Leaders in two villages in Plateau State say at least 10 people have been killed in attacks between the Christians and Muslims living there. The killings began over the weekend between the Jukun people of Plateau state, a Muslim ethnic group, and the Tarok people, who are Christian. A community leader for the Junkun, Jawka Baba, said late Monday the Tarok burned...
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The Yobe State Police Command confirmed the killing. The police in Yobe have confirmed the killing of four of its officers in the state, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported. The four officers were killed in Babangida, headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of the State. Police in northeast Nigeria say suspected Islamic extremists attacked a police...
here is tension in Edo State following the killing of two revenue collectors attached to Akugbe Ventures licensed to collect revenue on behalf of the state government due to on going war between the Akugbe ventures led by Tony Kabaka and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) led by Osakpanwa Eriyo. Following the killing of the youths,...
Five persons were yesterday killed by unknown gunmen, while 10 houses were burnt, in Tor Donga town of Katsina-ala local government area of Benue State. The attack which occurred between 8 and 9 am, sources say, was caused by a clash between some political thugs who were fighting for superiority in Tor Donga, a town located on Katsina-Ala-Takum express way. A...
SENATE President, David Mark and Niger State governor, Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu, were, on Monday, involved in exchange of words over the need for President Goodluck Jonathan and his team to provide dividends of democracy and quit the stage in 2015. The governor, who is thought to be eyeing the presidency in 2015, was speaking at the opening of the Presidential...
Some students were injured while a number of vehicles were vandalised when students of Government College, Ibadan (GCI) and Apata Community Grammar School engaged one another in a clash in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday. As a result, commercial and academic activities were paralysed for some minutes at the schools and in the area, Apata-Ganga area of the state...
Two suspected cult members have been killed in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State during a clash between two rival groups, Black Axe Confraternity and Vikings. It was learnt that Black Axe members attacked a Vikings member on September 26 to avenge the death of one of its member in 2008. It was gathered also that trouble started at a drinking spot...
Johannesburg – An attempt by the police on Thursday to disperse striking workers at Marikana’s Lonmin mine in the North West Province of South Africa ended in a shoot-out between the two groups. Some 18 miners died during the clashes between the police and the workers. Witnessessaid that dead bodies were lying on the open field near Wonderkop squatter...
