Day: October 7, 2015

The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, has debunked rumour that the alleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bomb attack in Abuja, Charles Okah, has died in their custody. NPS, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, DCP Enobore Francis, stressed that Okah is hale and hearty. Francis further said the younger brother of…

There are reports of sporadic gunshots in Geidam area of Yobe State. The attack, according to what we learnt, is being carried out by suspected members of Boko Haram sect. Geidam is the hometown of governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam. Residents of the community claimed the insurgents stormed the area in about seven Toyota…

Fulani Herdsmen Invade Falae’s Farm Again

Reports from Ondo State reveal that some suspected Fulani herdsmen have again invaded a farm belonging to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Olu Falae. This is coming barely two weeks some herdsmen allegedly kidnapped the former Finance Minister at his farm located at Ilado in Akure North local council area…

Bomb Rocks Buhari Housing Estate In Yobe

A housing estate in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital was on Wednesday morning bombed by some suspected terrorists. The Yobe State’s Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, confirmed to the media that about 16 persons were feared dead in the attack. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7, 2015, was allegedly carried…