Beyond the Headlines
The Presidency yesterday said many herdsmen were undergoing trials and prosecuted in several parts of Nigeria for alleged killings and criminal activities. A presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, monitored by our reporter. H was reacting to reports that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence on the farmers-herders crisis parts of […]
Suspected Fulani herdsmen invaded Ijugbere axis of Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State at the weekend and killed three farmers working in their farmland. This came barely some hours after suspected armed bandits attacked men of the Amotekun security network in Ute in the same Owo Local Government Area of the state. The herders […]
Abul-Bas and Ibn Habib, identified as two top factional commanders of Boko Haram, have been killed by the military in Borno state. The commanders, said to be of the faction led by Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader, were killed at Pulka, a town not far from Bama in Borno. The troops had laid an ambush […]
For declaring support for herdsmen who carry AK-47 rifles, Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has come under searing criticisms from people across political divides who described his statement as “careless and inciting.” For declaring support for herdsmen who carry AK-47 rifles, Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, has come under searing criticisms from people […]
•One killed, shops razed as Yoruba, Hausa clash in Ibadan •DPO shoots Amotekun operative for arresting Fulani herdsmen •Northern elders raise alarm over plot by elites to incite violence Ibe Pascal Arogorn A farmer , Sunday Ahmed and two of his friends were working on Ahmed’ s farms at Owobamigbe village in the Akure South […]
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday called on his counterpart in Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed to tell Nigerians, the section of the nation’s constitution that permits Herdsmen to carry AK-47 guns. Governor Ortom made the call while reacting to the Bauchi State Governor’s statement in his keynote address in Bauchi on Thursday. The […]
Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday reportedly abducted three officers of the Nigeria Customs Services during an attack on Geidam, a town in Yobe State near the Nigerian border with Niger Republic. The insurgents had attacked the town late Tuesday evening. Security sources told PREMIUM TIMES that they took away the officers after driving into the […]
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents attacked Geidam local government area of Yobe State on Tuesday. Sources within Geidam told Daily Trust that the insurgents invaded the town after Maghrib prayer. Muhammad Nura, a resident, said security operatives, had not responded to distress calls as of the time this report was filed. “We are […]
Information Technology expert , Adamu Garba , says the recent policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria that Deposit Money Banks, Non -Financial Institutions and other financial institutions should not do business in crypto and other digital assets will help the Nigeria ’ s fight against terrorism. Garba , who is also former presidential aspirant, […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria on Saturday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from Israel , the United States , and other countries to sustain the fight against insurgency , banditry , kidnapping, and other crimes in the country . The organisation said the decision became necessary because Buhari ’ s regime had been […]
