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Vote Right Leaders In 2023, Sultan, Others Urges Nigerians

Vote Right Leaders In 2023, Sultan, Others Urges Nigerians

September 30, 2022 4:38 am

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has submitted his reservations against any form of violence ahead of the 2023 elections. 

He made this known at the maiden Lateef Adegbite Memorial Series on Leadership which was put together to celebrate the life and service of the late Dr. Lateef Adegbite, in Lagos, on Thursday.

He had deplored killings globally, maintaining that the two major religions confirm ‘you can’t love God without loving humans.’

‘May God help us to choose leaders that would bring Nigeria out of its current state,’ he added.

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Buhari Condemns Deborah’s Killing, Calls For Investigation

Buhari Condemns Deborah’s Killing, Calls For Investigation

May 14, 2022 4:11 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the resort to self-help by a mob which resulted in violence, destruction, and killing of Miss Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State on Thursday.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that Samuel, a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was on Thursday killed following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad (SAW), the prophet of Islam.

While reacting through a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari observed that the news of the killing of the young lady by fellow students was a matter of concern.

He, therefore, demanded …

Police Arrests Man For Shooting Newborn Daughter 5 Times

Police Arrests Man For Shooting Newborn Daughter 5 Times

March 11, 2022 4:05 am

A Pakistani father who was accused of killing his week-old daughter by shooting her five times because he wanted his firstborn to be a boy has been arrested, Africa Daily News, New York has learnt.

In the country which is deeply patriarchal, a son is often believed to offer better financial security to parents than daughters, even as girls and women face widespread violence.

Newborn Jannat Fatima was killed lasr Sunday in the city of Mianwali, in central Punjab province, sparking a manhunt for her father Shahzeb Khan, who was arrested on Wednesday night following a series of raids, according …

A State Of Emergency On Sexual Violence

December 6, 2019 5:42 am

I have often mentioned in my Loud Whispers columns that I love watching television dramas. One of my favourites is Law and Order – Special Victims Unit. It is a spin-off of the Law and Order television series, based on adventures of the New York Police Department (NYPD). The SVU is an elite squad of NYPD officers, trained to identify, track and seek justice for victims of sexual crimes such as rape and sexual assault, child abuse, trafficking, kidnapping and so on. Each episode deals with a new case and story line, so you are mostly spared the headache of …

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Chile’s President Condemns Police Violence After Unrest

November 18, 2019 9:52 am

President Sebastian Pinera condemned on Sunday for the first time what he called abuses committed by police in dealing with four weeks of violent unrest that have rocked Chile.

“There was excessive use of force. Abuses and crimes were committed, and the rights of all were not respected,” the president said in a speech to the nation as it marked a month of turmoil that has left 22 people dead and more than 2,000 injured.

Furious Chileans have been protesting social and economic inequality, and against an entrenched political elite that comes from a small number of the wealthiest families …

INEC Cancels Election In Bayelsa Community Over Violence

November 16, 2019 12:32 pm

Voting has been cancelled in Ologi (Ward 03) of Ogbia Local Government Area (LGA), a senior electoral official has said, following a violent incident that included “seizing” of an electoral official.

The official, Ukuachukwu Orji, who is the INEC supervisory resident electoral commissioner for Ogbia LGA, said members of the Ologi community forcibly prevented election in the riverine area.

“As our people (electoral officers) were coming into the community after crossing the river, they seized them and the materials and burnt all the materials.”

“They chased our people away and seized some but the military rescued them.”

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Alarm Over Violence, Trading Of PVCs In Kogi, Bayelsa

November 11, 2019 6:20 am
Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) Africa through its Watching the Vote (WTV) has raised the alarm over ominous signs that may derail the elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.

In its second pre-election observation report, YIAGA Africa stated in its summary findings through its WTV that there have been verbal attacks over issues pertaining to the electoral process and physical confrontation between supporters of political parties in Ankpa and Kabba/ Bunu Local Government Areas in Kogi and Nembe, Southern Ijaw, Yenagoa, Brass and Sagbama Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State.

The summary findings signed by its Executive …

Army Warns Against Violence Os Op. Crocodile Smile Begins

Army Warns Against Violence As Op. Crocodile Smile Begins

November 6, 2019 9:44 am

The Nigerian Army has appealed to Bayelsans to avoid any act of political violence as the state prepares for the election.

The Army which is set to commence Operation Crocodile Smile IV across the eight local government areas in the state urged Bayelsans to display sportsmanship in the game of politics.

The Commander, 16 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Valentine Okoro who stated this during a novelty football match between 16 Brigade and Nembe Football Club organised as part of activities to deepen civilian and military relationship before the commencement of Operation Crocodile Smile IV, tasked residents of the …

How Can Mexico Break The Cycle Of Violence?

How Can Mexico Break The Cycle Of Violence?

November 2, 2019 1:15 pm

On the afternoon of October 17, the Mexican army detained Ovidio Guzman, son of the infamous drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, in the city of Culiacan. His detention led to violent retaliation from the Sinaloa cartel, which

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Stop Instigating Violence, Bayelsa PDP Warns Oshiomole

Stop Instigating Violence, Bayelsa PDP Warns Oshiomole

October 24, 2019 2:29 am

The Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hit out at the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomole for allegedly accusing the party of plotting to rig the forthcoming governorship election.

The state chairman of the PDP, Moses Cleopas, said in a statement that the comment reportedly credited to the APC chairman has the capacity to truncate the peace of the state if it is not ‘nipped in the bud.’

He accused Oshiomole of ‘condescending to the point of encouraging violent activities before and during the elections in the state because of his …

President Pinera To Meet With Parties On Street Violence

President Pinera To Meet With Parties On Street Violence

October 22, 2019 11:36 am
President Sebastian Pinera was to meet Tuesday with leaders of Chile’s political parties in hopes of finding a way to end street protests that have now claimed 15 lives.

The country’s worst violence in decades erupted Friday and was initially triggered by an increase in metro fares. But it has mushroomed into a broader outcry against social-economic woes including a big gap between rich and poor in a country normally considered one of the most stable in Latin America.

The conservative Pinera declared over the weekend that the country was “at war against a powerful, implacable enemy,” but he adopted

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End Violence Now; Barcelona Is Burning - Catalan Leader

End Violence Now; Barcelona Is Burning – Catalan Leader

October 17, 2019 8:52 am

Catalan president Quim Torra called for an immediate halt to the violent clashes that rocked Barcelona for a third day Wednesday, warning they were harming the image of the separatist movement.

As the Catalan capital echoed with the sound of sirens and masked youths staged running battles with riot police, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez had made a direct appeal to Torra to “clearly condemn” the violence.

Earlier on Wednesday, thousands gathered for a protest called by the radical CDR.

But as the evening wore on, the situation quickly became chaotic, with hundreds running through the streets, hurling broken paving stones, torching …

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