Mallam Yero

‘I’ve resigned from the PDP… I’ve had enough’ – Former Bauchi governor

Former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has jumped ship from the Peoples Democratic Party – stating that he has endured so much from the former ruling party. Yuguda won the 2007 Bauchi governorship election on the platform of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party but he would later defect back to the PDP. While... Read More

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Suicide bomber detonates IED, blows off private parts (VIEWER DISCRETION)

A potential Boko Haram suicide bomber on Saturday morning, detonated his explosives which were strapped around his lower body region – in order to evade arrest. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, released a statement to this effect. The bomber was reportedly heading to Ummarari village, in Borno, to carry out an... Read More

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‘I wasn’t attacked by my constituents… I’m not against Buhari’ – Senator

Senator Isah Hammah Misua, on Friday, denied media reports that he was attacked by members of his constituency for his support for embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Misua, who represents Bauchi Central Senatorial District, stated that the reports published by popular online news-outlet, SaharaReporters, was a false representation of what happened on 16th and 17th... Read More

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4 Boko Haram kingpins arrested in Borno (PHOTOS)

Nigerian troops have arrested 4 Boko Haram terrorists kingpins – known as Ameers – at Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno state. The kingpins were said to have been arrested on Friday, April 22, by troops of 3 Battalion, of 22 Task Force Brigade, ‘following a tip off by well meaning... Read More

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‘The fight against Boko Haram is not yet over’ – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has said the war against insurgency has not yet been concluded. Hence, the Headquarters of Operation Lafiya Dole has warned members of the public to stop violating orders on curfew imposed in Maiduguri and environs. According to Colonel Mustapha Anka, Deputy Director Army Public Relations, ‘violations of curfew threatens the relative peace... Read More

Lebanese man claims to be ‘Nigerian citizen by birth’

A 42-year-old Lebanese, Rami El Masri, has been charged to court for allegedly forging a letter of Nigerian citizenship confirmation and also parading himself as a Nigerian. Masri, who owns two construction companies along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, was on Thursday arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate’s Court in Igbosere. The three counts filed against him... Read More

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5 farmers die as Boko Haram landmines explode in Yobe

Boko Haram landmines buried into the ground, have killed five farmers and injured nine others in Yobe Goniri, Gujba LGA of Yobe state. The farmers were going to clear their farm lands for the farming season when they were killed. The Nation reports that the incident took place on Thursday morning. The people of Yobe... Read More

‘Don’t distract us with celebrations of our victories’ – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has dissociated itself from ‘a number of groups and individuals’ celebrating its recent victories against insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. The Army also advised such persons that such celebrations and solidarity rallies could distract the troops prosecuting the war efforts against Boko Haram. A statement released by Army spokesperson, Colonel... Read More

Fulani herdsmen attack 5 farming communities in Ibadan for over ‘7 hours’

A group of suspected Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday, attacked farms in Lagun, Iyana Offa, Offa, Atagba, Lapata and their surrounding communities in Lagelu Local Council Area of Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the farmers, the armed herdsmen carried out the attack at night and in the process, a guard was injured while they made away... Read More

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Yet again, Minister of Petroleum says fuel scarcity will end ‘next week’

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, said on Wednesday that the lingering fuel scarcity bedeviling Nigeria will end next week. According to Kachikwu, every part of the country will be supplied with fuel in seven days time. While briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on... Read More

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‘There can’t be zero violence in the North East’ – Chief of Air Staff

Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, said on Tuesday, that violence cannot be completely eradicated in the North East region of the country. During his visit to the Logistics Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Sam Ethnan Base, Ikeja, Lagos, Abubakar said: “In the North Eastern part of Nigeria, we are making progress.... Read More

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PFN to El-Rufai: ‘Prepare to jail 5,000 pastors in Kaduna’

The Kaduna State Chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, has informed Governor Nasir El-Rufai to prepare to imprison 5,000 pastors if the Religious Bill currently before the state House of Assembly is passed into law. The PFN said on Tuesday, that the pastors in its fold would rather obey God than obey the proposed... Read More

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Kano politician’s wives abducted by unknown gunmen

The two wives of a Kano politician, Garba Fammar, were on Monday night abducted by unknown gunmen in the Kibiya Local Government Area of the state. Witness of the kidnap incident disclosed that about 40 gunmen stormed the residence of the politician around 2:00a.m, Tuesday, April 19. The suspects were reported to have arrived the... Read More

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92 armed herdsmen arrested in Abuja [DETAILS]

92 herdsmen have been arrested in Abuja by soldiers of the Guards Brigade of the Nigeria Army. This development was made known by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the Guards Brigade, Capt. Bashir Jajira. According to Captain Jajira, 36 of the herdsmen were arrested by the troops at a military checkpoint between the... Read More

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Shiite sect brought ‘hardship on the people for 40 years’

It was revealed on Monday, April 18, at the Kaduna Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the Army/Shi’ites clash – that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has for the past 40 years, terrorised the Zaria community. An association known as the Zazzau Emirate Development Association, made this disclosure while giving testimony against the IMN at the... Read More

