Disturbed by what they call ‘’ preferential treatment’’ he Hausa/Fulani Community of Tigno in Lamurde Government Area of Adamawa had demanded for Justice and fairness over the recent communal conflict in the area. In a news conference in Yola, the state capital, Mr. Aliyu Tigno, a leader of the community, said that the demand was necessary to prevent future occurrence of the conflict and restore permanent peace in the area. He alleged that the Hausa/Fulani...

A 42-year-old resident of Nbwalang town in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Idris is cooling his heels at the state’s Criminal Investigation Department of the police command over alleged rape of a 13-year-old minor. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Numan local government brought the matter which was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the command. Nguroje...

Hundreds of youths in Katsina State, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest over the increasing rate of banditry, kidnappings, and other security challenges in the state. The protest was organised under the auspices of the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest was monitored by the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, who also addressed the protestors. The youths had planned...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno, says it has recorded about 500 cases of sexual abuse and Gender Based Violence  (GBV) in the past five months. Mrs Jummai Mshelia, NHRC’s Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure at a rally to drum support for campaign against rape and other forms of sexual abuse, on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Mshelia lamented that the commission recorded at least three cases of rape on daily basis, while dozens...