With shaken voice and tears rolling down his cheeks, Borno State governor Kashim Shettima on Monday narrated before President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja how Boko Haram”s resurgence in his state has led to the displacement of thousands of indigenes…
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STOP ARMING YOUTHS AS THUGS OR WE PLACE CURSE ON YOU -EDO TRADITIONAL RULERS WARN POLITICIANS
Traditional Rulers in Edo on Monday warned politicians in the state against arming thugs to cause mayhem during the forthcoming general elections. The monarchs said they were aware of ongoing recruitment of youths as thugs, plans for vote buying…
Read MoreNIGER DELTA MILITANT GROUP BOMBS CONOIL FACILITY
A Niger Delta militant group, that styles itself Koluama Seven Brothers on Sunday said it carried out a “warning” strike on an oil facility owned by energy company Conoil in Bayelsa. The attack was carried out on Friday, by the…
Read MoreFLIGHT OPERATIONS BEGIN AT ABUJA AIRPORT’S NEW TERMINAL
The newly-inaugurated international terminal at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has officially been opened for operations as Asky Airlines began operations at the terminal on Sunday. Asky Airlines’ B737-700 aircraft with flight number ET-AVP, which landed at the…
Read MoreFEDERAL GOVT ORDERS ARMY TO VACATE DAILY TRUST PREMISES
The Nigerian Army has vacated the premises of the Daily Trust in Abuja, Maiduguri and Lagos, following a Federal Government order. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media to President Buhari announced this on Sunday night. He tweeted:”The Federal…
Read MoreTHREE DEAD, FOUR INJURED IN CALIFORNIA SHOOTING
Police in California on Saturday said three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Police Department confirmed to AFP that officers responded at…
Read MoreVIOLENCE RAGES OVER INDIAN FLASHPOINT TEMPLE
Twin arson and bomb attacks rocked southern India Saturday, continuing a violent backlash that followed the entry of two women into a Hindu temple that forbids female devotees. The Sabarimala temple in Kerala state has been at the centre of…
Read MoreMADAGASCAR POLICE FIRE TEARGAS TO DISPERSE 500 SUPPORTERS OF LOSING CANDIDATE
There have been five protests by supporters of defeated Madagascan presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana this week alone (AFP Photo/Mamyrael) Madagascar police fired teargas Saturday to disperse some 500 supporters of the losing candidate in last month’s presidential election, in…
Read MoreFULL-LOADED COMMERCIAL BUS CRASHED IN BAUCHI, 19 PEOPLE KILLED
Nineteen people have reportedly died in a motor accident along Gombe-Darazo road in Bauchi. The accident was said to have occurred on Thursday evening when an 18-seater bus collided with a truck. An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
Read MorePENTAGON CHIEF OF STAFF KEVIN SWEENEY QUITS
Another senior Pentagon official, in person of Kevin Sweeney, has resigned. The BBC reports that Rear Adm Kevin Sweeney, the Chief of Staff, Department of Defence, is the third senior Pentagon official to resign after President Donald Trump’s Syria announcement….
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