Following repeated clashes between Nigerian Soldiers and Biafran agitators, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has declared a three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state. The governor said the state will continue to subscribe to the supremacy of the Nigerian Constitution and work with the federal government to forestall seccessionist threats. The governor also noted that the […]
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Following an inter-tribal clash which led to the deaths of five people, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, of Osun state, has declared a two-day curfew in the ancient city of Ile Ife. ISemiu Okanlawon, Aregbesola’s spokesman, said the “breach of peace” in the area compelled the governor to act. “This has been compelled by the breach of […]
Continue ReadingThe News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that unknown gunmen killed six persons in an attack on Goska, a village near Kafanchan, in Jemaa Local Government of Kaduna State, early Sunday morning. Among those killed was Gimbia Morik, an SSS 2 student, and daughter of Mr Gideon Morik, former Deputy Speaker of Kaduna House of […]
Continue ReadingSocio-economic businesses in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, have been grounded following imposition of a 24 hour curfew in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the curfew was imposed on Monday by Jema’a Local Government Council to forestall destruction of lives and property following a peaceful protest by youths in the area. NAN […]
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