The Consul General of Nigeria in South Africa, Godwin Adama, has condemned the alleged killing of a Nigerian, Linus Chibuzor-Nwankwo from Enugu State by a fellow Nigerian, Lawrence Nwarienne from Anambra, in that country. Mr Adama, in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, expressed shock over […]
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The Police Command in Kebbi on Thursday confirmed that a suspected herdsman had killed a policeman, Umaru Danladi, at Kaoge in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. It said the herder, Babuga Kuaara, had already been arrested for the alleged offence, adding that the policeman was attached to the Kaoje Police Division in Bagudo […]
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The Nigeria Mission in South Africa has condemned the killing of a Nigerian, Mr Ozumba Tochukwu-Lawrence, by gunman in South Africa. He said the it received with pain the unfortunate news of the assassination of Tochukwu-Lawrence by a yet-to-be identified assailant. Abraham said that the ugly incident was said to have occurred at 10 Koppe, […]
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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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A Nigerian has been burnt to death in Rustenburg, South Africa, after his vehicle was set ablaze by yet-to-be identified people. However, the country’s North West police did not believe the incident was related to violent protests in the area this week, according to media reports on Sunday. Two vehicles were set alight in two […]
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The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government control, where thousands of civilians are being unlawfully held. The human rights office and UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL ) said in a report that successive governments in Tripoli have allowed the armed groups […]
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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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President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, January 14, met with the leadership of the National Assembly over the security situation in Benue state and other parts of the country. The meeting, which held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was attended by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
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NIGERIA – Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu, says it is unfair and unkind for anyone to say his boss is condoning the killings perpetrated by suspected herdsmen. President Muhammadu Buhari has been accused of not intervening directly in the clashes between farmers and herdsmen. In a statement on Tuesday, Shehu […]
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The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of two of its personnel by suspected herdsmen in an ambush in Logo Local Government Area of the state on Monday. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Makurdi on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, said a police patrol team […]
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