The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has directed traditional rulers to seek permission before bestowing titles on people in the state. The directive was contained in a statement on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesman, Zailani Bappa. “All Emirs, Senior District…
Zamfara govt suspends emir for turbaning repentant bandit
The Zamfara State Government has suspended the Emir of Sabon Birnin Yandoto of Tsafe local government area of the state, Aliyu Garba Marafa, for turbaning a notorious repentant bandits’ leader, Adamu Aliero, as Sarkin Fulani (leader of Fulani). This was…
Children, others fleeing bandits’ attack drown in Niger
At least 20 people, including women and children, drowned in Guni-Zumba river while fleeing due to an attack by bandits. Daily Trust learnt that the victims escaped when bandits attacked Guni and Kurgbaku communities of Munya Local Government Area of…
What would you do if your child was kidnapped?
“God forbid bad thing!” Amen to that. But what would you really, do? “I don’t even want to imagine it.” Nobody wants to. We all say, “Tufiakwa, it will never happen to me… it is not my portion…” And I…
Bandits, sorry Terrorists attack Abuja/Kaduna train
*The train An Abuja-bound train has been attacked by bandits. The terrorists reportedly bombed the train tracks resulting in an accident involving the train travelling to Kaduna from Abuja on Thursday. This is the second attack within 24 hours. Senator…
Majority of bandits are Fulani, says Gov Masari
Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, has said that majority of the bandits who attack persons in the Northern region of the country are of Fulani extraction. Masari, whose state is one of the hotbeds of bandits attacks in the country,…
There are two lords in Nigeria, who are we bowing to?
We are all still coming to grips with the brazen terror attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Tuesday, August 24th, 2021. Now that the Bandits have shown us they are not joking, that they can attack any establishment…
Buhari demands crushing response against bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday condemned repeated bandit killings in Zamfara and Kaduna states, urging the nation’s military to respond to the worrying situation in a language that the bandits understand. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media…
Nigerians urge support for military as criminals kill 183 soldiers in 6 months
Many citizens and security experts have expressed concern over the killing of security operatives by criminals and called for action to stem the tide. They specifically made case for military operatives who were killed in the line of duty while…
Let’s start calling Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho, Bandits!
As far as the Nigerian government is concerned, Sunday Igboho and Nnamdi Kanu are the enemies of the state who must be caught and jailed for treasonable offences! Both IPOB, (Indigenous People of Biafra) and Sunday Igboho’s Yoruba Nation have…