Gunmen have shot dead Mr Ebikimi Okoringa, a newly appointed Special Adviser to Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. A community leader, who preferred anonymity, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yanagoa that Okoringa was shot on Monday by some assailants who laid ambush near his house in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area […]
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Quite a number of people were killed in a suicide attack in Mubi, a town in Adamawa state. Confirming the incident, the chairman of Mubi North Local Government, Alhaji Musa Bello, said the blasts occurred around 1 30 pm. “All I can tell you for now is that I am on my way to the […]
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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has said about 18 out of the 23 local government areas out of in the state have been ravaged by “herdsmen.” He lamented the “continued onslaught” against the state by the herdsmen, calling for vigilance from the people. Ortom was speaking in Makurdi on Monday while interacting with journalists […]
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The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that 10 miners were killed by armed bandits in Birnin Gawri Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Austin Iwar, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Sunday. NAN reports that the 10 local miners were working […]
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Reports have emerged that two policemen sustained injuries after a male suicide bomber struck in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Thursday night. The attack happened hours after the insurgents engaged security operatives in a gun battle. Boko Haram had attempted to infiltrate the ancient city but they were repelled by a combined team of soldiers, […]
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Some heavily armed Boko Haram fighters on Thursday attempted to storm Maiduguri, civilian militia said, in a rare urban incursion by the jihadists. Ibrahim Liman and Babakura Kolo, from the Civilian Joint Task Force, said fighting broke out in the Jiddari Polo area of the city at about 6:00 pm (1700 GMT). “From all indications […]
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Reports have it that seven persons have been killed in a fresh attack on Benue Church, just two days after two priests and 17 church members were shot dead at a Catholic church in Gwer west local government area of the state. The fresh attacked took place at a church and a primary school in […]
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Some persons suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Awe local government area of Nasarawa state. Peter Ahemba, president of the Tiv Youth Organisation in the state, confirmed this to NAN on Wednesday. He said the attackers had ambushed the victims on Tuesday while on their way to pick […]
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The violence unleashed on Kpanche community in Bassa local government area of Kogi state in the early hours of Sunday has spread to two other communities with death toll jumping to 16. According to NAN, Khalid Bukar, the traditional ruler of Mozum community in the area, said the violence has spread to Ozugbe and Biroko, […]
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Not less than five persons have been killed in a Boko Haram attack in Bama, a town in Borno state. Many worshipers also sustained injuries in the attack which happened around 5:30am. Ali Abacha, an official of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), confirmed the incident to TheCable, saying it was a suicide […]
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