Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the terrorist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is unhappy with the killings and enforcement of the protracted sit-at-home order in the South-East. The order has always…
Deborah Yakubu lynching: We are not all human beings- Tara Aisida
I read of the killing of Deborah Yakubu, the girl that was set ablaze by her classmates at the Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto on Thursday the 12th day of May, 2022 and saw the image of her…
Kidnapping: Be vigilant, Lekki alerts residents, calls for Okada ban
As the security situation in the country worsens with rising cases of kidnappings and killings, the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association has alerted residents of the area to be vigilant as they go about their lawful activities. LERSA, which…
Kenyan president says Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’, 14 victims (Guardian)
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that Islamists who stormed an upmarket hotel complex, killing 14 people, had been “eliminated” after an almost 20-hour siege in which hundreds of civilians were rescued At least one suicide bomber blew himself up…
Buhari warns Police against torture, extra-judicial killings (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Wudil, Kano State, warned the police against acts that could bring the community in conflict with them. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja,…
Eight killed in covert Israeli action in Gaza (BBC)
Seven Palestinians, including a local militant commander, have been killed during a covert Israeli operation in Gaza, Palestinian officials say. An Israeli soldier was also killed and another wounded, the Israeli military said, after a firefight erupted. Palestinians said an…
A human life is worth more than a cow – Phillip Okon
The time has come for President Muhammadu Buhari to put a stop to the murderous activities of the Fulani herdsmen. There is no other way of saying this. It is heartening to see that Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari’s Vice President,…
This Codeine problem is not a new problem – Viola Okolie
It would take a whole lot of guts to pick up a knife and stab your fellow human, right? Some people do it out of anger and provocation, it doesn’t lessen the crime though, they still get to do the…
Buhari Warns Benue Youth over killing of 11 Hausas
President Buhari has warned Benue citizens “against playing into the hands of the agents of disunity.” The president conveyed the warning in a press statement signed by his media aide Garba Shehu. The statement came in the wake of retaliatory…
