Category: Metro
Insecurity: Reps reiterate call to sack service chiefs, declare state of emergency
For the second time, this year, the House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’ [...]
Video: Boko Haram strikes Maiduguri again after Buhari’s departure
Residents of Jiddari Polo in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, are currently running for cover following an attack launched by Boko Haram fighters.
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Buhari blames Borno residents, departs without visiting scene of Boko Haram attack
President Muhammadu Buhari who visited Borno State on Wednesday, straight from his trip to Ethiopia for the African Union summit, supposedly to condol [...]
Kaduna: 16 family members burnt to death by bandits
Some gunmen have reportedly attacked Bakali Village in the Fika District of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing 16 members of a family [...]
Inside SARS ‘dark room’ where suspects are beaten, electrocuted
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) have again come under fire for allegedly torturing and maiming, sometimes killing, suspects in a private ‘dark r [...]
Buhari unbothered, abroad while security situation worsens – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party said the President Muhammadu Buhari, has abandoned Nigerians in the face of the worsening security situation in the count [...]
Lassa fever kills 19, spreads to 19 states
The National Centre for Disease Control said in its latest report on Tuesday that 19 people had been killed by Lassa fever in the country, with 318 su [...]
Death toll for Benue strange disease rises to 11
The Benue State Government has continued to keep mum over what has been described as a ‘strange disease,’ which has reportedly killed more than 10 per [...]
FG sets up three coronavirus labs as death toll exceeds 1,100
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire has confirmed that three laboratories had been established at strategic points in the country to diagnose ca [...]
Boko Haram responsible for 59,311 orphans, 59,213 widows – Zulum
The governor of the Boko Haram-infected Borno state in northeast Nigeria, Babagana Umara Zulum, has reportedly revealed that the extremist group is re [...]