At least six killed in Burkina suspected jihadist attacks | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
At least six people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in several attacks attributed to jihadists, local and military sources told AFP on Sunday. Several hundred people took to the streets of Burkina over the weekend to protest the wave of jihadist attacks engulfing the poor West African nation. “A terrorist attack cost six civilians their lives in Alga,” a town in the province of Bam, on Saturday a security source told AFP. A gendarme brigade came under a “terrorist attack”, the military said, adding that they died along with “several terrorists”. After a relative lull, jihadist attacks resumed, inflicting a toll of more than 200 civilian and military deaths over the past three months.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 17:26 UTC
Nigerian gunmen free train hostages, get own children back | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Gunmen who attacked a train in northwest Nigeria in March have freed 11 of their hostages in return for the release of their own children, security sources told AFP on Sunday. The attackers had issued a video in May threatening to kill the hostages if an agreement was not found. “Eleven of the passengers being held by the gunmen were released yesterday,” one source said. “They were swapped with eight children of the attackers who were taken in a previous (army) raid,” the source added. Gangs of bandits with no ideological or religious motives are known to kidnap for ransom in the northwest and central Nigeria.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 16:10 UTC
Liz Truss accused of ignoring evidence of rendition of UK citizen to Nigeria
The family of a British citizen have accused the foreign secretary of ignoring “overwhelming evidence” he was taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary rendition and failing to end his “unlawful” imprisonment there. Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob), a prominent separatist movement proscribed in Nigeria, has been held there since June last year. In a pre-action legal letter to the foreign secretary, Liz Truss, the family’s lawyers, Bindmans LLP, say there is “overwhelming evidence” that he was subjected to extraordinary rendition. Bindmans, which has previously threatened legal action over lack of consular assistance for Kanu, says Truss must take a view on whether there has been a breach of international law or face a court challenge. The UK Foreign Office and the Nigerian and Kenyan high commissions in London were all approached for comment.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 15:46 UTC
My fears for Nigeria!
In fact, they become more like vacuous clichés that epitomize the crass failure of those in government to protect the lives of innocent citizens, as enshrined in Section 14, Sub section 2(b) of the 1999 constitution(as amended). It would be recalled that I warned back then that: “the battle has just started, at least, here in Nigeria. But the then Governor Yari claimed that the victims were not Christians and that they were killed over a false alarm. For how long are we going to tolerate the mindless killings of innocent citizens, including even people at the places of worship, meant to be sacred here in Nigeria? Isaiah 26:10Instead, we should heed the Word of God that says: “Therefore, put away from among yourselves that wicked person”.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 15:07 UTC
Stealthing: A Dangerous Sex Trend
Stealthing is a term that denotes the non-consensual removal of a condom during sex. Simply put, a woman says yes to sex but no to condom-less sex. Victims of stealthing may also experience many of the same traumatic effects that other survivors of sexual violence do. Stealthing: An actual case of rape, sexual assault or what? In other words, in those 18 states, men could not be considered rape victims under the Law,” Nwagbara explains.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 14:48 UTC
Swiss side Luzern hunt for Nwakali’s signature
Three-time Swiss Cup champions Luzern are weighing up a move for Super Eagles midfielder Kelechi Nwakali according to a report on Transfermarkt. The 24-year-old is currently without a club after Huesca terminated his contract in April. In the 2021-22 campaign, he featured in 19 league games before joining the Nigeria national team for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Nwakali, who was named FIFA U-17 World Cup Player of The Tournament in Chile in 2015, joined Huesca in 2019, following an unsuccessful spell in England with Arsenal. Following his inability to break into Arsenal’s first team, the Gunners sent the Nigerian to Dutch second division side MVV Maastricht.
Source:Punch
June 12, 2022 13:55 UTC
Police confirm attack on Plateau students, one killed
One person was killed on Friday night while three others were injured when gunmen suspected to be terrorists opened fire in Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was gathered that all the victims were students of a boarding school within the locality. So, last night (Friday), they sent terrorists to attack the community. “Unfortunately, around Science School, Kuru, by Emmy fuelling station, opposite Assemblies of God’s Church, close to the school, the bandits who came in J5 vehicle opened fire on people. “A few of the students of Science School, Kuru, who went there to charge their phones, were affected.
Source:Punch
June 12, 2022 10:44 UTC
‘Nigeria on path to greatness’
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described Nigeria as a country on the path to greatness just as he urged the citizens to play active roles for this to be fully achieved. According to the Speaker, Nigeria had, since 1999, experienced what could best be described as the teething stage of its democratic journey with the need for unity taking the centre-stage of public discourse. “The new story that we all anticipate, envisage and dream about for our country is achievable and right before us. All that is required is our collective resolve to be part of progress,” Obasa said. “We are honoured to be the current bearers of the baton of democracy and we look forward to upholding the labour of these heroes.”
