By Theophilus Abbah The two coaster buses that conveyed our team from the charming and luxurious Conference Hotel in Abeokuta sailed and scaled across an overhead bridge, snaked through the noisy Itoku market in Kuto area, famous for merchandize in Yoruba traditional adire. The buses sped up the hill on the dark, glossy, smoothly tarred […]Continue Reading
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By Emmanuel Kwada A disturbing report has emerged from Damaturu, Yobe State capital, Northeast Nigeria, revealing that a rescued underage Christian girl, abducted and converted to Islam by a group linked to the Islamic Religious Affairs ministry, vomited concoctions in church. According to a statement by the Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in […]Continue Reading
Senator Ndume will no longer be entitled to several financial privileges He may be ex-communicated from the inner caucus of the National Assembly As from 2025, he may not be able to insert projects in the Appropriation Bill Ndume has been punished by the Senate previously, but he was always undaunted His political future now […]Continue Reading
Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading
By Theophilus Abbah Scarcity, not caused by an increase in fuel price and devaluation of the Naira Crop production dipped since 2023 due to the activities of bandits Farmers in Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi Katsina prevented from planting and harvesting Irish potatoes, yam, rice, tomatoes, pepper, maize Waters from Bakalori dam, previously utilized by […]Continue Reading
Key points About 250 killed between February and early April, 2024 12 Local Government Areas under siege Ultimatum to foreign herders to leave fall on deaf ears ‘Governor does not visit victims’ ‘Crisis can’t end until government comes up with a data-based economic policy’ He is doing his best – spokesman By Charity Roberts On […]Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization (UIO) has sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the murderous and destructive activities of strange Fulani herders in Omala and Dekina Local Government Areas of Kogi State. In a statement signed by its National Leader, Elder David Abutu, and National Director […]Continue Reading
Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the joy […]Continue Reading
By Daniel Adaji The Political atmosphere in Kogi State is tensed, as individuals and politicians considered with opposing views to the incumbent are being hunted. About two days ago, Mallam Kabir Bala a.k.a Okwo an associate of governor Yahaya Bello was killed in cold blood. Okwo was killed about five years after he was […]Continue Reading
Key Points: With killings and attacks on properties, governorship election in Kogi has turned to war The three main ethnic groups are pursuing ‘ethnic agenda’ Groups have written to President Tinubu to call Governor Yahaya Bello to order ‘Elders from Kogi East, Kogi Central, and Kogi West must meet urgently to halt the dangerous dimension […]Continue Reading
Key points: The success of the Tinubu administration will depend largely on how insecurity is tackled Nuhu Ribadu is fearless and disciplined, but he needs more than these on this new assignment Nigerians are expecting a unique approach to the fight against terrorists and bandits There must be quick response to intelligence information, if attacks […]Continue Reading
…Daily Trust Foundation, City University of London organise safety training on conflict reporting By Clement Adeyi Key points: Lagos, Abuja rank highest in attacks against journalists between 2017 and 2022 Journalists need to protect themselves, loved ones and sources Journalists should learn first aid, take hostile environment training Training of journalists Continue Reading