Fulani herdsmen beg for grazing land in Cross River

Fulani herdsmen in Cross River State have called on the state Governor, Ben Ayade, to allocate lands to them to graze their cattle on. The appeal was made by the leader of the association, Sani Baba-Gombe, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar. Baba-Gombe said the lands would help reduce the incideny... Read More

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December 25, 2015

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Fayose may go to jail | Trump, the manipulator | Nigeria can’t be held to ransom | More stories

Dickson warns against reduction of minimum wage. Leadership Okowa’s election upheld by the Appeal court. This Day BBOG group says insurgency is not defeated until Chibok girls are rescued. Leadership Buhari says no group can hold Nigeria to ransom. This Day Buhari says Boko Haram is defeated. Leadership Ndoma- Egba says he is at peace... Read More

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March 13, 2015

‘Don’t kill them yet’! Appeal court halts execution of 2 mutiny soldiers

by James Sambo Two soldiers who are on death-row will for the time being, be free from the hovering cloud of execution. The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has ordered the Nigerian Army to halt the plan to execute the soldiers who are among the 12 convicted by the General Court Martial in Abuja on... Read More

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November 4, 2014

Oscar Pistorius: Prosecutors file appeal against case verdict

by Mark Bassey South African prosecutors have filed an appeal against the sentence and conviction of Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. Last month, Judge Thokozile Masipa found Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, and sentenced him to five years in prison for the murder of girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valetine’s day last year. Prosecutors had immediately after the verdict indicated... Read More

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October 17, 2014

Court upholds ban on use of hijab in public schools in #Lagos – How did it start?

by Isime Esene The High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has upheld the ban on the hijab, a head scarf worn by Muslim women, in public primary and secondary schools in Lagos. This judgement was made on Friday by Justice Modupe Onyeabor who maintained that although the Constitution respects citizens’ rights to religion and association, Section 10... Read More

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September 15, 2013

Perfect match: Navy veteran donates a kidney to dying woman after hearing her husband’s street appeal for donor

A devoted husband who spent a year walking the streets with a sandwich board appealing for a kidney donor for his wife is a very happy man after his wife successfully underwent surgery on Wednesday. Larry Swilling’s extraordinary appeal came to fruition earlier this month when 41-year-old retired Navy lieutenant commander Kelly Weaverling came forward... Read More

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Fulani herdsmen beg for grazing land in Cross River

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Perfect match: Navy veteran donates a kidney to dying woman after hearing her husband’s street appeal for donor

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