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Diversion of N26m: Court rejects EFCC’s application to arrest Fani-Kayode
Moves by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest of a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode suffered a major blow on Wednesday as the Federal High Court in Abuja rejected the agency’s…
Northeast Governors support engagement of mercenaries against Boko Haram
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Governor of North East states on Tuesday said the thought of bringing mercenaries to fight Boko Haram should be taken seriously.
The governors call came a day after Borno State Governor, Prof.…
ECOWAS Commission calls for prosecution of killers of rice farmers
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has called for the prosecution of the killers of rice farmers in Borno.
A statement by ECOWAS Commission on Monday, also called for regional, continental and…
Buhari has prerogative to either sack or retain Service Chiefs says Presidency
Amidst growing calls for the sack of Nigeria’s Service Chiefs as a result of the collapsing security situation in the country, the Presidency on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari reserved the right to either sack or retain…
Reps to summon Buhari over worsening security situation
Irked by the worsening security situation plaguing the country especially last weekend’s massacre of hapless farmers in a rice farm in Borno State by insurgents, the House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to invite President…
Buhari urges military to completely rout Boko Haram from Northeast
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday has commanded the military to completely rout out the Boko Haram insurgents from all their hideouts in the Northeast.
He asked that the battle should be taken to them.…
NIF says not 43 nor 110 but 86 rice farmers were killed in Borno attack
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
The number of farmers that might have been slew by Boko Haram on the rice field in Borno may be more that 43 after all.
The UN had on Sunday claimed that over 110 farmers were killed only to recant on…
Israel assassinated nuclear scientist with remote controlled device, says Iran
Israel assassinated a top Iranian nuclear scientist with a remotely controlled device, the head of Iran’s national security council said on Monday, appearing to contradict earlier official accounts of a roadside ambush, Bloomberg…
UN recants on over 110 death toll in Borno farming field
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
In what seems a rebuttal of earlier claim by United Nations (UN) that over 110 farmers were killed in the attack on rice field in Borno State by Boko Haram, another statement was issued on Monday…
Killing of rice farmers: Government needs to do more to protect citizens, NHRC says
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Nigerian government needs to do more in protecting the lives and properties of citizens, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said.
Reacting to the attacks on a rice field in…