2 feared dead in Yobe terrorist attack
DAMATURU—Fear has reportedly gripped the people of Sasawa town and its surroundings in Yobe State, following the killing of two people by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.
Maj-Gen Ejoor, Obi, Uvwie monarch rejoice with Ibori
Prominent Deltans, including the ex-military governor of defunct Mid-West region, Major- General David Ejoor (retd) and former acting governor of the state, Mr Sam Obi, joined others, yesterday, to celebrate with a former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, who returned to the country, Saturday, after serving a jail term in the United Kingdom.
CURE-Nigeria raises alarm over congestion in prisons
The Country Director of Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants, CURE-Nigeria, Mr. Sylvester Uhaa, has stated that the number of awaiting trial suspects in Nigerian prisons was becoming alarming, saying Rivers State topped the chat with over 3,283 inmates.
We pray for Buhari’s survival but Nigeria is a collapsed nation — Uwazuruike
As Nigerians continue to react to the health condition of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Chief Ralph Uwazurike-led Biafra Independent Movement, BIM, yesterday, said it is praying for the survival of the President for him to be alive to witness the actualization of sovereign state of Biafra.
Collective action needed to end FGM/C – UNICEF
ON this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation today, UNICEF has called for collective action from governments at all levels, Civil Society Organisations, as well as traditional and religious leaders to end the scourge of Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in Nigeria.
