The Thread: “Arrest Apostle Suleman and his message will resonate faster,” Nigerians warn President Buhari

By the time President Buhari was sworn in, Fulani herdsmen were already causing havoc in our territory. The President was slow to speak about the matter, and even slower to act. It’s taken almost two years for the President to authorise military action against them. And this, after needles lives were lost (SBM intelligence recorded... Read More

Opinion

Apostle Suleman, nigeria, Religious violence, Southern Kaduna, The Thread

January 25, 2017

The Thread: “Liar”. “Hypocrite”. “Fake pastors” | Mixed reactions trail the failed arrest attempt of Apostle Suleman by the DSS

Nigeria is a deeply divided nation, and one place this rings true is religion. Islam versus Christianity is of one of the most polarising pillars of conflict in the nation (except for the South West). So when a man of God gives the go-ahead to his congregation to kill Fulani herdsmen (read Muslims), who have... Read More

Opinion

Apostle Suleman, Fulani herdsmen, nigeria, Religion, Southern Kaduna, The Thread

January 24, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Jammeh: No looted cash on Tinubu’s plane | Saraki to read letter on Magu’s renomination today | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Buhari, El-Rufai playing politics with the lives of Southern Kaduna people – PDP – YNaija How Okonjo-Iweala, Sanusi urged us to save but we didn’t – Peter Obi – YNaija Nigerians should exercise restraint in commenting about Rann IDPs bombing – NAF – YNaija FG to privatise... Read More

Featured

Nasir el-Rufai, peter obi, President Muhammadu Buhari, Southern Kaduna, The YNaija Tracklist

January 24, 2017

Buhari, El-Rufai playing politics with the lives of Southern Kaduna people – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai of playing politics with the Southern Kaduna killings. In a statement signed by its National Publicity secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye on Monday, PDP condemned a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity (SSA),... Read More

The News Blog

Nasir el-Rufai, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari, Southern Kaduna, Southern Kaduna crisis

January 23, 2017

The Thread: “Fulani herdsmen killed everyone except the driver” | #SouthernKaduna

Stories are still coming out of the killing fields of Southern Kaduna, and they are chilling stories. Do see below: https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823493088618446848 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823493395251392512 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823494029493026816 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823494282187259904 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823494662518439936 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823495147426115585 These unending #SouthernKaduna killings continue to go unreported. https://t.co/R2LZXDQsyT — AustynZOGS (@Austynzogs) January 23, 2017 https://twitter.com/Audu/status/823497619909570560 Reactions These unending #SouthernKaduna killings continue to go unreported. https://t.co/R2LZXDQsyT — AustynZOGS (@Austynzogs)... Read More

Opinion

Audu Maikori, Ethnic cleansing, nigeria, Religious wars, Southern Kaduna, The Thread

January 19, 2017

Opinion: President Buhari, is it that our lives do not matter?

Just before the new year, I had decided to suspend political activities for a while and doggedly pursue economic and career advancement but recent occurrences in the country coupled with the recklessness of d Army that has become absolutely repugnant and of great concern has forced me to pen my thoughts.I am saddened by the... Read More

Opinion

nigeria, president buhari, questions, Southern Kaduna, terrorism

January 19, 2017

Opinion: UN Panel of Investigation into the Genocide in Southern Kaduna | A call for objectivity

by Rev. Fr Paul Danbaki Jatau In Southern Kaduna today, many are desperately searching for answers right now. Southern Kaduna indigenes have seen their loved ones slaughtered, raped and brutalised. Some have watched their homes, businesses, villages, and religious places set ablaze and destroyed. Husbands have helplessly watched their wives raped and humiliated. Ordinary people have... Read More

Opinion

Christians, genocide, nigeria, opinion, Southern Kaduna, UN

January 19, 2017

The Thread: Visit Rann, Enugu, Southern Kaduna and other disaster zones, Mr President

