Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian military of killing not less than 17 unharmed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, during a protest in May 2016. Members of the group had planned a march to celebrate heroes of the Biafran War. Amnesty said it based its report on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and…
The Taliban has denied reports that a US military drone strike had killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and another fighter in Pakistan. Earlier on Saturday, a US official said that the drone attack “likely killed” Mansoor inside Pakistani territory. Authorised by US President Barack Obama, the strike took place at about 6 am…
A man believed to be an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been killed in the rerun election in Rivers State. The victim, Tambari Ntoto, was alleged to have been shot dead by the military during the poll on Saturday in the state. Though some claimed he was a thug from Nonwa Tai…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that it lost an officer and a soldier in an attack on troops of 2 Brigade on Thursday morning. A group of unknown gunmen suspected to be sea pirates had attacked the troops at about 11am while they (troops) were on patrol along the waterways in the general area of…
27 Killed, 125 Wounded In Turkey’s Blast No fewer than 27 people were killed when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded on Sunday evening in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Officials of the country said about 125 persons were wounded in the centrally located Kizilay neighbourhood, near a major transport hub. It was reported that the explosion set…
News reaching us from the Glass House of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, in Abuja confirms that one of its own has been killed. The Federation, in a post on its Twitter handle, @thenff, on Wednesday morning, announced the death of its Head of Protocol, Ibrahim Abubakar. Abubakar was said to have been shot dead…
Tears flowed freely on Friday when the remains of Olayinka Olakunle Mamowora, fondly called Momok was finally laid to rest at his residence in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Several members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, from Lagos State were at the burial today. They were also there to pay last respect…