The Defence Headquarters, on Monday , faulted a report by the United Nations that 110 civilians were killed by Boko Haram in Saturday onslaught on farmers in the Jere Local Government Area of Borno State . The Coordinator , Defence Media Operations , Maj . Gen . John Enenche, said as of Monday morning, 43 […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has reacted to the massacre of innocent farmers in Zabarmari of Borno State by Boko Haram, saying federal government and federal troops can no longer be relied upon to protect northern communities. This was even as they declared it is apparent that Northern Nigeria has been abandoned. Reacting to […]
Nigerians igerians on Sunday took to the social media to express anger over the Saturday’s killings of rice farmers at Zabarmari, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents. While some urged the National Assembly to open a debate on the incident, others demanded immediate sack of service chiefs. A concerned citizen, Audu Anuga, said: “We’ll continue […]
A former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has urged the government to up the ante in dealing with the menace of crime and insecurity in the country. Reacting to the recent killings in Borno State and across the country, Duke said the nation’s security system needs a total overhaul especially in the areas […]
The United Nations has said that the gruesome attack against civilians carried out by Boko Haram insurgents in villages near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital has left at least 110 civilians ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded. The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria Mr. Edward Kallon said this in a statement on Sunday. While […]
The Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, says he has known the value and landmark a former President, Goodluck Jonathan left in Nigeria and its political landscape after his tenure in office in 2015. According to Dailytrust, the lawmaker spoke on Saturday at Apo legislative quarters, Abuja, during the Grand Opening of Dr. […]
… Death toll still uncertain – residents Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari is a farming community in Jere Local […]
.…Describes the attack as insane Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has described Saturday’s slaughtering of 66 farmers and fishermen in Borno, Northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists as insane. The farmers on rice fields at Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government area of Borno were on Saturday slaughtered by the insurgents. The terrorists reportedly tied them up […]
ABOUT 66 people, mostly rice farmers and fishermen were killed by suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Koshobe village near Zabarmari, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, reliable sources have said. The attack also left scores of people injured from gunshot wounds. The incident happened on a day Borno was conducting its first […]
Iran’s most senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated near the capital Tehran, the country’s defence ministry has confirmed. Fakhrizadeh died in hospital after being attacked in Damavand county. Iranian news agencies said assailants targeted his car with a bomb before shooting at him, reports the BBC. Western intelligence agencies view him as the […]
