Nigeria, on Sunday, Aug.22, reported eight deaths and 674 new COVID-19 infections, raising total confirmed cases to 185,267, according to government data. The Nigeria Centre Disease Control (NCDC) said the fresh infections were spread across 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Lagos, the country’s epicentre of the pandemic, reported the most infections […]
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In separate attacks, armed men have kidnapped a monarch and a university lecturer in Rivers State, South-south Nigeria, officials said on Monday. Aron Ikuru, the traditional ruler of Ikuru town in the Andoni Local Government Area of the state, was reportedly abducted at his residence Sunday night. According to Maurice Ikuru, the monarch’s spokesperson who […]
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Claim A Twitter user with the username @DiobuZonePH has uploaded different pictures and claimed there was a bloodbath in “Biafra land” once again. He claimed that people in Obigbo, Rivers State, are being slaughtered in thousands by the Nigerian military after receiving an order from the state governor, Nyesom Wike. Verdict An online verification tool […]
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Like most brides-to-be, Queen Nwazuo, 30, was beside herself with anticipation. Her wedding to her fiancé, Monday Bakor, was scheduled for next February and the preparation for the event had long begun. But the rosy future the student of Abia State Polytechnic looked forward to with her lover was truncated by bullets from rampaging troops […]
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The continuous involvement of the military in Nigeria’s internal security portends danger for the country as the ongoing crisis in Oyigbo Local Government Area in Rivers State, south-south Nigeria has shown. Justine Ijeoma, a human rights activist and Executive Director of Human Rights Social Development and Environmental Foundation HURSDEF) said during an interview with HumAngle. […]
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