BY NDAHI MARAMA, MAIDUGURISuspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have again invaded Pela Birni village of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, killing two residents before setting ablaze two churches and many residential houses ablaze. Pela Birni is one of the populated and remote village under Kwajjafa District in southern Borno with Christian domination,…
Gunmen that raided several communities in Katsina State, on March 11 and 12, had killed 117, injured 37 and displaced 708 persons, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Katsina State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba, gave the figures at the end of his sympathy visit to the affected communities on Saturday in Katsina.…
Many dead bodies were dumped in front of mortuaries in hospitals in the capital city of Borno State, Maiduguri, as the number of killed in Friday’s and Saturday’s Boko Haram attacks is overwhelming.According to DailyTrust, about 500 corpses, mostly of dead insurgents, were brought to the mortuaries at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH)…
A commissioner with Zamfara state local government service commission, Alhaji Yusif Garba, was shot dead by three unidentified gunmen near his residence at Ungwar Zabarma of Tudun Wada area of the state capital, Gusau, on March 14, 2014, Friday. The suspects escaped immediately after the murder without robbing money from the victim. The Governor of…
An Igbo group, Njem Igbo Movement has said it determined to emabark on a revolution against selfish Igbo leaders who have betrayed the people of the Igbo race.The group in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Paschal Egoigbo, its South-West coordinator, Remigus Nwabugo and the National Secretary, Onuoha Mariaceline said it is embarking on…
The Leader of the Biafra Zionist Federation (BZF), the group which claimed responsibility for last weekend’s attack on the Enugu State Government House, has vowed to stage another attack –this time with a well armed team. Ben Onwuka also warned against any attempt to arrest him as a result of the activities of his movement,…
The 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri and its environs following the deadly clash between Boko Haram terrorists and the military which led to loss of many lives has done little to deter members of the sect from their mission of destruction. The army had Friday foiled a daring attack on Giwa Barracks, and had dealt…
Hundreds of militants have staged a multi-pronged attack on the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses say. On entering the city, the attackers split into smaller groups – heading for the barracks, the university and an area where civil servants live. “They set many houses on fire and killed innocent people,” one resident told a…
By Ebere Suzy Okoye The Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday honoured with triple Grand Honours from the Radio Television Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria, RATTAWU, Anambra State Chapter. The Awards include, Lion of Democracy, Man of the Decade and Life Patron of the Union. Speaking at the event, the National…
The 4 Brigade of Nigerian Army in Benin says it has carried out 592 anti-oil bunkering raids and destroyed 98 illegal refineries in the last one month.The Brigade Public Relations Officer, Capt. Abubakar Abdullahi, made the development known at the destruction site of two truckloads of illegally refined petroleum products in Benin on Thursday.Abdullahi said…