President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly ordered the military to shoot on sight on anyone seen with AK-47 rifle in the bush. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu told BBC Hausa Services in an…
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ONE KILLED AND TWO OTHERS INJURED AS THE REUNION OF ABDUCTED ZAMFARA STUDENTS WITH THEIR PARENTS TURN BLOODY
The reunion ceremony of the 279 abducted students of Government Girls Junior Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara state and their parents on Wednesday March 3, turned bloody after military officers allegedly fired shots at the agitated parents, killing one person while two other…
Read MoreOBA OF LAGOS, AKIOLU UNDER FIRE FOR KEEPING $2M, N17M IN PALACE
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is under fire over his comment on Wednesday that hoodlums who invaded his palace during the #EndSARS protest stole his $2 million and N17 million. Akiolu, who spoke at the Glover Hall Memorial Commissioning, Lagos…
Read MoreKILLER-HERDSMEN IN TROUBLE: ABIODUN SETS UP CRACK SQUAD TO HUNT THEM DOWN
Ogun State Government has inaugurated a Joint Security Intervention Squad (JSIS) and handed 10 operational vehicles and 20 motorcycles to them to tackle the menace of killer-herdsmen in some parts of the State. The squad comprises the Nigeria Police, Nigerian…
Read MoreBOKO HARAM: NIGERIAN MILITARY RETAKES BORNO TOWN FRON TERRORISTS
The Nigerian military in Borno State has successfully recovered Dikwa town from ISWAP fighters who had been in its control until Tuesday morning. It was gathered that soldiers fought through and took control of the UN hub which has been…
Read MorePHOTOS: SOWORE STORMS COURT WITH HERBALIST
Revolution Now covener and Sahara Reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, stormed the Abuja Magistrate Court in the company of a herbalist. The former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections was arrested by the police for…
Read MoreMOB SETS YOUNG MAN ABLAZE IN BENUE FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING N2000 (PHOTOS)
A young man was burnt to death by angry mob for allegedly stealing N2000 at a popular market in Benue. The incident happened on Monday, March 1, at Ihugh market in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State. According to…
Read MoreNO FOOD FOR SOUTH WEST UNTIL FULANI ARE SAFE – MIYETTI ALLAH
Coordinator of the Kwara State chapter of Miyetti Allah Association of Cattle Breeders, Aliyu Mohammed, has said that the blockade of cattle and foodstuffs to the South West through Kwara State will continue until the safety of Fulani is guaranteed…
Read MoreBUHARI, OSINBAJO TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE PUBLICLY
President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will pick dates on which they will be vaccinated publicly, with the first batch of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. About four million doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in Nigeria on…
Read MoreBLOCKADE OF FARM PRODUCTS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACT OF WAR – NNAMDI KANU
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on Monday said the blockade of farm products from North to South by the Fulani should be considered an act of war. Kanu, in a tweet, said Nigerians knew that…
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