CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Gunmen have abducted Mark Ofre Okwohe, a 400-level medical student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Calabar, Cross River State. According to human rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, Okwohe was kidnapped on Sunday night. Though the details of his abduction are still sketchy, the Students’ Union Government (SUG) President, Comr. Blessing Alims…
OKRIKA (CONVERSEER) – A high-tension wire from an electric pole has killed one pregnant woman, a staff of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and four other people in Okrika, Rivers State. According to The Nation, the incident happened at about 1:12 AM on Monday. The high-voltage wire cut and fell on a residential…
BAUCHI (CONVERSEER) – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Wisdom Benoie, for allegedly raping his 15-year-old stepdaughter in Yelwa Tsakani area of Bauchi metropolis. This was disclosed by CSP Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson on the command on Saturday, who noted that operatives attached to Operation Restore Peace (ORP) acted on credible intelligence,…
BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – More than one in five women in Germany experienced sexual violence as children, a study reported on Monday. The extent of the offences is “alarmingly high,” said Harald Dressing, a psychiatrist who authored the study for the Central Institute of Mental Health. Around 20.6% of women aged 18 to 59 are…
AKURE (CONVERSEER) – Suspected thugs allegedly hired by the mother of a student at Complete Child Development College, Aule, Akure, Ondo State, have reportedly beaten up the Vice Principal of the school, Mr Rotifa, for preventing exam malpractice during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to a preliminary investigation by the…
