Soldiers on duty around the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) have gunned down a suicide bomber, averting what would have been a tragic suicide attack. The suicide bomber, strapped with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) made his entrance through the University Printing Press but was sighted and taken out by the soldiers leading to the explosion of […]
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Thirty six people killed by gunmen in Birane Village in Zurmi Local Council of Zamfara State on Wednesday have been buried, amidst outrage in the social media that the tragedy was being downplayed and that there has been no official reaction. However, the Police Command in Zamfara admitted that 18 persons died in the attack, which […]
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The Nigerian army haspromised a N3 million cash reward for credible information on the hideout of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, whom it declared a fugitive.Army spokesman, Sani Usman, a Brigadier General, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday. The Statement: The Nigerian Army will give out Three Million Naira (N3,000,000.00k) cash reward […]
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The federal high court, Kainji, Niger state, has sentenced a Boko Haram Commander, Abba Umar, to 60 years imprisonment for acts of terrorism. He was arraigned by the government on a five-count charge. At the court on Tuesday, Umar who was arrested after a failed suicide mission in Gombe in 2014, confirmed that the pictures presented […]
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The Benue state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has lost two of its men in a gun battle with some men suspected to be herdsmen. Adakole Peter, a spokesman of the corps in Benue, said the incident happened in Awange after Kasseyol village in Guma local government area of the state. […]
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Four men of the Benue state command of the Nigerian Police Force have been confirmed missing after suspected herdsmen attacked a police patrol team in the state on Saturday. The confirmation of the development was made by Moses Yamu, spokesman of the command. The attackers were said to have opened fire on the team returning […]
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Some men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen engaged men of the 707 special forces brigade of the Nigerian Army, Makurdi, Benue state in a gun battle on Tuesday. The spokesman of the brigade,Olabisi Ayeni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. He said the suspects were plotting to attack a fish farm belonging to […]
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Chelsea suffered a second consecutive humiliating defeat on Monday, going down 4-1 at Watford in the English premier league. Goals from Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra in the final six minutes handed Watford a welcome first win in six games to move the Hornets six points clear of the relegation zone. Chelsea, beaten […]
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A Nigerian man, identified only as Sunday from Anambra State, has reportedly stabbed two others to death in South Africa early Saturday. Emeka Ezinteje, secretary of the Nigerian union in South Africa confirmed the incident in Johannesburg. He said the incident was due to a business dispute. “We have received a report that at 3.00am […]
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Five people have been confirmed on Wednesday after two female suicide bombers attacked an Internally Displaced Persons, at Dalori, Maiduguri. The Borno State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, also confirmed that 39 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the attack. Satomi Ahmad, SEMA’s chairman confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Satomi said that a […]
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