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October 21, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Condemns Communal Violence In Kaduna State

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest communal violence in Kasuwan Magani in Kaduna State which claimed 55 lives. Reacting to the violent clashes, President Buhari said the frequent resort to bloodshed by Nigerians over misunderstandings that can be resolved...

September 25, 2018 No Responses

Traders Lament Harassment, Closure Of 400 Nigerian-Shops In Ghana

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) over the alleged consistent and repeated threats, intimidation and harassment as well as the closure of o...

September 23, 2018 No Responses

US Postpones Deportation Of Deaf Nigerian Immigrant

The United States immigration officials have postponed the deportation of a deaf immigrant from Nigeria in the U.S. illegally. The Detroit Free Press reports that 48-year-old Francis Anwana and his attorneys met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement offic...

September 1, 2018 No Responses

Missing Child At Christ Embassy: Edo Evacuates Children From Orphanage

The Edo State Government has evacuated 15 children from God’s Own Orphanage, in Benin City, pending conclusion of ongoing investigation of the case of a child that was allegedly stolen at Christ Embassy, Oregun, Lagos and found at the orphanage...

July 23, 2018 No Responses

Gun Men Kill 11 Drivers

A taxi bus full of taxi drivers was bombarded with bullets Saturday night, with gunmen killing at least 11 people who were heading back from a funeral, South African police said. Authorities believe the 11 victims were among 17 people...

July 3, 2018 No Responses

Drama As ‘Dead’ woman Is Found Alive In Morgue Fridge

A South African woman is recovering in hospital after being discovered alive in a mortuary fridge. The woman was taken to Carletonville morgue, in Gauteng province, having been declared dead by paramedics following a road accident. Ambulance company Distress A...

June 29, 2018 No Responses

Nine Persons Burnt To Death, 54 Vehicles Affected In Lagos Tanker Fire

No fewer than nine persons were burnt beyond recognition with 54 vehicles torched in a fuel tanker explosion on Thursday at Otedola Bridge, near the old toll gate, Alausa, Lagos he spokesman, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Kehinde...

June 26, 2018 No Responses

Plateau: CAN Condemns Attacks

The President Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Rev. Samson Ayokunle, has expressed disappointment and shocked at the spate of killings that was unleashed on three local government areas of Plateau by herdsmen. The CAN president expressed his disappoin...

May 23, 2018 No Responses

Catholic faithful, Others Hold Peaceful Protest

Catholic faithful across Nigeria on Tuesday staged peaceful protests to register their disapproval and grievances against the killings of innocent people, the bombing of churches by Boko Haram insurgents, militia and killer herdsmen. The protesters said the ac...

May 22, 2018 No Responses

Pastor In Police Net For Allegedly Killing Woman With Concoction

The police in Lagos said they have arrested a 34-year-old Celestial Church pastor for allegedly giving a deadly concoction to one Ramat Audu which eventually resulted in her death. Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Edgal Imohimi, told newsmen on...