Eleven people have been killed and four others injured in an attack by suspected herdsmen on Rim village in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, when villagers were said to have been returning from Makera market. The Plateau State Police Public Relations Officer, Matthew Tyopev, confirmed the casualty figures to Newsmen. The Riyom attack is coming about three weeks after herdsmen killed at least 29 people, mostly women, and children at Nkiye Dongwro in Miango of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Victims of the Miango attack had been seeking refuge…
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The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has appeared before the Senate committee investigating the allegations of corruption levelled against him by Senator Isa Misau. Information from the Legislative Chamber says the police boss is currently being questioned in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. It has been a prolonged feud between Senator Misau who represents Bauchi Central senatorial district and the Nigeria Police Force in the last three months. In August, the lawmaker levelled series of corruption allegations against the Force, one of which he alleged that the IGP corners about N10bn monthly as internally generated revenue from policemen attached…
Troops of 28 Task Force Brigade of Operation Lafiya Dole have repelled Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) attack in Gulak, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The troops fought gallantly to repel the terrorists who attempted to infiltrate Gulak town. Army Spokesman, Brigadier Usman Sani Kukasheka in a statement said the troops thwarted the terrorists by neutralising a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) trying to ram into a stationery gun truck in order to gain access into their location. “Unfortunately the shrapnel from the detonated VBIED killed a soldier and injured 3 other. The remains of the soldier have since been…
*As Italy Arrests Libyan, Egyptian Over Rape, Death Of 26 Nigerians An Egyptian and a Libyan have been arrested and charged in Italy as investigators look into the deaths of 26 Nigerian females raped and murdered while attempting to cross the Mediterranean, The Guardian reports. The bodies of the women had been moved to the southern Italian port of Salerno by the Spanish ship Cantabria. Fifty-three people are believed to be missing. The men arrested, Al Mabrouc Wisam Harar from Libya, and Egyptian Mohamed Ali Al Bouzid, were identified by survivors who were among the 375 brought to Salerno by…
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has expressed confidence that the Federal Government’s revenue and debt management strategy would mitigate the country’s debt service risk and fast-track her development. The Minister, who welcomed the advice of Nigeria’s international development partners, including the International Monetary Fund, said the strategy would achieve a number of objectives that include: mobilising revenue whilst reducing the debt burden by lengthening the maturity profile, increasing foreign exchange reserves, reducing crowding-out of the private sector, and creating savings in debt service cost. The Minister stated that a key element of the economic reform strategy was the…