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 09:24 UTC
Group canvasses creation of disability smart business environment
A group Sightsavers Nigeria has begun the campaign for the creation of a disability-smart business environment for persons with disabilities to enable job seekers to blend with the soft skill training in the country. In addition, it stated the aim of the pet project was to generate evidence on how the labour market system could embrace physically- challenged persons, saying, “There is productivity in disability.”Country Director, Dr. Sunday Isiyaku, who spoke at Inclusion Works-Closeout Ceremony in Abuja, said: “We intend to invest in persons living with disabilities to measure their economic contributions to businesses.”Isiyaku said the soft skill training proved significantly successful as “we have seen more than 200 people transiting into employment in the course of inclusion works, and we hope to serve as the drivers of the project of implementation.”“We can only realise change when critical stakeholders come together to commit and deploy their resources through a public-private partnership.”Also, Esther Akinnukawe of MTN Nigeria, said their Foundation has been an advocate for inclusion in the society in different ways, including supporting the Federal Government on Disability Act and celebrating the Day yearly. Akinnukawe regretted that lack of accessible facilities was one of the challenges they faced in employing persons with disabilities, pledging to support the Inclusion Works Project embarked upon by Sightsavers. On his part, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disability, Mr. James Lalu called on government agencies and employers to ensure five percent of their workforce are from this group before January 2024. “We have a data bank of 50,000 people with disabilities, and also have 500 who are fully qualified at the moment, and others whose data is not very well are refilling their information so that we can send them to different organizations,” Lalu added.
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 09:24 UTC
Things are changing as the Bible has predicted (II)
Last time we began looking at how Daniel’s prophecy in the bible made in 2BC is being fulfilled today. We saw the fact that the bible is for our good and that we need to read it with understanding powered by the Holy Spirit. The world has its highest number of migrants, immigrants, refugees, internal displaced persons and asylum seekers at any time in its history. Things are changing as the bible has predicted. “Current estimates are that there are 281 million international migrants globally (or 3.6% of the world’s population).
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 12, 2022 07:28 UTC
Suspected assailant in Edo traders’ conflict alive – Police
The Edo State Police Command has said that the assailant, who inflicted a cut on an Igbo trader with a machete at the New Benin Market, Benin, early Saturday morning, is unknown and may likely be mentally unstable. Law and order broke down on Saturday morning after the attack, as hundreds of angry youths mainly traders at the market went on a rampage in protest. A viral video on social media showed angry youths beating the suspect and destroying goods in the market. But reacting to the development, the Edo Command spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, said the victim did not die as being speculated. Read Also Edo traders protest rising fish pricesCopyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
June 12, 2022 05:07 UTC
Groups advocate improved healthcare for adolescents in slums
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Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 04:20 UTC
‘Pray for worthy leaders to emerge in 2023’
Saturday Magazine Eleyi, breakfast and other stories 2 days ago “Long time Man.” “Thank you, my friend.” “Nigeria almost happened to you; isn’t it a shame that you had to return home quickly to treat a fracture?” “My brother, what do you expect when the country is losing brilliant doctors to hospitals abroad; for many doctors, it is against the grain not join the ongoing brain drain.” … FacebookTwitterWhatsAppTelegram
Source:The Guardian
June 12, 2022 02:54 UTC
2023: Muslim/Muslim ticket, hard choice Nigerians may live with, APC NWC member replies CAN
Lukman in a statement at the weekend, “Issues for APC 2023 Presidential Campaign,” however said making choices based on ethnoreligious considerations could be inimical to finding solutions confronting the nation. Question of Muslim/Muslim ticket, implying that another Muslim from the North will most likely be Asiwaju’s running mate. APC leaders must acknowledge the fact that the 2023 elections present another golden opportunity for the APC to re-invent itself. “APC must, as a party, use the 2023 Presidential campaign to effectively counter all these false narratives. APC’s 2023 Presidential campaign must use evidence-based politics to showcase the initiatives of President Buhari-led Federal Government.”How Gunmen Attacked Ondo Church Killing Over 50 During Mass2023: Muslim/Muslim ticket, hard choice Nigerians may live with, APC NWC member replies CANWe Will Sanction Tinubu For Insulting Buhari ― Adamu, APC National Chairman2023: Muslim/Muslim ticket, hard choice Nigerians may live with, APC NWC member replies CAN
Source:Nigerian Tribune
June 11, 2022 21:30 UTC
Gunmen abduct 15 youths in Imo community, storm monarch’s palace
There was pandemonium on Saturday after masked gunmen stormed Ekwe Community in the Isu Local Government Area of Imo State and abducted 15 male youths of the community. The gunmen stormed the community through the Njaba River that demarcated Ekwe Community from Amucha Community in Njaba LGA, a community leader said. Akubuo said that the gunmen shoot indiscriminately into the air and were in search of more youths of the community to abduct. He said some young men and other natives who sighted them from afar dashed into nearby bushes to escape abduction. The traditional ruler disclosed that four of the gunmen who stormed his palace wore camouflage with no masks.
Source:Punch
June 11, 2022 20:57 UTC