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Gunmen kill 14, burn victims in Kaduna Gunmen struck in Janruwa community, Maganda district in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna state, killing and burning 14 persons beyond recognition. The tragic incident occurred around 1pm on Saturday. A witness told TheCable that immediately the invaders got to the village, they opened fire from different directions. Most of the victims were said to be local miners. “Some of those killed were said to have been burnt beyond recognition. In a cruel and inhuman manner, the bandits burnt many of their victims beyond recognition,” the resident said. Another witness said seven corpses were taken to the morgue at the Jibril Maigwari General Hospital Birnin Gwari while others were buried in accordance with Islamic rites. Thirteen people who sustained injuries from gunshots were said to have been taken to a hospital in Kaduna. A resident of the area, who pleaded anonymity, said Birnin Gwari is under siege by armed bandi...

Soyinka on nationwide killings: Nigeria on auto-pilot… the captain is missing Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says Nigeria is on auto-pilot, and could crash if efforts are not made to regain control of the country in time. In a statement titled ‘MAYDAY! MAYDAY!! MAYDAY!!!’, the scholar likened the security situation in the country to that of the Aeroflot Flight 593 of September 28, 1994 where all passengers died because the pilot left the cockpit to the mercy of his family members while he went to salute the passengers. Soyinka said he mentioned the date thrice as a distress call to the continuous killings in various parts of the country. “There are certain eerie parallels in the Nigerian present to a certain MayDay disorder, one in which that distress call was never heard. Aeroflot Flight 593 of Sept. 28, 1994 was such an event, a flight in which all occupants of that plane perished,” Soyinka said. “The captain was not even in the pilot’s seat – others were! They were the ...

Man sends wife a spreadsheet of all the times she denied him sex You know the Airing of Grievances during Festivus, where you’re supposed to sit at the front of the table and detail all the times your family members have disappointed you in the last year? Well, Festivus came a little early this year for  redditor throwwwwwaway29 , who posted a spreadsheet, purportedly sent to her work email by her husband, detailing  all the times she’d denied him sex  in the last month or so.  The spreadsheet below Here’s how throwwwwaway29 explains it, in a post on r/relationships: Yesterday morning, while in a taxi on the way to the airport, Husband sends a message to my work email which is connected to my phone. He’s never done this, we always communicate in person or by text. I open it up, and it’s a sarcastic diatribe basically saying he won’t miss me for the 10 days I’m gone. Attached is a SPREADSHEET of all the times he has tried to initiate sex since Ju...

Benue attacks: Pope Francis reacts to killing of  Rev. Fathers, 17 others by herdsmen Pope Francis on Sunday decried the attack on a church in Nigeria. The Pope was reacting to the killing of two Catholic priests and 17 other worshippers in Benue State by Fulani herdsmen last week Tuesday. Associated Press reports that the pontiff spoke concerning the killings in Nigeria during his remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square. The newspaper reports that “The pontiff prayed that Nigeria’s Christian community find harmony and peace.” DAILY POST had reported that suspected herdsmen, Tuesday morning attacked Ayar Mbalom village in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State, killing 19 persons and burning down over 35 houses. Among those killed were Rev Fathers Gor Joseph, Felix and many others.

TESHAKU: THE LAW WILL TAKE ITS COURSE - Ortom's CPS By Benjamin Ngutsav Chief Press Secretary to the Benue State Governor, Mr Terver Akase has reaffirmed the leadership style of his principal not to shield anyone suspected to have committed a crime. Mr Akase was reacting to the arrest of former head of the Benue State Livestock Guards, Aliyu Teshaku by the Nigerian Army. He spoke during the network news of Radio Nigeria today. Mr Akase explained that it was the constitional mandate of security agencies to arrest anyone suspected to have violated the law. The Chief Press Secretary said the law would take its course in the investigation of Teshaku, stressing the decision of Governor Samuel Ortom to uphold justice while intensifying the fight against crime in the state. He said the Governor deserved commendation for his credentials on transparency and honesty in handling issues even when those close to him are involved. Mr Akase emphasized the Governor's commitment t...

