Boko Haram has demanded the release of 70 of its members in detention as a condition to free the Chibok girls, it emerged yesterday. The sect is also asking the government to give amnesty to its members. A lawyer close to the armed group, Hajiya Aisha Wakil, told AlJazeera English that the sect said only…
Six persons have been reportedly killed in three separate attacks in southern Kaduna. Two of the victims were said to have been killed during a violence that erupted at Fadan- Chawai in Kauru Local government Area, following the appointment of a new Chief for the Chawai people by the government. The others were reportedly killed…
President Goodluck Jonathan said Monday that criminals masquerading as pastoralists has waged war against the country while activities of insurgents seriously over stretched the nation’s security and adversely affected the nation’s economic growth. The President who spoke in Kaduna at the opening of an International Conference on security and development challenges of pastoralists in West…
It was bloody yesterday in Kano. A bomb ripped through the School of Hygiene, killing eight and injuring 20. The school is opposite Sabon Kofar on the Bayero University (BUK) Road. The explosion occurred at about 2:05 p.m., damaging eight vehicles parked in the premises. Commissioner of Police Adenrele Shinaba told reporters at the scene…
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said activities of insurgents have seriously over-stretched the nation’s security resources and affected the nation’s economic growth. Speaking at the opening of an International Conference on Security and Development Challenges of Pastoralists in West and Central Africa, Jonathan said that criminals masquerading as pastoralists have waged war against the country. Jonathan,…
The Kano State Government yesterday dispatched a powerful delegation to Aba in Abia State to seek the release of its indigenes among the 486 traders arrested by security operatives last week in Aba. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Danburan Abubabar, who disclosed this in a telephone chat, explained that the delegation had since arrived Abia…
President Goodluck Jonathan has cautioned Nigerians against scuttling the 2015 general elections through acts of violence and thuggery. He called on youths in particular to shun negative vices and vote for credible candidates with proven ability for leadership. Jonathan said this on Saturday at the second convocation of the Nigerian Turkish Nile University, Abuja in…
No fewer than 40 people, including teenagers, were killed at the weekend when suspected Islamic militants, Boko Haram, attacked three villages of Chuha A, Chuha B and Korongilim, in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The attackers, according to sources, also destroyed many homes, shops and vehicles after carting away foodstuffs and livestock. A…
The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has threatened to revoke all idle coal bloc licenses in the country. The threat was issued after a meeting of the NCP presided over by its Chairman, Vice President Namadi Sambo at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Musa Sada, told newsmen…
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