The curfew imposed on troubled communities in Adamawa State’s Lamurde and Guyuk local government areas has been reviewed by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri. Following a deadly clash over land ownership and use, a curfew was imposed on Waja and Lunguda-speaking communities in the two LGAs. “It is exactly one month today that I directed the imposition of curfew on Lafiya and …
Former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second largest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 79, the Angolan presidency announced on Facebook on Friday. The former president died at 11:10 a.m. Spanish time at the Barcelona Teknon clinic after a long illness, according to the presidency. The government announced the obituary …
Three members of a gang known as “Boko Haram” have been imprisoned in South Africa. Boko Haram, a terrorist organisation in Nigeria, has killed thousands and displaced millions. The defendants are Ndou Lukase Rembuluwani, Ndou Ben (both 29), and Khoza Ngobeni Small (28). The Limpopo Division of the High Court in Polokwane sentenced them to a total of 384 years …
The Federal Government declared 33 inmates who escaped from its Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abuja wanted on Friday. According to NAN, the 33 inmates have cases tying them to the Boko Haram sect. Boko Haram-inspired gunmen stormed the Kuje prison on Tuesday night, bombing their way in and releasing 879 inmates. At least 64 inmates with terror-related charges …
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has once again condemned terrorist activities in Nigeria, claiming that “the country was under siege” and that it needed assistance to recover from the pangs of terrorist groups holding the country hostage. Governor Ortom also challenged Nigerians in Diaspora to use the international environment, with its free press, to draw attention to the evil that …
