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Attacked Emir Of Potiskum, Alhaji Umar Bubaram Discharged

January 17, 2020 10:16 am
The Emir of Potiskum, Alhaji Umar Bubaram, has been discharged from Barau Dikko Hospital after being treated for an injury he sustained when his convoy was attacked by gunmen in Kaduna-Zaria highway.

 

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The Emir was seen entering his vehicle, smiling and acknowledging greetings from people who trooped to the hospital to thank God Almighty for saving his life after the attack by gunmen.

His aide and security personnel attached to him did not allow him to speak to the media, but from all indications, the Emir left

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Facebook: Kanu, Radio Biafra Attacked

December 29, 2019 3:23 am

Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm that his Facebook account and that of Radio Biafra have been cloned.

Kanu who disclosed this in a statement he personally signed and obtained by Sunday Sun yesterday said that the “shameful practice by Facebook Nigeria to allow the suppression of truth and free speech is indirectly supporting state-sponsored terrorism in Nigeria.”

He also disclosed that they have made official complaint to Facebook headquarters in California, USA, adding that IPOB expects the management of the group to clear its reputation, and desist from the shameful act.…

Edo 2020: Isaac Osahon’s House Attacked In Edo

November 30, 2019 4:40 pm

The residence of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a former member representing Ovia federal constituency, Hon Engr. Isaac Osahon was attacked Friday afternoon while holding a meeting with some of his loyalists.

The ugly incident saw the destruction of property worth millions of naira in the residence of the Honourable who represented Ovia from 2011 to 2015 at the federal house of representatives.

Mr. Osahon alleged that the suspected thugs who besieged his residence in their hundreds were led by one Mathew Ekhibiorobo, disrupted the peaceful meeting and engaged in gun dwell with the policeman guarding the …

LASTMA Officer Attacked In Apapa Dies

November 30, 2019 7:04 am

A Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) official, Ola Oyeshina who was attacked at about 5:00 pm on Friday, 29th November during the course of sanitising Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa has died.

The Guardian learnt that the officer was hit with a huge stone which got him severely injured and was immediately rushed to Area “B” police station along with two of the people that attacked him.

ACP Bayo Sulaimon thereafter ordered the detention of the two attackers that were arrested while a letter of medical referral was issued for the victims attention at the hospital.

Due to the trauma …

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn't Attacked - Ambassador

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn’t Attacked – Ambassador

October 13, 2019 8:13 am

Amb Kayode Oguntuase, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin has said that Nigeria’s embassy in that country was never attacked.

Oguntuase debunked the rumours in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

“My office has been inundated with telephone calls regarding an attack on the Nigerian embassy in Cotonou. “There have been insinuations arising from a video clip now in circulation, claiming that hoodlums attacked us here,’’ he said.

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The ambassador described the video clip as false and fake, saying, “they are not …

Why Ekweremadu was attacked in Nuremberg - IPOB

Why Ekweremadu was attacked in Nuremberg – IPOB

August 21, 2019 8:35 am

The Indigenous People of Biafra has issued a statement explaining why its members attacked former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany.

The group said the attack was due to the role Ekweremadu and others played during the Nigerian Army’s, “Operation Python Dance” exercise in the South-East.

The group alleged that Ekweremadu and others like Nnia Nwodo, David Umahi, Okezie Ikpeazu, Rochas Okorocha, Willie Obiano and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi plotted to kill the IPOB dream.

A statement by IPOB’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, on behalf of the group’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, accused the leaders from …

Fulani Dominance: Yoruba elders in diaspora take case to UN

Farmers, attacked by herders, demand ₦284bn compensation

July 13, 2019 12:08 am

As farmers across the country continue to count their losses arising from the destruction of their crops and farmlands by herders, cultivators in eight of the hardest-hit states claim that about N284 billion worth of products were destroyed.

They want the federal government to pay them compensation to cover the losses.

But Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, says both sides (farmers and herders) have suffered losses, adding that the federal executive council approved N27.4 billion as intervention funds for states affected by conflicts, insecurity and flooding.

Farmers’ associations in Anambra, Benue, Delta, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau and Taraba states told The …

Again, 10 attacked, killed in Kaduna

March 16, 2019 11:41 am

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on Saturday attacked Nandu -Gbok village in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing 10 people.
About 30 houses were also reported to have been burnt down by the bandits.
Similar attacks on many communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state in the past one week had claimed over 100 lives, with hundreds of the people displaced.
Sources said the attack on Nandu -Gbok, occured at about 4:00am on Saturday when the gunmen, laid siege to the community.

According to sources, the bandits who were in large number and armed with …

Gov. Shettima explains why Boko Haram attacked his convoy

February 15, 2019 12:30 am

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday explained why Boko Haram insurgents swooped on his convoy on Tuesday, killing three civilians and a soldier.

The governor said the attack was a mere propaganda strategy by the insurgents to attract global media attention and instill fear in citizens and troops.

Shettima, who reacted through his Special Adviser on Media & Strategy, Isa Gusau, sympathised with those who lost their loved ones in the attack.

The governor’s convoy was ambushed and attacked by the terrorists on his way to a political campaign rally in the northern part of the state.

Gusau confirmed the …

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