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Slain Borno rice farmers didn’t get military clearance to go to farm – Presidency

The Presidency has blamed the 43 rice farmers killed in Borno on Saturday for not getting military clearance before going…

4 years ago

Security operatives selling weapons to Boko Haram, Duke alleges

A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has alleged that security operatives sell weapons to Boko Haram. Boko…

4 years ago

Borno killings: Governors question Nigeria’s security architecture

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has condemned the killing of about 43 rice farmers in Garin Kwashebe, Jere Local Government…

4 years ago

NYSC says COVID-19 cases in orientation camp not rising

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted media reports that there have been rising cases of COVID-19 in its…

4 years ago

DHQ faults UN report on number of Borno farmers killed

Defence Headquarters has faulted a report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram in Saturday…

4 years ago

Robbers invade Ogun church during vigil, abduct member

Armed robbers attacked members of a church in Ogun community, beating them to a stupor, and kidnapping one of them.…

4 years ago

Lagos demolishes 1,700 shanties

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit says it has demolished over 1,700 illegal shanties and containerised shops around…

4 years ago

Grid collapse plunges Lagos, Kaduna, others into total darkness

The nation’s power grid collapsed again on Sunday, plunging parts of the country into a total blackout for hours. Two…

4 years ago

Seven killed, children missing in fresh Kaduna killing

Seven people have been reportedly killed and four children missing after armed bandits attacked Jema’a Local Government Area in Southern…

4 years ago

Explosion rocks Wike father’s church in Rivers

Massive explosion has been recorded at a Pentecostal church, Christain Universal Church International, located at Mile 3, in the Diobu…

4 years ago