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Daily Archives: April 27, 2016

Igbo Women Assembly

Igbo women protest: ‘Ndigbo cannot be islamised’

The Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, has kicked against any plan to reserve grazing lands or ranches for Fulani herdsmen in the South-east geopolitical zone, stressing that doing so, would be a tacit approval to the herdsmen to continue killing Igbo [...]

April 27, 2016 General
Nigeria-Police-Force

Baby Thieves Exposed – Imo State

Baby Thieves Exposed – Imo State The Imo police command yesterday paraded two middle-aged women and a man over alleged involvement in child traffi Parading the suspects, Patience (55), a native of Oredoa, in Edo State, Felicia from Egoredo, also in [...]

April 27, 2016 Crime
babatunde Fashola

Poor electricity supply: My children are also suffering the effects- Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says his children are also facing the effects of the poor electricity supply presently being experienced in the country. He said they suffer from heat rashes, sweat a lot and also wonder [...]

April 27, 2016 Economy, Power, Video
Fulani/Boko Haram

Fulani/Boko Haram Announce Igbo Land A Conquered Territory

Fulani/Boko Haram – You Just heard the killer or you need Interpreter? The Boko Haram speaker mentioned the states which they’ve ever ready members and also mentioned that they have their kingpins in Nigeria Senate and other high profile government [...]

April 27, 2016 General, Video
Fulani man

Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence On Man Who Slain Fulani Herdsman

The Supreme Court in Abuja has on Friday confirmed the death sentence handed down to a farmer and father of 5, James Afolabi, by the Kogi State High Court, Lokoja, in 2012 for the murder of a Fulani man, Abubakar [...]

April 27, 2016 General
Nigeria

From World 3rd Fastest Growing Economy, Nigeria Drops Out of Top 15 In Africa

Having enjoyed blissful growth over the past decade, Nigeria was one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but it is not one of the 15 fastest growing economies in Africa for 2016. In 2014 and early 2015, Nigeria [...]

April 27, 2016 Economy, Video
BUHARI’S LEGACY

We’re Ready To Tender 2017 Budget, Says Presidency

To prevent a repeat of the delay in the passage of the 2016 budget, the presidency yesterday said it was prepared to forward next year’s budget appropriation bill to the National Assembly for ratification. A top source in the Ministry [...]

April 27, 2016 General
President Buhari

Full Text: Amnesty International Statement Said Buhari’s Government is a ‘Monumental Failure’ For Reinstating War Crime General

Amnesty Internation in a statement has described the recent reinstatement of Maj. Gen Ahmadu Mohammed by President Buhari as a “monumental failure of the government to stamp out impunity for war crimes at the highest level.” Maj. Gen. Ahmadu Mohammed, was [...]

April 27, 2016 General

Nigeria: They are not Fulani Herdsmen, It is Planned Ethnic Cleansing – By Ogbo Ogbo

Fulani Herdsmen – It’s called the “Trojan Horse!” strategy,  people! There’s something bigger than those cows on your highways and forests! Never have we had as many cowards in the Nigerian media and “civil rights movement” as we do today!!! No [...]

April 27, 2016 General, Video
Senator Abiola Ajimobi

No Free Land For Grazing Zones In Oyo State – Ajimobi Warns

Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has said that the proposed creation of grazing zones across the country is ill-advised.     He warned that it was against the spirit of the land use act and the overriding public interest. [...]

April 27, 2016 General
Senate president Bukola Saraki

Protesters storm N’Assembly With Mats, Generators, Demand Saraki’s Resignation

A coalition of various Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of Citizens United for Peace and Stability, on Tuesday, stormed the premises of the National Assembly, demanding the immediate resignation of embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki.     The activities [...]

April 27, 2016 Government and politics, Human rights, Video
Arrest Goodluck Jonathan

Arrest Jonathan and Watch Niger Delta Will Explode Nigeria – CAN Warns Buhari

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern states, warned the federal government against any attempts to arrest the former president Goodluck Jonathan.     The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Northern states, warned the federal government against any [...]

April 27, 2016 Government and politics, Video
Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR)

DPR Distributes 11,200 Litres Of Petrol Free To Motorists In Sokoto

The Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) on Tuesday distributed 11,200 litres of petrol free to motorists at the Basat Multi Trade Nigeria Ltd filling station in Sokoto.     The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the filling [...]

April 27, 2016 Economy, Oil & Gas, Video
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari

Emir Of Ilorin Wants Decisive Action From Nigerian Govt On Herdsmen Attacks

The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, has urged the Nigerian government to take a decisive action on the incessant herdsmen attacks on communities to avert the risk of another security crisis like the Boko Haram in the north of [...]

April 27, 2016 Government and politics, Video
Boko Haram

Boko Haram Fighters Have New Uniforms – Army

  A picture tweeted by the Army showing the new uniform of the terrorist group Boko Haram attacking communities in Nigeria’s north-east.   The Nigerian Army says it has discovered that the Boko Haram terrorists now have new means of [...]

April 27, 2016 General, Military, Video
Rivers PDP

Rivers PDP Uncovers Plot To Raid Ogoni Communities With Military Hovercraft

Rivers PDP – The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says it has uncovered well-orchestrated plot by some All Progressives Congress, APC politicians of Ogoni extraction to use military helicopters to bomb some parts of Ogoni communities suspected [...]

April 27, 2016 Economy, Video