Nigerians are frustrated with President Buhari’s decision to skip visiting areas that have felt the hand of terrorism, whether by Boko Haram or Fulani herdsmen. He just won’t go. Rather, he sends a delegation in his place, everytime. Do see below: Pres Delegation preparing to leave for Rann. Led by Chief of Staff to the... Read More

Opinion

enugu, nigeria, nigerians, omojuwa, president buhari, Rann, Southern Kaduna

January 18, 2017

Stop being insensitive to the grief of Nigerians, Ezekwesili to Buhari

Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop treating the grief of Nigerians with levity. Ezekwesili, who stated this on Friday night in a series of tweets cited tragedies that Mr. President ought to personally visit those affected. She stated that the tragedy... Read More

The News Blog

grief, nigerians, Obiageli Ezekwesili, President Muhammadu Buhari, Rann tragedy, Southern Kaduna

January 18, 2017

3 killed in fresh Southern Kaduna attack

Renewed violence in Southern Kaduna on Tuesday cost the lives of three people, Leadership reports. According to residents many others were left injured in the attack that occurred on Tuesday night at Samarun Kataf, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area. The Kaduna State Government on Tuesday night announced a 24-hour curfew in the local government based on security reports.... Read More

The News Blog

3 killed, Samarun Kataf, Shehu Abdul, Southern Kaduna, violence

January 15, 2017

Simon Kolawole: Tell-tale signs of underdevelopment

by Simon Kolawole We were stuck in traffic along Lagos-Ibadan road. Then we started hearing a familiar wailing — a police van had decided to announce its importance by blaring its siren at full volume. The van was snaking its way through the thick traffic, harassing motorists out of the way — as usual. I... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Buhari, frc, NEMA, nigeria, Operation scorpion sting, Signs of underdevelopment, simon kolawole, Southern Kaduna

January 14, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria’s deadly monsters [Part 2]

by Femi Fani-KayodeIn his book titled “Concerning the Government of Our Country and Neighboring Countries in the Sudan”, Nigeria’s first Mahdi, Sheik Usman Dan Fodio, who is the father of the Fulani Caliphate and leader of the 1804 jihad that overwhelmed and conquered what is now known as northern Nigeria wrote: “The government of a country... Read More

Opinion

Ethnic cleansing, Femi Fani-Kayode, Middle Belters and northern Christians, opinion, shiite muslims, Southern Kaduna

January 13, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: MMM, Bishop Oyedepo, Steve Harvey, Gideon Okeke and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Bishop Oyedepo, gideon okeke, Southern Kaduna, Steve Harvey, Today's Noisemakers: MMM

January 13, 2017

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria’s deadly monsters [Part 1]

by Femi Fani-KayodeWhen you take everything away from a man or a people, including their humanity, their loved ones, their land, their possessions, their faith, their God, their self-respect, their identity and their dignity and you put them and theirs under the fire and sword morning, day and night you cannot expect them not to... Read More

Bishop Oyedepo, Buhari, CAN, Council of Imams, Femi Fani-Kayode, Fulanis, nigeria, Religious war, Southern Kaduna

January 12, 2017

Soyinka blasts Buhari, El-Rufai for Southern Kaduna killings

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai for the manner in which they handled the killings on Southern Kaduna. Soyinka, who spoke at the launch of the book, “Religion and the Making of Nigeria”, in Abuja on Thursday expressed shock at El-Rufai’s admittance to paying herdsmen to stop... Read More

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Nair El-Rufai, President Muhammadu Buhari, Religion, Southern Kaduna, Wole Soyinka

January 12, 2017

We’ve sent Special Forces to Southern Kaduna – Buratai

The Nigerian Army says it has sent some of its troops to restore peace and order in its military exercise, tagged “Operation Harbin Kunama 2’’, to Southern Kaduna, parts of Plateau and Kano states. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, who made this known to State House correspondents after a security meeting in... Read More

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Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, peace, security meeting, Southern Kaduna, Special Forces

