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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, says suspected herdsmen have killed over 425 people in Benue in 2018 alone. Ortom said this on Tuesday during the burial of two Catholic priests – Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor – and 17 parishioners killed by gunmen during a raid on Saint Ignatius Parish, Mbalom, Benue. The governor regretted […]

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Monday said he was not nursing any ambition to become the governor of Borno State. Magu also said that he is not a politician and should not be classified as one, as he was contented with the assignment given to him by the […]

A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.” Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexual abuse, spent three days with Pope Francis at the Vatican in April, in which he discussed his sexuality and the abuse he suffered […]

The Nigeria Police Force says policemen are duty-bound to submit themselves to civilians for scrutiny before they can proceed to search their cars or houses. The Force gave the directive via its Twitter handle, @PoliceNG, on Thursday and urged people to make such a request in a polite manner. The message was reinforced with the […]

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has boasted that he will teach Nigerians how the political game is played, saying “politics cannot be learnt overnight”. Saraki spoke on Saturday at the venue of the APC state congress held in Ilorin, He said Nigerians’ eyes are on Kwara State politics stating that, “nothing is perfect in politics.” He […]

Thirty-four Chilean bishops announced their resignation Friday over a child sex abuse scandal within the Church in Chile that has come to haunt the reign of Pope Francis. “We, all the bishops present in Rome, have tendered our resignation to the Holy Father so that he may decide freely for each of us,” the bishops […]

Government officials, journalists and elated residents of Ogembo (a small farming town in Kenya), were shocked as the Governor of Machakos County, Alfred Mutua; and others plunged into the river while taking a tour of a newly constructed footbridge. Ogembo residents had waited to have the newly constructed Ogembo Nyakorokoro footbridge inaugurated. And on Friday […]

The Lagos high court has ruled that marriages conducted by Federal Registry, Ikoyi is not legally binding. Chuka Austine Obiozor, a justice, issued a restraining order to the Ikoyi registry from conducting marriages, saying it is unconstitutional for the federal government to perform the duties of the state and local governments. The judgement delivered on […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has denied a viral video that shows him struggling to read from a prepared speech. Mr Idris was in Kano on Monday to commission the Force Technical Intelligence Unit. A footage taken as the police chief was reading from a prepared speech at the event showed him struggling to pronounce words. […]

A senator, Emmanuel Bwacha, has told his colleagues how police security detail was withdrawn after he criticised the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris. Mr Bwacha narrated his ordeal while contributing to an allegation raised by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, that Mr Idris was plotting to frame him. He said the police officers abandoned […]

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested six suspected internet fraudsters also known as ‘yahoo yahoo boys’ in one of their hideouts in the Kubwa area of Abuja. According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, the suspects are Ihoeghian Aghasomwan, Precious Osarumen, Enabulele Osazee Frank, Osahon Scott, Efe Ehieorobo […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration would not disappoint Nigerians, saying everything possible was being done to ameliorate their hardship. Mr Buhari stated this during an All Progressives Congress(APC) rally in Dutse as part of activities of his two day working visit to Jigawa. He said that he was aware of hardship faced […]

The Agriculture and Environment Minister for the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Christina Schulze Foecking, announced her resignation on Tuesday following months of anonymous threats to her life. Foecking said she was faced with criticisms related to the publication of videos of injured pigs on her family farm. Announcing her decision in Dusseldorf, the minister […]

At least 41 Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces as thousands protested against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem. More than 1,000 people were wounded, the Gaza health ministry said, as Israel deployed two extra brigades to join at least 100 snipers and other troops along the frontier with the strip. Protesters burnt tyres, […]