Nigeria Police Allegedly Brutalize And Harass Its Citizens
The Nigerian government seems to have lost the battle to tame police officers, especially the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, who are allegedly involved in brutality, killings and harassing innocent citizens as perpetrators of human rights violations are hardly trailed or convicted. Over the years, the Nigerian government has repeatedly expressed willingness to address the problems in […]
Nigeria: Owners Flood Residential Areas With Gas Stations
Owners of gas retail stations across Nigeria have bluntly ignored warnings from the Federal Government as they build plants in residential areas, potentially endangering lives of millions of Nigerians. The Department of Petroleum Resources warned gas stations should be located at a minimum of 500 feet from any public institution such as schools, churches, public libraries, […]
Nigeria: Court Dismisses Diezani’s Application To Return Home
A Federal High Court in Lagos State, Nigeria, has dismissed an application by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke. Mrs. Madueke in the petition had asked the court to compel the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to allow her back to Nigeria. Diezani had brought the application before the […]
Nigeria: Dredgers Dig For Gold, Harass Dwellers, And Turned Residence To Quarries
A communal war is brewing in some rural but developing communities in Nigeria as both residents, and their traditional leaders engaged in a do-or-die battle over scooping for laterite deposits as the State Governments fold their arms. The dredgers, are allegedly mobilized by some traditional leaders in the communities and are bent on scooping laterite […]
France Frees Blaise Compaore Ex-Burkina Faso President’s Brother
An appeal court in Paris, France has freed the younger brother of former President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaore, Francois, on Monday, 24 hours after he was arrested in connection with the murder of a journalist in 1998. The journalist’s death, Norbert Zongo, who published Burkina Faso’s Independent newspaper, became a symbol of repression during […]
Nigeria: Opposition Alleges Nigerian Government Protected Accused Corrupt Officer
The People’s Democratic Party, a major Nigerian opposition, and a source at the Economic and Financial Crime Commission allege that the Federal Government is protecting the embattled ex-chairman; Abdulrasheed Maina, the former ex-chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms. Maina, who went into hiding, allegedly stole N195 billion in pension funds at a […]
Nigeria: APC Has Failed To Deliver Electoral Promises – PDP Spokesperson
Interview. Prince Dayo Adeyeye is the National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Peoples Democratic Party. In this interview, he blasted the ruling All Progressives Congress over what he described as its failure to deliver its electoral promises to Nigerians and internal struggle for power among other developing issues. Excerpts: The ruling APC party has alleged […]
Nigeria: Economists, Senate Blast Govt Over Excess Debt
The Nigerian Economists, finance experts, and Senate have warned the Federal Government of Nigeria to desist from accumulating debts, especially from foreign institutions. The analysts, who spoke to Caracal Reports in separate interviews, warned the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration to be cautious of borrowing more funds as such action is endangering the future of […]
Son Of South African President faces murder trial
Afriforum, a human right group, has disclosed that the son of South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzane, will soon be prosecuted over as an accident in 2014 where one person was killed. The South African prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, who laid out the murder case against Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, will prosecute Duduzane on behalf of the […]
Nigeria Precarious Roads: Over 5,000 People Die In 9 Months
The poor state of major roads in Nigeria has claimed about 5,740 lives between January and September 2017, according to the Federal Road Safety Commission. This implies that an average of 20 lives was lost during the period under review and more may be expected if the state of the roads deteriorate further, especially as […]
