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Omala-Kogi: Group Cries Out Over Killings By Herdsmen, Calls For IGP Intervention

Wendy R.

Some Coalition of Civil Society Groups from Omala Local Government Area in Kogi State have staged a peaceful protest to the Force Headquarters over alleged killings in a Community, Agojeju-Odo in the State. While delivering a protest letter to the Police on the alleged killings, the Convener of the Group, Mr. Maji Shehu said that most people from the community had fled over fear of being killed. Mr. Shehu explained that it had also become impossible for farmers to visit their farms due to such attacks and called on security agencies to urgently intervene. He said that although the State…

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Burundi President Calls For Stoning Of Gay Couples

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Burundi’s President, Evariste Ndayishimiye, launched a virulent anti-gay tirade on Friday, saying same-sex couples should be publicly stoned. He also lashed out at Western countries that press other nations to allow gay rights or risk losing aid. Homosexuality in Burundi, a conservative Christian country in East Africa, has been criminalised since 2009 with prison terms of up to two years for consensual same-sex acts. Ndayishimiye, a Catholic, described the marriage between same-sex couples as an “abominable practice.” How Bullies Forced Me To Learn Boxing -Mistura Idowu, Bariga Boxing Princess | Punch “Personally, I think if we see these kinds of…

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IRIAD Calls On FG, Stakeholders To Address Gender Based Violence

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According to a press statement issued and signed by the Executive Director, Initiative for Research, Innovation, and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD),
Princess Hamman-Obels and Kemi Okenyodo, Executive Director, PWAN yesterday in Abuja, have called on the federal government and relevant stakeholders to intensify their efforts in combating gender-based violence and addressing violations of women’s rights.