Details emerge of Katsina bloodbath •Death toll now over 100
Details have emerged of the dastardly attack on villages in Katsina State, north-western Nigeria, which took place this afternoon.
Fulani herdsmen sack Suswam’s village, kill 22
FEW days after Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state escaped death when his convoy ran into an ambush by suspected Fulani mercenaries at Tse-Akanyi in Guma local government area, his entire village at Anyii in Logo local government area has been sacked by the suspected mercenaries. The invaders also slaughtered over 22 persons whose corpses,…
President Jonathan Begging Aliyu Gusau To Rescind His Resignation As Minister of Defence
President Goodluck Jonathan has continued sending emissaries to help him convince his newly appointed Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau, to rescind his resignation. The Minister was barely one week old on the job when he resigned today following an ominous blowout with the country’s military chiefs. As previously reported by SaharaReporters, Mr. Gusau followed up…
We seized Enugu Govt House for 4 hours, says Onwuka, BZM leader
Leader of the pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, Barrister Benjamin Onwuka, has claimed responsibility for last Saturday’s invasion of Enugu State Government House. According to him, members of the group took control of Enugu State seat of power for about four hours after they successfully hoisted the flag of the Republic of Biafra and…
Mark calls for uprising against Boko Haram terrorists
SENATE President, David Mark, has called on Nigerians to rise against the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Boko Haram sect, saying
President Jonathan sets up Boko Haram Amnesty Committee, appoints members
In what appears to be a carrot-and-stick strategy, President Goodluck Jonathan has set up a new committee on Boko Haram specifically charged with developing an amnesty programme for aggrieved youths of Northern Nigeria. This is even as Nigerian forces and the Multinational Task Force intensify the onslaught against the Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East…
Northern Elders Forum Rejects National Conference As Lacking Constitutional Basis Or Authority
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has dismissed the National Conference, which is planned to commence next week, saying it lacks a constitutional basis or any form of legitimacy or authority to speak for the people of the North or other Nigerians. In a declaration adopted at the end of its meeting in Kano on Tuesday,…
2015 Presidential Ticket: Okorocha, APC Leaders At War Party’s South East Meeting for Imo Governor’s Ambition Scuttled As Imo Students Embark On Mass Rally For Movement To Aso Rock
This is not the best times for Imo State Governor,
United Nations High Commission for Refugees57,000 Nigerians now refugees
Despite the fact that Nigeria is not at war, Nigerians are now refugees in neighbouring countries as more than 57,000 people have fled to Cameroon, Chad and Niger Republic as a result of insurgency by Boko Haram, according to the United Nations. The world body also disclosed that about half a million people have been…
Benue gov, Fulani herdsmen in gun battle
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, Monday, afternoon escaped death by the whiskers when his convoy was ambushed by Fulani herdsmen who engaged his security aides in exchange of gunfire at Tee‑Akanyi village in Guma local government area of the state. This was just after the rampaging invaders had sacked about 64 villages on the…