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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged governors to stop waiting for him to solve every problem for them, saying they should stop attacks by herdsmen in their states. Many states have been experiencing deadly attacks on agrarian communities by Fulani herdsmen, putting pressure on the President as Commander in Chief of …

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai has said that tackling insecurity requires the cooperation of all states and for security managers as well as intelligence agencies to share information. The governor gave the advice during the 2021 second quarter meeting of Directors of the Directorate of State Security (DSS) in North West states, …

Central Bank of Nigeria has condemned the rate at which Nigerians mutilate, deface, squeeze and even spray and sell the naira notes. The apex bank threatened that “abuse of the currency attracts a penalty not less than 6 months or a fine not less than N50,000 or both.” Assistant Director …

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has warned of a genocide in the country if the Federal Government fails to arrest the growing extremism, particularly in the North. Speaking yesterday during a virtual hearing on the escalation of violence by non-state actors in Nigeria and its potential …

“We were invited to cover a panel of discussion at the ongoing African Council of Women Conference with the theme: Factors and driver of Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria, organised by the DRPC, under the Ford Foundation. “I drove to the venue, M & M Events Centre, Abuja, close to NICON …

  Yoruba Nation agitators are planning to hold ‘peaceful rallies’ across the southwest region on Saturday June 12, Newsextra24 has learnt. The Nation reports the pro-Yoruba nation protesters have held rallies across southwest states including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, and Ondo. Also, NANS under the leadership of its National President, Comrade …

‘I killed TB Joshua in a spiritual battle’ – Kwaku Bonsam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PJJO9M3OXA Popular Ghanaian traditional priest, Kwaku Bonsam, claims he is behind the death of Nigeria’s most influential preacher, Prophet TB Joshua. The founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), died on Saturday, May 5, 2021 – one …

Maurice Iwu, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says all indigenes of Imo are to blame for the security challenges in the state. In recent months, there have been attacks on security operatives and government property in Imo. On May 30, the violence reached a crescendo when …

TERRORISTS have attacked three villages in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing four people and kidnapping 60 women in the process. The attacks, which took place on Tuesday in Munawa, Malele and Randa villages, led to the killings and kidnap of residents, and the burning of huts and …

  Brazilian wife ‘COOKS her husband’s penis in a frying pan after killing him “in self-defence” and slicing it off when they argued about splitting up’ A woman has been arrested in Brazil on suspicion of killing her husband before cutting his penis off and cooking. Dayane Cristina Rodrigues Machado, …