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Kolapo Olapoju January 8, 2015

Bodies litter Baga streets as Boko Haram attacks again

by James Sambo Thousands of people have been reportedly killed in a second attack on Baga, Borno, by insurgents of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram. On Saturday, January 3, the…

Kolapo Olapoju December 8, 2014

Scores killed, as #BokoHaram abducts 20 girls in Borno

by James Sambo The Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram has reportedly abducted over 20 girls from Lassa, in Borno State. Before kidnapping the girls, the insurgents were said to have…

Kolapo Olapoju November 21, 2014

Irate students brutalize female teacher with machetes

by Azubuike Azikiwe A female teacher at Obosima Secondary Technical School, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, has been attacked with machetes by some male students of the college.…

Kolapo Olapoju November 17, 2014

Unknown gunmen attack Primary and Secondary school in Niger state

by James Sambo Barely a week after Boko Haram detonated a bomb in the assembly groung of a secondary school in Potiskum, unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked Limawa primary…

Kolapo Olapoju October 29, 2014

Carnage in Borno town as #BokoHaram attack, maim residents and police

by James Sambo Kukawa town, in Borno State was attacked on Monday by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram terrorist sect. The insurgents reportedly burnt down Kukawa police station,…

Op-Ed Editor October 8, 2014

Opinion: Please leave T.B Joshua alone!

by Sunny Ikhioya I have followed the series of reactions trailing the disaster at the Synagogue Church of all Nations with a sense of shock and disbelief. It is as…

Kolapo Olapoju August 24, 2014

Boko-Haram attack: 35 officers missing from police training camp

by Kolapo Olapoju In a brazen show of power, the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Police training camp in Gwoza for the second time in a fortnight, reportedly engaging…

Op-Ed Editor August 5, 2014

Ekene Ngwu: An Igbo man did not try to kill Buhari (Y! Politico)

by Ekene Ngwu Despite the revelation of the suspect’s name, the earlier rumour still rages and thousands of people, if not millions, in Nigeria already believe that “an Igbo…

June 30, 2014

Terrible: Gunmen kill 13 Fulani herdsmen in Taraba

by 'Jola Sotubo The Fulani community in Taraba is reeling after 13 of their number were felled by unknown gunmen during the weekend. The victims were said to have been…

June 29, 2014

BREAKING: Many people dead, several churches burnt down as gunmen attack village near Chibok

by S'ola Filani A massive attack is reportedly ongoing in Kautikari and Kwada village, seven kilometres away from Chibok town, Borno state with many villagers feared dead. The attackers,…

June 26, 2014

Security guards attack employer with machete in Lagos (PICTURED)

by Zara Mustapha David James macheted by secutity men Two security guards, Frank Olise and Emmanuel Olise have been arrested and charged before a magistrate’s court sitting in Lagos for assaulting a…

June 2, 2014

Boko Haram kills 9 worshippers in Borno church | 4 militants killed in counter-attack

by Isi Esene Ten men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect yesterday attacked a church in Borno killing nine people. Reports say the men arrived the EYN…

May 24, 2014

BREAKING: Another explosion hits Jos

File photo by Akan Ido There are reports of another explosion in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. Sources say the explosion occurred around Bauchi Road close to the University of Jos. According to…

May 15, 2014

Why we released Nyanya bombing mastermind after arrest in 2011 – SSS

by Akan Ido The Spokesperson of the State Security Service, Marilyn Ogar has given an insight into the arrest and release of the Nyanya bombing mastermind, Aminu Sadik Owuche in…

May 15, 2014

‘We will vote against it’ – Northern senators oppose Jonathan’s emergency rule extension

by Akan Ido The Emergency Rule extension proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan on Tueesday may eventually meet a brickwall going by the reaction of House of Assembly members from the northern part of…

May 13, 2014

He never ‘expererit’: SEE Jay Z’s expression after getting attacked by Solange (LOOK)

by Tutu Akinlabi The assault saga between rap mogul, Sean 'Jay Z' Carter and his sister-in-law, Solange Knowles has been a predominant subject of discussion on social media since yesterday.…

April 30, 2014

Opinion: Dear Boko Haram, attack our politicians, not us

by Tahir Sheriff Or better still, along with the politicians attack our security operatives who have used all the funds allocated to them to protect themselves and their barracks and…

April 20, 2014

Sad: Gunmen attack Bauchi school, kill 5 year-old girl

by Zara Mustapha File photo The police in Bauchi reports that some unknown gunmen invaded the staff quarters of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yana, setting ablaze some houses which caused…

March 20, 2014

Opinion: I doubt if Fulani herdsmen are responsible for these attacks

by Tahir Talba Fulani herdsmen have attacked and have been violent, yes; but that characteristic or conduct has always only come to play when issues regarding cattle, farmlands and tribal…

March 6, 2014

10 things you SHOULD know about Oby Ezekwesili’s speech at the APC National summit

by Ayokunle Odekunle Obiageli Ezekwesili was invited by the APC to deliver the keynote speech at the summit which held on March 6, 2014 in Abuja. The party faithfuls probably…

March 2, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: We have become a nation run by a vampire President

by Femi Femi-Kayode We have become a nation of vampires that is being run by a vampire President who feels no pain and who harbours no remorse when the blood of…

February 1, 2014

#StoriesWeHear: Man chops off farmer’s hand after argument over cows

by 'Jola Sotubo A farmer in Bauchi has had his hand cut off after an argument with a herdsman over cattle in the Zaki Local Government Area of the state.…

January 28, 2014

Bloody Sunday: Boko Haram attacks church, massacres 90 in Adamawa, Borno

File photo by Akan Ido The dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect again caused carnage in the North Central part of Borno State killing about 50 people on Sunday. Reports say…

January 16, 2014

Tragic: Cultists kill pregnant woman, student in Ogun

A pregnant woman and a student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic were reportedly killed when youths suspected to be secret cult members unleashed an attack on the Onikolobo area of…

January 15, 2014

Horrible: 9 men arrested for rape, murder of 9-year-old girl in Sokoto

by 'Jola Sotubo The police in Sokoto have arrested 9 suspects on suspicion of murder after they were reported to have raped and killed a young girl. The suspects were…

January 14, 2014

‘My husband often rapes me in the presence of our children’ – Battered wife

by Isi Esene A 41-year-old woman, Taiwo Arum has pleaded with an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 11-year-old marriage on the grounds of battery and rape. Mrs. Arum, a…

December 31, 2013

BIZARRE: Landlord dies after mystery rats attack him in Delta

by 'Jola Sotubo file photo A landlord in Delta has died after reportedly being bitten by rats in his home. Augustine Erukaya, 46, was said to have lost his life…

December 20, 2013

Suspected Islamists attack Borno barracks again

by Akintomiwa Agbaje File photo A large number of terrorist gunmen have again stormed a military parastatal located in the northeast Nigeria. This comes right after a barracks was attacked…

December 19, 2013

Mubi attack: Army kills 12 escaping gunmen in shoot-out

File photo : Gunmen Yola – Lt.-Col. Beyidi Martins, the Commanding Officer of the Special Battalion enforcing the state of emergency in Mubi, Adamawa, said soldiers killed 12 gunmen…