A female and her six children have reportedly been killed by unidentified gunmen on Saturday during an assault on Kauru and Lere local government regions of Kaduna State. Others were said to have sustained injuries and have been declared missing. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, alleged that the attacks were a reprisal …
The Northern Elders’ Council (NEC) has voiced solidarity with President Muhammadu Buhari and voiced confidence in his capacity to effectively prevent the remnants of terrorists from the nation after the killing of farmworkers from Borno State. The NEC stated groups or persons gloating over the gloomy incident for a means of deriding President Buhari is tacitly encouraging Boko Haram to …
By Nkechi Odoma When General Tukur Yusufu Buratai was appointed as the 20th Chief of Army Staff by the President and Commander in Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on July 13th, 2015, the choice was hailed by all and sundry. This was because, in the history of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Buratai remains one of the most decorated officers ever …
