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Gunmen on Sunday morning shot and killed Ime Atakpa, the newly sworn-in Ukanafun Local Government Secretary. Details later…
by Dolapo Adelana Gunmen Thursday killed three policemen and two community leaders during an attack at Oko-Asagun village in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria the gunmen also abducted four workers of two telecommunications companies in the area. A witness, Jude Ajagun, said those abducted were workers... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi Troops of operation Lafiya Dole and the Multi-National Joint Task Force have killed at least 57 Boko Haram terrorists in Northern Borno State. Commander, air component of Operation Lafiya Dole, Air Commodore Charles Ohwo, confirmed the incident, while briefing journalists in Yola, Adamawa State. He said the insurgents were regrouping under trees... Read More
by Dolapo Adelana Governor of Rivers, Chief Nyesom Wike has said the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has mandated the Commissioner of Police in the state, Zaki Ahmed to kill him. The governor who said this in an interview with The Punch said the commissioner was on a mission to eliminate him. Wike said, “He (the... Read More
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed one Sunday Idama, a senior official of the Delta State University in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that Idama died of machete cuts after herdsmen invaded his cassava farm at Ovre-Abraka, on Saturday. It was gathered that the incident has sparked public outcry,... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The family of embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has alleged that the Federal Government is planning to kill the Biafran agitator. His family has petitioned the United States government, the European Union and Amnesty International, urging them to secure his release. Emmanuel Kanu, his brother in... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The police has killed a notorious kidnapper and armed robber, Henry Chibueze known as Vampire, who escaped from custody on January 27. Vampire was rescued by gunmen who stormed the Imo High Court where he was arraigned, killing two persons and injuring many others before fleeing. It was gathered that the Special... Read More
Six persons including a pregnant woman have reportedly been killed by soldiers in six villages in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Punch reports. This was after some youths in the area killed a soldier at the weekend. According to sources, six villages — Olegadakolo, Ikpele, Otugologwu, Iwali, Okpanchenyi and Egba — were... Read More
The Department of State Security (DSS) has told General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman to stop granting interviews, Punch reports. It was gathered that the DSS told Suleiman to mind his utterances, as he has followers all around Nigeria. The DSS had invited Suleiman for telling his members to kill any Fulani... Read More
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has said operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) were very professional during his interrogation. The DSS had invited the clergyman after he told members of his church to kill any Fulani herdsman who comes close to them, in a video that went viral. The... Read More
Gunmen have killed 6 people and injured eight after attacking a mosque in Quebec, Canada, late Sunday. “Six people are confirmed dead – they range in age from 35 to about 70,” Christine Coulombe, Quebec provincial police spokeswoman, told reporters. President of the mosque, Mohamed Yangui said he got calls at evening prayers informing him... Read More
The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman on Monday said his statement about Fulani Herdsmen was within the premise of private property. He said this to journalists while he was on his way to honour an invitation by the DSS over his comments on Fulani herdsmen. Watch:
Founder of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleiman has instructed members of the church to kill any Fulani herdsman who comes close to them. The controversial pastor while preaching informed members of an alleged plan by Fulani herdsmen to attack him and the church. He also told security aides to kill and behead... Read More
Ten youths were killed on Sunday evening by unknown gunmen during a meeting at Abaji in Katsina Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. It was learnt that two gunmen shot at the youths who were members of the Community Joint Task Force while holding a meeting. It was gathered that 10 persons died immediately... Read More
The Nigerian Army on Sunday refuted a claim by the Campaign for Democracy (CD) that it killed over 2000 Igbo youths. Deputy Director Army Public Relations of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Col. Sagir Musa denied the allegation in a statement in Awka on Sunday. He described the allegation as “unjustified, invidious... Read More