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Boko Haram is ‘a Muslim problem’ – Ahmad Gumi

Prominent Muslim cleric, Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has described the Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling Nigeria as ‘a Muslim problem’. In an interview in the April edition of The Interview, Gumi was quoted to have accused some people in Northern Nigeria of ‘not doing enough to bring these (Boko Haram) elements out’. The cleric also said the... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen ‘take over’ town in Benue, indigenes now ‘refugees’

Moor, a council ward in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state has been sacked and taken over by armed Fulani herdsmen. According to a report by Vanguard Newspapers, the crisis, which began in 2013, has left over 100 persons dead and about 8,000 displaced. A source privy to the development was quoted to have... Read More

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‘It’s not a clash when 1,000 people were killed and no soldier died’ – Shiite sect

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has said it’s erroneous to describe as ‘a clash’, the December 2015 killing of about 1,000 members of the sect in Zaria, Kaduna, by the Nigerian Army. The IMN, on Saturday, called for the release of their leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, his wife and other members of the sect who have... Read More

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‘Cut off genitals of child-rapists… let them live in pain’ – Ita-Giwa

Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, believes that the most effective way of ending rape and sexual assault in Nigeria is by making sure that the genitals of convicted rapists are cut off. Ita-Giwa said this on Saturday, while speaking as a special guest at ‘Magnenta and Black Art & Fashion for Charity’, a fund raising exhibition for... Read More

Boko Haram launches failed attack on Nigerian troops with ‘5 gun trucks’

Boko Haram insurgents ‘from the Sambisa forest axis’ launched an attack on the 121 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army at Pulka, Borno state, in the wee hours of Friday, but they were effectively repelled by the Nigerian troops. According to Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, the insurgents carried out the... Read More

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ICC begins probe of Nigerian Army, Boko Haram on human rights abuses

The International Criminal Court, has commenced the process of investigating human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by the Nigerian Army. The Nigerian military has been accused of extra-judicial killings as well as unjustified and inhumane incarceration by local and international groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. The court is also expected to investigate human... Read More

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Buhari to Chibok parents: ‘I understand your torment, frustration and anxiety’

President Muhammadu Buhari has empathized with the parents and relations of the abducted Chibok girls over their continued ‘torment, frustration and anxiety’ as their daughters begin a third year with Boko Haram insurgents. In a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, the President expressed utmost belief in the... Read More

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This is how much Nigeria spends to import fuel every 4 months

An average of $1.8 billion is spent – every 4 months – on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, into the country. This was revealed on Wednesday, April 13, by the Nigeria National Petroleum Cooperation while also apologising to Nigerians for the lingering scarcity of the product across the country. Four officials of NNPC –... Read More

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Shiites don’t ‘believe in the sovereignty of Nigeria’ nor ‘recognise the Police’

The Department of State Service (DSS) official in charge of Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Mohammed Usman, says Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) – Shiite sect- is funded by Iraq and Iran. The DSS official also said the Shiite sect don’t believe in Nigeria’s sovereignty, stating that residents of Sabon Gari often complain about the IMN members. Usman... Read More

#Zariamassacre: Nigerian Army must ‘come clean’ on slaughter of 347 Shi’ites – AI

Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian Army to urgently investigate the recent revelation by the Kaduna government – that 347 members of the Shiite Muslim sect were buried in mass graves. The Nigerian Army had in December 2015, clashed with the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, in Zaria, Kaduna and while several members of the... Read More

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Boko Haram ‘cowards’ are fleeing from Sambisa forest – Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army says members of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram are fleeing from their stronghold – Sambisa Forest – “due to aerial bombardment and concerted efforts of the ground troops, and facing imminent annihilation.” A statement was released to this effect – on Tuesday – by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public... Read More

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347 persons killed during Army/Shiite clash of December 2015

The Kaduna state government revealed on Monday, that 347 persons were killed during the December 12 Shiite/Nigerian Army clash in Zaria. This disclosure was made by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Balarabe Lawal, during the ongoing public hearing of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the clash. Lawal said that 191 corpses were... Read More

Fulani herdsmen attacks ‘can escalate beyond…’ – Oshiomhole

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, says the repeated clashes between Fulani herdsmen and local farmers can deteriorate if not properly managed. In a statement signed on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Peter Okhiria, Oshiomhole said the state would neither ban grazing nor farming. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting, which... Read More

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BBOG to Buhari: ‘We expected more from you’

The Bring-Back-Our-Girls advocacy group, on Friday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify his efforts to rescue the missing 219 Chibok school girls. On April 14, 2016, it will be exactly two years since the abduction of the girls in Borno state, by Boko Haram insurgents. In a statement released on Friday, the group said:... Read More

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Buhari sends 2016 budget back to Ministries for another review

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the 2016 Appropriation Bill estimate back to the federal ministries for critical review of the alterations made by the National Assembly. The 2016 budget was passed into law by the National Assembly last week after the document had been debated, modified and reduced from its original figure of N6.08 trillion... Read More

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