Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State on Sunday led others to bury 43 rice farmers slaughtered in Zabarmari by Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday. The rice farmers who were working in the farm were believed to have been ambushed by the terrorists and opened fire on them, leading to the heavy casualties.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of farmers by Boko Haram members in Borno state. About 45 farmers in Zamarmari community of Jere local government area of the state were killed by members of the sect. Nasiru Usman, one of the farmers who escaped during the attack, said seven farmers were also abducted. Reacting to the incident, Buhari described the killings as “senseless”. The president, in a statement by Garba Shehu, his spokesman, said the government had given all the needed support to the armed forces “to take all necessary steps to protect the country’s population and its territory”. “I condemn…
The police have arrested three persons in connection with the attack on Christian Universal Church International belonging to the father of Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. The Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, said the suspects were helping in investigations. He said: “I can confirm the attack on the Church and three suspects arrested in connection with the attack. They are helping us in our Investigation. The Church has been swept by the Bomb Department. Hoodlums numbering about five sneaked into the Christain Universal Church International on 25 Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu, on Saturday night and detonated the explosives suspected…
Following the killing of over 43 farmers on rice fields in Borno State, Nigerians on social media have called out President Muhammadu Buhari over the high rate of insecurity in the country. They lamented the frequent killings of citizens by bandits, Boko Haram terrorists and kidnappers, accusing the President of failing to tackle the situation. The Boko Haram terrorists had, on Saturday, killed over farmers in Kwashebe village, Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. The village is near Maiduguri, the state capital. The terrorists were reported to have first tied up the farmers, who were working in rice fields,…
Nigeria is seeking an apology from the British government over what the federal government called unsubstantiated claim by a member of its parliament that former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), looted the Central Bank. The federal government wants the statement made on the floor of the British House of Commons by Tom Tugendhat retracted. Tugendhat, chairman of the UK parliament foreign affairs committee, had accused Gowon of looting half of the central bank when he left office. “Some people will remember when General Gowon left Nigeria with half of the Central Bank, so it is said, and…
A funeral worker who took a selfie next to the open casket of Argentine football icon Diego Maradona as his body lay in state in Buenos Aires has been fired. The images, which were shared widely online, sparked international outrage including death threats. Claudio Fernandez told Radio Diez on Friday that he had lost his job at the Sepelios Pinier funeral home; along with his son Ismael and a third man. In one image, a man can be seen giving a thumbs-up to the camera with one hand; while the other appears to be touching the forehead of the late…
An explosion has rocked a church said to be owned by the father of Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt. It was gathered that over five youths had invaded the church identified as Christain Universal Church International on 25 Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt and detonated the explosive suspected to be Dynamite, on Saturday night. A source who spoke in confidence said the explosive blew up and shattered some parts of the church building. It was also gathered that three of the boys were apprehended and handed over to the Police, by vigilante who were…
Mike Tyson’s return to boxing at age 54 ended in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions. Fifteen years after retiring with a 2005 loss to journeyman Kevin McBride, Tyson made his comeback at Staples Center in Los Angeles without spectators in a pay-per-view matchup that mixed curiosity and nostalgia. California State Athletic Commission officials required two-minute rounds instead of the usual three-minute rounds, mandated larger than normal 12-ounce gloves, said neither fighter could seek a knockout and declared there could be no official winner in safety moves for…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it raised domestic gas supply to the power sector by 20 million standard cubic feet per day leading to an increase in power generation by 117 megawatts. In its latest financial and operations report obtained in Abuja, the corporation said it supplied 727mmscfd of gas in August 2020, indicating an increase of 20mmscfd over the 707mmscfd of gas that it supplied in the preceding month of July. This, based on analysis of the report, led to an increase in the country’s power generation by 117MW. Findings showed that while the 707mmscfd of gas…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lamented the over 14 million out of school children in Nigeria, warning that millions of children without formal education portends danger to a nation. Obasanjo identified lack of formal education and stagnated development as some of the biggest problems plaguing the country. The elder statesman made this known at the weekend while speaking as Chairman at the second convocation ceremony of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, according to a release by Cletus Ilobanafor, the Media Consultant to the university. Obasanjo said about 14million children who ought to be in school are out on the…