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Omoigui Osasogie: Jungle Justice [NEXT]
by Omoigui Osasogie Jungle Justice is the concept and act of disregarding the rule of law and taking matters into one’s hands; more clearly put, it is the act of…
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How Police saved bank MD from being lynched by customers
The Managing Director of Kesley Mega Micro-Finance Bank, Mr Kingsley Ubenyi, was saved from being lynched by aggrieved customers by the Police Command in Enugu. The spokesman for the Police Command…
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Opinion: Lagos lynchings, jungle justice and the Law
by Festus Ogun Nigeria is a country blessed with virtually ‘everything’ needed for the upkeep of a fine and sane society – both human and natural resources. Equally, Nigeria is…
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Opinion: It’s time to outlaw ‘jungle justice’ in Nigeria
by Tony Ogunlowo For as long as one can remember there has always been ‘jungle justice’ in Nigeria. All it takes is for somebody to shout ‘ole’ (thief) and anybody seen…
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Dangote visits Peter Okoye in his new home | Top 10 photos from last week
We bring you 10 of the most fascinating, touching and downright gory sights from last week. The beautiful moment President Barack Obama met with the 6-year-old boy who wrote an…
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MMM’s generosity, 360 House of Reps members who refused to trek | Here are last week’s winners and losers
This week, we took a thorough look at the most reported events across the world and we decided that our list of winners and losers is going to be lopsided.…
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Opinion: Our collective definition of justice in Nigeria
by Rahaman Abiola Toheeb There is something sinister about the way we think and about our collective definition and understanding of the word ‘justice’ as a country. When you, a patriot…
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Opinion: Of mob justice, the Boy (7 or 17) and our road to anarchy
by Aigbokhan Emmanuel On Nov. 16, a rather gruesome video detailing the lynching of a “7 year old boy” circulated social media. As expected the video sparked outrage among those…
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Special report: The mob action in Orile is one grisly incident too many
by Usman Alabi Early this week the internet was inundated with a video showing a young man said to be seven-years-old been beaten and eventually set ablaze for allegedly stealing…
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The lynched boy is not 7-years old, but does it matter? + more on The Slab with Isime
Tolu Omoyeni, Emeka Nwankwo, and Biodun Laaro join Isime Esene on The Slab and this week it's about the 7-year old boy killed somewhere in Lagos, Orji Uzor Kalu's defection to APC,…
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Opinion: The MOB in all of us
by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba There is nothing as dangerous as a mob –of any sort! We have, at some point in real life, witnessed the intensity of a mob action.…
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The Thread: “If I was there, I’d have bought the petrol myself…” | These tweets by @Harri_Obi examines why lynching happens
Yesterday, this photo below circulated on social media, calling the attention of people to a seven year old boy who had been set on fire because he stole garri. Expectedly, people…
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Suicide bombing: 2 female students escape lynching in Minna
by Panshak Ibrahim Two female students barely escaped being lynched after being suspected to be suicide bombers. The incident occurred at the Minna Jumma’at Central Mosque on Friday, December 19. The…
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Three kids accused of witchcraft escape lynching in Akwa Ibom
by Kolapo Olapoju Following the death of their father, who was accused of witchcraft, three children were almost lynched by youths, who are residents of Unyenge, Mbo LGA, Akwa Ibom.…
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Opinion: The Lynching of Nuhu Ribadu by the ‘progressives’
by Chris Ngwodo Nuhu Ribadu’s defection from the All Progressive Congress to the ruling People’s Democratic Party has been greeted with savage personal attacks that have condemned him as a…
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“Everyone is tired of him…”: 85-year-old serial child molester escapes lynching in Somolu
by Akan Ido An 85-year-old man who resides in the Somolu area of Lagos yesterday escaped being lynched by mothers and petty traders who accused him of sexually molesting a…
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#GrippingTales: Before we nail Aluu to the cross, we are all guilty
by Editi Effiong But guilt is easier to share behind the anonymity of community. So I will face my shame, the I too, am guilty. Not the broad guilt of…
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“Policemen were there when they lynched my son” – Mother of #Aluu4 victim
by Stanley Azuakola Chinwe Biringa, mother of Chiadika Biringa, one of the four University of Port Harcourt students lynched last week at Aluu community by a mob spoke via telephone…
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Not again! Edo state govt official lynched by mob of traders at Oba Market dies
by Isi Esene An operative of the Edo State Environmental Protection and Regulatory Unit, Henry Isibor, has died from injuries he sustained after he was mobbed by traders at the…
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