Scores of farmers and herders were killed when suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded several communities in Magumeri local government area of Borno state. The invaders also stole hundreds of domestic animals including cows belonging to the farmers and herders in the community said to be about 40 kilometres away... Read more
Folks — You make a lot of important decisions as president. But the first one is who you select to be your Vice President. I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Donald Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead... Read more
An activist and Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has described the allegation by a former Head of Intelligence of Mali, San Lous Keita that the Ishaq Akintola-led Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) is funded by the Islamic State for West Africa Province, (ISWAP) as “grave” and called on... Read more
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has kicked at Governor Nyesom Wike’s decision to request the approval of a whooping sum of N18 billion for the construction of a flyover and road expansion project in Port Harcourt from the State House of Assembly.Assembly. The party... Read more
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting at Hausawa Quarters in Kano has sentenced a 22-year old singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif to death by hanging for blasphemy against Prophet of Muhammad. In his ruling on Monday, the Shari’a court Khadi, Aliyu Muhammad Kani, found Sharif guilty of the one-count charge bordering... Read more
Unidentified gunmen have killed 13 persons in Edikwu District, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State in Nigeria, the state Police Command announced on Monday. The Police Public Relations Officer, Catherine Anene, who made the disclosure in a statement, said the incident is being investigated. The police spokesperson linked... Read more
Chad’s President Idriss Deby said Saturday that Boko Haram jihadists would continue to wreak havoc in the Lake Chad region despite a huge military offensive against the group earlier this year. Lake Chad — a marshy region dotted with islands near the border of Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon —... Read more
Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF and the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) have alleged that agents of genocide are on the prowl in Southern Kaduna, a predominantly Christian-dominated area that has been under sustained armed attacks. Citing the inability of security forces to end the armed attacks... Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the World Bank President, Mr David Malpass urging him to use his “good offices to encourage Nigeria’s Federal Government and the 36 state governments to publicly commit to transparency and accountability in the spending of the $114.28m credit and... Read more