January 11, 2017

We have arrested suspects involved in Southern Kaduna killings – Police

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday said some of those involved in the killings and destruction of properties in Southern Kaduna have been arrested. He said this during his visit to the State Commissioner of Police, Agyle Abeh. He vowed to ensure that other masterminds are arrested and prosecuted. He called on the people... Read More

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killings, Nasir el-Rufai, police, Southern Kaduna

January 10, 2017

Moses Ochonu: Why Do El-Rufai and His Minions Care More About His Image Than About the People of Southern Kaduna?

by Moses Ochonu One of the tragedies of the Nigerian condition is that there are too many citizens for whom defending a particular politician’s misbehaviour and incompetence is a more compelling task than that of holding them accountable. For these citizens, public commentators who ask tough questions of politicians are the enemy, not the erring... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, el rufai, Ethnoreligious killings, nigeria, opinion, Southern Kaduna

January 4, 2017

We have restored calm to Southern Kaduna – Police

The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday said it has contained the Southern Kaduna crisis. The state Police Commissioner Agyole Abeh said this while speaking with newsmen in Kaduna. Abeh said the area has been calm since the deployment of security operatives. He urged religious and traditional relers to support the security operatives. “Security is... Read More

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calm, crisis, police, Southern Kaduna

January 4, 2017

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. ‘The Nigerian Army deceived us…’ – Soldiers speak on Sambisa rampage (WATCH) Soldiers deployed to fight the war against the Boko Haram terrorists have given some reasons why they went on rampage in the Sambisa Forest. 2. Army deploys troops to Southern Kaduna The Nigerian Army... Read More

Featured

Janet Jacksom, Nigerian Army, Southern Kaduna, The Big 5

January 4, 2017

Army deploys troops to Southern Kaduna

The Nigerian Army says it has deployed troops to Southern Kaduna to bring to an end to the killings in that part of the country. According to The Nation, Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman made the declaration on Tuesday ssaid troops had been “fully deployed’’ in Southern Kaduna to address the security challenge in that area. He said... Read More

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Brigadier General Sani Usman, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Nigerian Army, Southern Kaduna, troops

January 2, 2017

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari’s silence on Kaduna killings, an endorsement – CAN | Treasury looters to face problems in 2017 – Bishop Okonkwo | More stories

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Buhari’s silence on Kaduna killings, an endorsement – CAN – YNaija #NYSCAbuse: ‘Police probe indicts NYSC for negligence in Corps member’s death’ – YNaija Treasury looters to face problems in 2017 – Bishop Okonkwo – YNaija Nigeria is destined to be great – Tinubu – YNaija Aisha... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

bishop mike okonkwo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, CAN, President Muhammadu Buhari, Southern Kaduna, The YNaija Tracklist

January 2, 2017

Treasury looters to face problems in 2017 – Bishop Okonkwo

The presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, Bishop Mike Okonkwo, has said that treasury looters and those who want to destabilise Nigeria will face troubles in 2017. Okonkwo said this to journalists in Lagos during the crossover night service on Saturday. Okonkwo said, “There will be more problems for those who have looted the... Read More

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2017, bishop mike okonkwo, Federal Government, Southern Kaduna, treasury looters

December 30, 2016

Southern Kaduna killings: SERAP drags FG to UN

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Ms. Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, urging her to prevail on the Federal Government to halt further killings of innocent citizens in Southern Kaduna. The advocacy group also requested for urgent investigation into recent allegations of killings of over 800 citizens... Read More

The News Blog

Federal Government, killings, Ms. Agnes Callamard, SERAP, Southern Kaduna, UN

December 30, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: We will not watch while a generation is wiped out | Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori speaks on the killings in Kaduna

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan has put the number of deaths to 808. In three local governments in Southern Kaduna, Fulani herdsmen who have become what the Federal Government of Nigeria continues to deny branding them – terrorists, have ruined lives, property, hopes and everything the people in these parts could lay claim to. Although... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