These are the top five stories to monitor today Some people are trying to kill Buhari -Mbaka Popular Enugu state Catholic Priest, Ejike Mbaka, has revealed that some people are plotting to kill President Muhammadu Buhari. 2. Mayowa Ahmed dies Despite the #SaveMayowa campaign which successfully raised millions of naira for cancer patient, Mayowa Ahmed,... Read More
Senator Buruji Kashamu, on Saturday, accused the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of plotting to kidnap him. Kashamu, who represents Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, also accused some individuals of colluding with the agency to assisinate him. The senator said this in a statement wherein he noted that the plan was... Read More
An alleged assassination attempt gone wrong has resulted in the arrest of a Chinese national, Sunk Kun, who has lived in Lagos for the last five years. Kun had hired and paid N1.4 million to an assassin to kill his Nigerian business partner after they had an undisclosed disagreement. The assassin was however, arrested and... Read More
The Niger Delta Avengers has issued a warning to governors from 7 different states to release the pro-Biafran activists held in police and military custody in their states. The threat is contained in a statement signed on Monday, by Mudoch Agbinibo, the spokesperson of the group. The governors given the ultimatum are Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia,... Read More
An Akwa Ibom state High Court, on Thursday, acquitted the son of Albert Ukpanah, a dead Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Odudu Ukpanah, of murder. The charges against the accused, according to the presiding judge, Justice Ezekiel Enang, could not be proven, hence, why the court discharged and acquitted him. The thirty-three year of Odudu was... Read More
Two Fulani herdsmen suspected to be behind the May 20 attack on Oke Ado, Ikole Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State, were on Wednesday, remanded in jail by a Chief Magistrate’s court in Ado Ekiti. According to Vanguard, the suspects, Usman Salihu (50) and Abubakar Auta C52) were arraigned before the court on charges... Read More
The Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, revealed that Fulani herdsmen attacked his hometown, killing more than 50 of his kinsmen and burning over 200 hectares of his rice farm. The Governor stated this when he was paid a condolence visit by the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum led by Governor Rochas Okorocha... Read More
While the violent activities of Fulani herdsmen seem to have continued unchecked, a member of the House of Assembly, Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has an advice for southern Nigerians: catch, retaliate and kill the herdsmen. According to Agbonayinma, who represents Ikpoba Okhai/Egor federal constituency of Edo State, the herdsmen are another face of Boko Haram. The lawmaker... Read More
A Nigerian, Fadeshola Adebayo has begun a 17-day marathon from Abuja to Lagos to create awareness about the Stephen Johnson Syndrome. The Stephen Johnson Syndrome is a rare and severe reaction to drug use which affects less than 10% body space but is still deadly anyways. The runner’s brother had died from the disease, a... Read More
This is not a Hollywood movie, on the contrary it is a sad reality that tells Nigerians to pay close attention to their mental health as much as possible. Thursday, May 5, is a day most residents of Goru village of Arewa Local Government Area of Kebbi State will not forget in a long time... Read More
Non-governmental organizations working in Nigeria have called for renewed focus on supporting women and girls who escape abduction, as the country marked the second anniversary of the Chibok school kidnappings last week. Two hundred and nineteen of the 276 girls abducted on April 14, 2014, from their secondary school in northeastern Nigeria by Muslim militant... Read More
Lawyer of the leader of the Indigenous People of Bifra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has threatened to murder their client the same way late politician/businessman Moshood Abiola was ‘killed’. His lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor revealed to journalists over the weekend, that Kanu has been informed that such an... Read More
About 14 (now 22) people were killed while saying their early morning prayers at a mosque in Umarari Village, in Maiduguri, Borno state. A man was reported to have detonated a bomb, killing himself and several others. An official of the Civilian-JTF, Alhaji Danbatta, who took part in the rescue and evacuation of victims, told... Read More
A young man almost died from a bullet to his skull after he mistakenly shot himself in the head. In a video obtained from LiveLeaks, the man is seen toying with a handgun and pointing it at his own head. In a freak moment of error, he actually did pull the trigger, sending the bullet... Read More
The Theater Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Hassan Umoru, at a media briefing in Maiduguri on Friday, January 22 said Nigerian troops killed 63 Boko Haram insurgents and intercepted several suicide bombers within the week. Represented by his Deputy Commander, Major General Lucky Irabor, General Umaru said that the soldiers also seized many... Read More
