Assault

Popular Nigerian rapper, Vector has reacted to the viral video showing Ahmad Isah of Brekete Family hitting a woman during an interview covered by the BBC.   The woman was accused of setting her brother’s daughter on fire overalleged witchcraft. She reportedly tied the minor’s hand and legs, poured kerosene on her head and ignited […]

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has called on security agencies to arrest and prosecute foreigners and anyone engaged in the illegal mining of the country’s mineral resources. Lawan made the call on Wednesday in his remarks after the consideration of a motion titled “The need to check illegal mining activities in the […]

Nigeria rapper and actor, Ikechukwu Onunaku, known as Ikechukwu, has alleged that he was attacked by operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad on Wednesday night, at the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State. The ace rapper said the SARS operatives pulled him out of the Uber he was in, bundled him into their […]

Authorities in Germany say they are investigating last week’s attack on former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, in Nurnberg. Channels Television gathered that about five persons suspected to have taken part in the attack have been identified, although no names and no arrests have been announced. Detective Chief Superintendent Robert Sandmann told […]

The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) at an event in Germany.  Mr Fayose described the incident as an assault against the Igbos and Nigerians in general. He said the “Attackers of Ekweremadu, […]

The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has condemned “in its entirety”, the attack on the former deputy senate president, Senator in Germany. Her statement, late on Saturday, follows the emergence of a viral video of an attack on the 57-year-old who is a serving Senator. Dabiri-Erewa said the Senator was attending […]

The Consular General of Nigerian High Commission in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr Godwin Adama has petitioned the South African Police authorities over the attack against a Nigerian nationale, Tayo Faniran, by two South African policemen. The Nigerian mission which is pressing for a case against the brutality of the policemen says the independent police investigative […]

The Senate adhoc committee investigating the allegation of assault against Senator Elisha Abbo has insisted on continuing its investigation, despite the matter being in court. He is being investigated over a viral video in which he was seen physically assaulting a woman in a shop in Abuja. The Senator on Tuesday appeared before the committee […]