UN peacekeepers urged to improve protection on displaced Congolese
Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a displaced people’s camp on June 12, 2023, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province, Human Rights Watch said today.
Criminal violence, hunger trapping thousands of children in Haiti
Thousands of children in Haiti have been driven by hunger and poverty in recent months and have joined criminal groups, where they are forced...
Anambra police arrests 200 suspects in 2 months
By Emmanuel Ndukuba
Awka, July 12, 2024 - No fewer than 200 suspects were arrested for various crimes in the past two months by the...
Rights Watch accuses RSF of raping women, girls in Darfur
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an independent military force, and allied militias in Sudan raped several dozen women and girls in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, and those fleeing to Chad between late April and late June 2023, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Umuoji: Mother of suspects call for fresh investigation
By Emmanuel Ndukuba
Awka, June 3, 2024 - Mrs Elizabeth Igwe, a widow and mother of two suspects in the murder of Chief Silas Onyima,...
Soldiers foil kidnap attempt in Delta state, rescue passengers
Lagos, June 10, 2024 - Troops of 63 Brigade Nigerian Army deployed for internal security operations successfully thwarted a kidnapped attempt along the Ugheli-Patani...
