The United States Government has pledged to support Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, as the country marks a decade of the mass abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, North-East, by terrorists. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy, Aishah Gambari, on Sunday in Abuja. Gambari said the U.S....
September 20, 2024
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Kogi community buries 25 victims of banditry
Twenty-five victims of Thursday’s banditry at Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi were buried on Saturday. Chief David Akpa, District Head and Ochala Onu-Ife Bagaji Odo, Omala, Kogi, told newsmen in his palace that those buried included two women and four children. Akpa described the attack as barbaric and wicked given the...
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Ovaherero, Ovambanderu communities commemorate victims of 1904 -1908 Genocide
Ovaherero and Ovambanderu communities gathered at Swakopmund to commemorate victims of the 1904–1908 genocide. Speaking at the commemoration, one of the leaders of the OvaHerero Traditional Authority, Hoze Riruako, stated that Ovaherero, Vambanderu, VaTjimba, VaHakaona, and the Nama people are a great nation destined not only to rewrite their history but to improve and restore...
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Officer allegedly paid N$10 000 to release trafficking victims – Top Story 4
A Police officer from Ongha Police Station is being accused of conspiring with suspected human traffickers to release their victims from a shelter. The officer was allegedly paid N$10 000 to do so. Ohangwena regional police commander commissioner Ottilia Kashuupulwa confirmed this on Thursday. “The first offer was N$65 000, the second was N$30 000,...
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Protesters demand justice for Okahandja police shooting victims
Protesters marched to Agostinho Neto Square on Saturday to demand justice for the killing of five men who died at the hands of police officers in Okahandja in April last year. The protest was spearheaded by activist and Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) member Michael Amushelelo. The plan for this march was to bring across...
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Family of accident victims threaten to stage protest at Shikongo’s home
Staff Reporter THE family members of the late Frans Ndengu and Stefanus Lukas, who perished in a car accident involving the head of Namibian police, Inspector General Joseph Shikongo, have threatened to hold a protest at the northern homestead of Shikongo in Ongha village, where the chief of police’s mother resides. In an interview with...