Donor countries who met in Oslo raised 869 million dollars (634 million euros) in emergency aid to address the humanitarian woes caused by Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin. NAN reports that the UN says the eight-year conflict between the Nigerian army and Boko
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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday sealed off a Petrol Filling Station, an Hotel and Event Centre belonging to a suspected Badoo cult kingpin, Alhaji Alaka Abayomi Kamal. The structures, situated along Ijebu-Ode-Itoikin Road in Sabo area of Ikorodu were sealed for violating the State’s Urban and Regional Planning Law of 2010. The Police, had […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday expressed shock and outrage at reports of killings of innocent persons in Omoku, Rivers State; and murders of the traditional ruler, the Etum Numana, Dr. Gambo Makama, and his wife in Sango Local Government Area of Kaduna State in the New Year. A statement by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, described […]
Several persons have been reportedly killed after suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked Tse Igbudu Taraka in Benue State. A resident of the area, James Gbudu, who confirmed the incident, said he barely escaped with his life. Gbudu said the development forced many to flee their homes. According to him, the gunmen invaded the community at the […]
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video message on Tuesday claiming a series of attacks in northeast Nigeria during the festive season. The shadowy leader released his first video message in months amid a surge in violence casting doubt on the Nigerian government’s claim that the jihadist group is defeated. “We are in good […]
The House of Representatives on Monday accused the Federal Government of illegally reintroducing subsidy on the Premium Motor Spirit. It said Nigerians deserved an explanation on the development, which had seen the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation offsetting N26 on every litre of the PMS, better known as petrol, sold to the public lately. The Chairman, […]









