The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reacted to the release of Miss Zainab Aliyu, a Nigerian citizen held in Saudi Arabia over alleged drug trafficking. HURIWA said
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Nigerians are taking to social media to express concerns over the continued detention of Leah Sharibu, the only Christian girl still in Boko Haram captivity after the abduction in Dapchi,
Unidentified gunmen have killed two persons and injured a seven-month-old baby at Maiyanga Village of Miango District of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police
The Nigerian student, Zainab Aliyu, detained by Saudi Arabian authority over alleged drug trafficker has been released. According to TVC, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that Aliyu
A 34-year-old Nigerian, Samuel Nkennaya, has been killed while another Nigerian, Chinonso Nwudo, is in critical condition in a South African hospital following mob attack. Mr Victor Ayanfe-Oyebanjo, Secretary of
Armed men have reportedly blocked the Kaduna-Abuja highway, opened fire on some vehicles and abducted two people. NAN reports that the attack was said to have occurred at about 3pm
45-year-old Deji Adenuga who was alleged to have burnt nine members of his ex-girlfriend family where eight have been reported dead has confessed to the crime. Adenuga, a palm wine
The Concerned Christian Forum of Nigeria has faulted the recent call by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for the release of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration would not relent until Boko Haram terrorism and the security crises in parts of the country were eradicated. The President stated
Suspected terrorists have killed a pastor and four church members in northern Burkina Faso, a state-owned radio station reported on Monday. The attack on the Protestant church occurred in the
Anthony Sani, Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, says there is no need for the establishment of state police if there is no improvement in the structure of the Nigerian
Bala Mohammed, Governor-elect of Bauchi State, is set to face a fresh six-count charge bordering on alleged failure to declare his assets and false information. Bala will be arraigned on
Palpable tension has continued to rise in the metropolis of Gombe State over the killing of 10 persons during a march by Boys Brigade when a staff of the Nigerian
The operations Harbin Kunama and Sharan Daji, the two components of the military operating in Zamfara State have paraded Anka Local Government council vice chairman, Mr. Yahuza Ibrahim and seven
A civil rights organization, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately order an investigation into the appointment of Ms. Aisha Abba Kyari,
Nine Nigerians have been arrested in the United States over allegations of fraud. Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James Spero, Special Agent
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow over the death of members of the Boys and Girls Brigade in Gombe State. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on
The Nigerian Citizens’ Association in South Africa (NICASA) says another Nigerian, Mr Tony Elochukwu from Nnobi Anambra State has been killed by an unidentified gunman in South Africa. The President
Kaduna State Police command has arrested 34 suspects involved in different crimes. The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdurrahman, while briefing newsman in Kaduna said those arrested include nine (9)
The Management of Ohha Microfinance Bank in Enugu State has expressed concern over what it called the inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to charge one Mr.
