Abakaliki: The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested Nwankpu James, a self-styled prophet, for allegedly abusing and humiliating a child accused of witchcraft. The Commissioner of Police, Mrs Hope Okafor, …
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FEATURE ANALYSIS| Stolen Childhoods: Inside Nigeria’s Orphanage Kidnapping Crisis
The kidnapping of children from an unregistered orphanage shows that insecurity, weak regulations, and gaps in child protection are still serious problems, writes TOYE FALEYE A Shocking Orphanage Abduction in …
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Gbenga Adamolekun Jigawa: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has emphasised the need for ethical reporting on children to safeguard their future, particularly amid prevailing challenges in Northern Nigeria. The …
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Security and Defence
NSCDC Nabs Child Trafficking Ring, Rescues 5 Babies in Imo
by Peter Otutuby Peter OtutuOwerri: The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested six suspects, including a 52-year-old man and five pregnant women, over an alleged child trafficking operation in Imo State. Furthermore, …
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Ikeja: A 44-year-old Lagos trader appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday, charged with sexually assaulting his four-year-old daughter — a case that has shocked the Ikeja community …
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TheDiggerNews Uyo, Akwa Ibom (Nigeria): The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced it rescued 68 victims and arrested 62 suspected human traffickers in Akwa Ibom …
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Gombe: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Gombe State, on Thursday, said it recorded 96 complaints on fathers who abandoned their children in the state in 2025. The commission’s spokesman, …
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Lafia: The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued 17 children from suspected human traffickers in Karu Local Government Area of the state. SP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), …
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Lafia: The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued four abducted children and reunited them with their families following an intelligence-led operation. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP …
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Dutse: The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has formally handed over 11 rescued victims of human trafficking to the Ringim Local Government Council in Jigawa …
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