Nigeria continues its cycle of election misadventures even as smaller countries get their act together and put the Giant of Africa to shame. Even though the 2019 general election has come and gone, the injuries inflicted on many by the elections may take a long time to heal. In the build-up to the elections, comments by…
59, 200 Persons Displaced in N/East in 3 months – UN
The International Organisation for Migration, IOM, says an upsurge in violent attacks in Northeast Nigeria has displaced 59,200 people in the last three months. The UN migration agency warned in Geneva that Northeast Nigeria displacement crisis had continued due to “increased sophistication’’ of attackers. The agency noted the armed extremists, notably Boko Haram militants had…
Boko Haram kills Another 16 in Yobe
Smarting under aggressive military routing the Boko Haram insurgents continue to hit at soft targets in different places in Yobe state. Early today the insurgent group has been fingered behind the explosions in Damaturu, capital of Yobe resulting in the death of 16 persons. The explosions said to have hit high-density areas including a housing…
Breaking: Student Blows Self Up in Yobe
No fewer than 13 people have been killed in an explosion at the Technical College, Potiskum, Yobe State on Monday morning. A male student of the Technical College was said to have strapped explosives on himself and detonated during the school assembly on Monday morning. … More details later.