Benue: Herdsmen don kill 226 pipo between January and April - Goment For February dis year, Nigerian Army flag off Operation Cat Race (Ayem Akpatuma) for Benue State, to take stop all di killi-killi wey dey happen as herdsmen and communities dey clash for some middle belt states of di kontri. Most pipo for Benue State, and Nigeria feel say as military start di operation and as President Buhari order say make more security go di area, say di killi-killi go stop. But e be like say noting don change, as communities for di state still dey suffer attack and bury more pipo. Di one wey dey pipo mouth now na di 24 April own wen suspected Fulani herdsmen kill two catholic priests and 17 worshippers for Ayar-Mbalom community for Gwer East Local Government Area. According to wetin BBC News Pidgin don find, na at least 226 pipo don die inside kill kill for Benue State, between January and April dis 2018. Figures wey we gada from di Benue State goment, show say na Guma ...

Soldiers arrest key Boko Haram suspect linked to Benue attacks  The Nigerian Army said that it has arrested a key Boko Haram suspect behind the recent killings in Benue state. In a statement issued  on Friday  by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Major Olabisi Ayeni said that the arrest was made possible through combined troops of 707 Special Forces Brigade, Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services in Makurdi. Ayeni identified the arrested Boko Haram as Aminu Yaminu aka Tarshaku. According to him, ‘Nigerian troops have arrested the key Boko Haram suspect known as Aminu Yaminu nicknamed Tashaku who is  believed to have masterminded most of the recent attacks in Benue State.’ He added that Aminu had concluded plans with his cohorts in Bauchi, Borno, Yobe and Nasarawa states to launch a major attack on innocent citizens in Benue State. “As earlier reinstated, Nigerian Army will ensure enemies of peace in the state are br...

Police Deny Attack On Mosques In Benue The police have denied the reported attacks on some mosques and another church in Benue State. In a statement on Thursday by the police authorities in the state, they faulted the reports as falsehood and asked the public to ignore them. “The Benue State Police Command would like to advise the general public to disregard the information being circulated that four mosques were set ablaze in Makurdi by some hoodlums. “Similar information is being circulated that another church was attacked by bandits at Agana Village in Mbaloh Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area of the State. These are nothing but falsehood, believably meant to cause break down of law and order in the state,” the statement read. The police, however, admitted that it was indeed a difficult period in the state, following the death of at least 30 persons in separate attacks on some communities in the state this week. They maintained that the acts of insurgency b...

Iniesta to leave Barca at end of season Andres Iniesta has confirmed he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season after 22 years associated with the club. In a press conference attended by members of the first team and the club’s board on Friday, Iniesta said he wanted to finish at Barca “feeling useful, feeling important and still winning titles”. Iniesta is expected to continue his career in China but says his next move is yet to be finalised. The 33-year-old reiterated, however, he would never play against Barcelona. After joining Barca’s academy, La Masia, aged 12, Iniesta blossomed into one of the Catalans’ greatest ever players, winning four Champions League and eight La Liga titles, and lifting the World Cup with Spain. Struggling to hold back the tears, Iniesta said: “I understand that in the near future I will not be able to give the best of myself in all senses, both physically and mentally. “If I had imagined finishing my career here, it would have ...

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PRESIDENCY CONDEMNATION ON BENUE KILLINGS, ANTICS OF COLLUSION “I extend my sincere condolences to the Govt and people of Benue State, the Mbalom community, and especially the Bishop, priests & members of the St Ignatius' Catholic Church, whose premises was the unfortunate venue of the heinous killings of worshippers & two priests by gunmen. “This latest assault on innocent persons is particular ly despicable. Violating a place of worship, killing priests and worshippers is not only vile, evil and satanic, it is clearly calculated to stoke up religious conflict and plunge our communities into endless bloodletting. “I want to assure the people of Benue, and all Nigerians, that we will ensure that the assailants are apprehended and brought to justice for this vile and sacrilegious act”- President Buhari. These and similar messages have consistently maintained their drip from Federal government since the killings began this year in Benue state without concerted efforts o...

Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly dies Honourable Michael Adeyemo, speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly, is dead.  Adeyemo, in his lifetime, represented Ibarapa east local government area. He emerged speaker of Oyo assembly in 2015.  "Let partisanship give way to patriotism,” Adeyemo had said in his acceptance speech. “We must be prepared to sacrifice in the face of financial and economic crises as have been witnessed,” he added.  He was born at Adeyemo Family of Alaarun compound, Lanlate, Ibarapa east local government area of Oyo state and he is the first child of the family, Oyo voice reports.  Adeyemo attended IMG, Oke Ado, Ibadan for his primary school education and Celestial Church High School, Oke Ado, Ibadan for his secondary school education.  He bagged two University first degrees at University of Port Harcourt major in Education Management with second class upper and the prestigious University of Ibadan (UI) major in Law in 2004 an...