#KadunaKillings, Audu Maikori, Governor El-Rufai, Interview, kaduna, killings, president buhari, Southern Kaduna, sticky

December 28, 2016

Moses Ochonu: El-Rufai’s blunders and the Christmas killings in Southern Kaduna

by Moses Ochonu For the people of Kaninkon Kingdom in Southern Kaduna, this was a bleak Christmas. On Christmas Eve and on Christmas day armed Fulani herdsmen attacked and destroyed Goska village, killing, maiming, and burning. This attack occurred in spite of the area having been put under a 24-hour curfew by the state government,... Read More

Opinion

el rufai, ethno-religious violence, genocide, nigeria, Southern Kaduna, Tribalism Fulani herdsmen

December 28, 2016

Opinion: Mr. President, Nigerians are no longer at ease

by Ayodele Adio Shortly after reading through Audu Maikori’s narration of the tragedy befalling the beautiful people of southern Kaduna, I was left in a state of limbo about why the Nigerian state has consistently failed to protect its most vulnerable; why the life of the average Nigerian isn’t worth as much as that... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Audu Maikori, chinua achebe, killings, Mr. President, nigerians, opinion, Southern Kaduna

December 26, 2016

Police launch “Operation Harmony” to end Southern Kaduna killings

Following the incessant killings if resident if Souther Kaduna, the Nigeria Police Force on Monday launched a special security outfit tagged “Operation Harmony” to restore lasting peace in Southern Kaduna State. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operation) DIG Habila Joshak, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in... Read More

Cover Stories, The News Blog

DIG Habila Joshak, kafanchan, Nigerian Police Forece, Operation Harmony, Southern Kaduna

The Thread: “Arrest Apostle Suleman and his message will resonate faster,” Nigerians warn President Buhari

The Thread: “Liar”. “Hypocrite”. “Fake pastors” | Mixed reactions trail the failed arrest attempt of Apostle Suleman by the DSS

The YNaija Tracklist: Jammeh: No looted cash on Tinubu’s plane | Saraki to read letter on Magu’s renomination today | More stories

Buhari, El-Rufai playing politics with the lives of Southern Kaduna people – PDP

The Thread: “Fulani herdsmen killed everyone except the driver” | #SouthernKaduna

Opinion: President Buhari, is it that our lives do not matter?

Opinion: UN Panel of Investigation into the Genocide in Southern Kaduna | A call for objectivity

The Thread: Visit Rann, Enugu, Southern Kaduna and other disaster zones, Mr President

Stop being insensitive to the grief of Nigerians, Ezekwesili to Buhari

3 killed in fresh Southern Kaduna attack

Simon Kolawole: Tell-tale signs of underdevelopment

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria’s deadly monsters [Part 2]

Today’s Noisemakers: MMM, Bishop Oyedepo, Steve Harvey, Gideon Okeke and others

Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria’s deadly monsters [Part 1]

Soyinka blasts Buhari, El-Rufai for Southern Kaduna killings

We’ve sent Special Forces to Southern Kaduna – Buratai

We have arrested suspects involved in Southern Kaduna killings – Police

Moses Ochonu: Why Do El-Rufai and His Minions Care More About His Image Than About the People of Southern Kaduna?

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of January

We have restored calm to Southern Kaduna – Police

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Army deploys troops to Southern Kaduna

The YNaija Tracklist: Buhari’s silence on Kaduna killings, an endorsement – CAN | Treasury looters to face problems in 2017 – Bishop Okonkwo | More stories

Treasury looters to face problems in 2017 – Bishop Okonkwo

Southern Kaduna killings: SERAP drags FG to UN

EXCLUSIVE: We will not watch while a generation is wiped out | Chocolate City boss, Audu Maikori speaks on the killings in Kaduna

Moses Ochonu: El-Rufai’s blunders and the Christmas killings in Southern Kaduna

Opinion: Mr. President, Nigerians are no longer at ease

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 27th of December

Police launch “Operation Harmony” to end Southern Kaduna killings

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