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The Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has stated that the military is overwhelmed in the handling Nigeria's security challenges. The Ekiti state governor, Fayemi who also doubles as the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said efforts to…
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The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has stated that lives have lost value under President Muhammadu Buhari. This statement was made by the forum in reaction to the killing of over 40 farmers in Kwashabe village in Zamarmari area of Jere…
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Agricultural instability has been threatened by the tragic murder of over 43 farmers in Borno State by suspected members of Boko Haram, farmers from the state said on Sunday. According to them, the number of farmers massacred in the…
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The United Nation has reacted to the attack on Rice Farmers in Borno state, contrary to local reports that about 43 farmers were Killed, it said 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr…
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On Saturday, I read the most shocking and heart-wrenching story I have ever come across this year, the Zabarmari's massacre. More than 60 hardworking rice farmers who left their homes to harvest rice grains were attacked by Boko Haram…
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Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed seven people in a fresh crisis in Jama'a local government area of Kaduna state. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that four people were injured while two children have been declared…
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Following the spate of incessant bandits attacks and insecurity in the northern part of the country, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed concern. This was contained in a statement released by its national publicity…
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The senseless killings of 15 commuters on Sunday at Gidan Busa close to Rijana at the Kaduna end of the Abuja-Kaduna expressway have been condemned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). According to the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, the…
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Ohanaeze Ndigbo and south-eastern governors have been accused of being silent on the alleged killing of Igbo Muslims by the South East Muslim Organisation of Nigeria (SEMON). According to SEMON, Muslims and mosques were deliberately…
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The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has been advised by the Anambra State chapter of Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) to handle the alleged killings in Oyigbo with extreme care to forestall escalation. This advice was given by…
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The Citizens Against Fake Activists (CAFA) has thrown its weight behind the move by the Federal Government to prosecute sponsors and promoters of violence during the EndSARS protests. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Executive…
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has softened certain laws criminalising alcohol consumption and fornication. This announcement was made on the state-run WAM news agency and detailed in state-linked newspaper, the National. Details of…
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The Defence Headquarters has denied media reports that four persons were killed by soldiers and their bodies dumped in a pond in Jos during clampdown on looters of private properties in the state. The Coordinator, Defence Media…
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The Federal Government has arraigned seven persons on a three-count amended criminal charge alleged to have been involved in the 2017 killing of indigenes of Idumuje-Ugboko Community of Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta state.…
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National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIFROP) has urged the #EndSARS protesters to seek forgiveness over killings of police officers, innocent Nigerians and for contaminating the land with blood of the blameless.…
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Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari has announced that no fewer than 69 people have been killed in the #EndSARS protests raging across the country. According to the BBC, the president announced the death toll during a virtual meeting…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community to always ascertain all the facts available before taking a position, rushing to judgment and making hasty pronouncements. In a nationwide broadcast on Thursday in Abuja,…
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Muslims who are residents of Zamfara state on Thursday, October 22 reportedly conducted prayers to seek for Allah's intervention against increasing bandit attacks and killings in their state and the north in general. WITHIN NIGERIA…
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Human rights watchdog group popularly known as Amnesty International has stated that no fewer than 12 protesters were killed in Lagos on Tuesday. The organisation in a series of tweets on Wednesday said its investigation showed that the…
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No fewer than 22 people have been killed by bandits in Tungar Kwana village of Talata-Marafa Local Government Area of Zamfara state on Tuesday night. According to an indigene of the village, Malam Ahmed Mohammed, the bandits numbering…
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