayers are with Davido and Chioma and the Adeleke family at this time. I pray for God to strengthen and comfort them. -AA — Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) November 1, 2022 I send my sincere… Read More
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AfAW urges Protection for Woman Who Confessed to Causing Occult Harm, Condemns Priest for Post that Validates Witchcraft

Leo Igwe
By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches(AfAW) urges the Nigerian police to protect an elderly woman who was seen in a video confessing to killing people and causing illnesses in her community. In the video, the woman, who is in her 70s was wearing some palm fronts and surrounded by an angry mob. The woman was accused and coerced… Read More
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 Politicians Focus on Elections While Witch Persecutions Ravage Nigeria

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By Leo Igwe With the elections coming up early next year, state actors in Nigeria have their minds fixed on emerging victorious at the polls. The business of governance has taken a back seat. Politicians are busy plotting and scheming to get into power, or to return to power. But across the nation, there is devastation. There is pain, anguish… Read More
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Nigeria: Lecturers suspend eight-month old strike

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– – Academic work is set to resume in Nigerian universities as lecturers there suspend an eight-month old strike. The aggrieved lecturers have been demanding better funding for universities, more facilities and an improved pay system among other issues. Several rounds of talks with the government had failed to resolve the dispute. Last month a court ordered the lecturers to… Read More
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Ghana repatriates 17 Nigerian trafficking victims

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– – Ghanaian officials have repatriated 17 Nigerians who are alleged to be human trafficking victims. Last month Ghana’s Economic and Organized Crime Office carried out a swoop on a location in the capital where the alleged trafficking victims were rescued. The victims under the age of 20 had been brought to Ghana by a human trafficking gang to be… Read More
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West African countries on high alert over syrups linked to Gambia deaths

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– – Some West African countries are on high alert following deaths of at least 69 children in Gambia linked to four cough syrups. According to the WHO, the syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children”. The products were manufactured by an Indian company, Maiden Pharmaceuticals, which had failed to provide guarantees about… Read More
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Child killed after ‘bullet-proof’ charm test fails

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A 12-year-old boy in Nigeria’s Kwara state has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought “bullet-proof” charm on him. Police in the state told reporters the deceased and his brother believed they had “fortified themselves with the protective charm.” Abubakar Abubakar shot at his younger brother Yusuf, using their father’s rifle. He fled into the bushes and… Read More
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Two Elderly Men Beaten and Strangled to Death for Witchcraft in Benue

Leo Igwe,
By Leo Igwe The Advocacy for Alleged Witches condemns the gruesome murder of Kwaghange Ugbu and Atuur Shaaja of Gwer East LGA of Benue. The murder of Ugbu and Shaaja happened less than two months after some youths attacked an alleged witch in Shangev Tiev, Konshisha LGA. According to local sources, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, David Terseer Nongobo, 25,… Read More