by Zara Mustapha Some widows of policemen who lived in the barracks of the Mobile Police Unit 20, commanded by Olubode Ojajuni, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, who was a one time Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Police Command, were evicted from their homes over two weeks ago and are still struggling to recover from... Read More

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How Boko Haram militants raped us, slaughter many others – Escaped victims narrate ordeal

by Akan Ido The Boko Haram insurgents continue their reign of terror in the northeast part of Nigeria and only few who have had encounters with them lived to tell their ordeal. Will Ross of BBC Nigeria met with some survivors who gave heart breaking accounts of their ordeal in the hands of the suspected... Read More

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March 1, 2014

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“They checked our private parts before…”: Yobe massacre survivors narrate horrific experience

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Yobe college massacre which occurred on Tuesday signalled the end of life for some and the end of innocence for many others. Survivors of the Boko Haram atatck on the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi in the Gujba Local Government of the state have opened up on the ordeal and revealed... Read More

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September 14, 2013

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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Lawyer, Mike Ozekhome narrates his ordeal with his abductors (WATCH)

by Oge Okonkwo Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome who was released by abductors on Thurday, in a joyful and thankful mood narrated his ordeal in the kidnappers den to well-wishers an who had come to jubilate with him and newsmen who came to interview him at his home in Igando, Lagos state. [READ: My experience in... Read More

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June 8, 2013

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Not again! Teenage paedophile, Opemipo Jaji jailed for raping an 11-year-old girl in a park (PICTURED)

A dangerous teenage paedophile was jailed for a minimum of eight years today for raping an 11-year-old girl while he was on probation. Opemipo Jaji, 18, from Edmonton, North London, had just left his probation officer when he spotted the child going home from school on a bus before following her and dragging her into... Read More

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April 4, 2013

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Every 2 seconds: Girl suffers 10-week hiccup, baffling doctors

The teenager from Wallington in Surrey hiccups every two seconds, including when she is asleep, and has had to take afternoons off school to rest because she is so exhausted. She has undergone a series of tests, including an ultrasound scan, chest X-ray, endoscopy and MRI scan, but doctors have so far been unable to... Read More

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