Rescued Chibok schoolgirl, Amina Ali-Nkeki, on Thursday arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for audience with President Muhammadu Buhari. The girl, her baby, her mother and her brother, were led to the villa by Borno governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, at about 2.46 p.m. The governor and the girl, with her …
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10,000 hunters gather, seek clearance to fight Boko Haram
An estimated 10,000 local hunters from the North-East of Nigeria gathered recently in Adamawa State for their annual oath-taking festival, known as Salala in the local parlance. The hunters, dressed in their warfare attires, and with their dane guns dangling over their shoulders, vowed to rid the society of criminals. …
Read More »Those indicted in arms deal scandal will be sent to jail,says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that those who are found guilty in the $2.1 billion arms deal fraud will be sent to jail. He said this in a recent interview with BBC Hausa. In the interview,he said: “Remember during the campaigns, we said Nigeria is facing three things and nobody …
Read More »Boko Haram slaughters 5 in Adamawa on Independence Day
As Nigerians elsewhere celebrate Nigeria’s 55-year independence anniversary, residents of Kirchinga, in Adamawa state, are marking the day in anguish following the attack on the village by Boko Haram terrorists, slitting the throats of five residents of the area in an early morning attack. The village is the hometown of …
Read More »Boko Haram poisons water sources in Borno ,says Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm that members of the Boko Haram sect have resorted to poisoning water sources in places they have been dislodged. The Army is warning people to avoid drinking water from unverified sources particularly in areas that troops have routed the sect. Nigerian Army This …
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