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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:04:47 +0000We Have No Plan To Make Benin 37th State of Nigeria –Ministry
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has dismissed media reports that the Republic of Benin aspires to be the 37th state in Nigeria.
In a statement issued by the ministry spokesperson, Ferdinand Nwonye, Onyeama said the report ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:53:26 +0000
Adeboye Disowns ‘Prayer Points’ Against Fulani Herdsmen
Pastor E.A Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disowned a list of prayer points against Fulani herders circulated on social media.
In a tweet on Saturday, Adeboye branded the ‘pray...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:44:43 +0000
Nigerian Soldiers In Viral Video Taunt Shekau, Dare Him To Come Out
Troops of the Nigerian army have claimed to have taken over a farmland said to be owned by Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Jama’atu Ahlussunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad faction of Boko Haram.
According to a trending video on social media, th...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:26:43 +0000
Residents Protest As Soldier Shoots Truck Driver Over N200 Bribe
Rivers state map
The serenity of the Airport Junction stretch of Omuagwa in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State was shattered on Friday when an unidentified soldier allegedly shot a truck driver.
According to PUNCH, the incident occ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:58:30 +0000
Benin Republic Ready To Be Nigeria's 37th State– Foreign Affairs Minister
Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama speaks at the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region in Oslo, Norway February 24, 2017
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said the President of Benin ...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:47:23 +0000
BREAKING: Bandits Currently Attacking Another Community In Niger State
Armed men suspected to be bandits are currently attacking Gurmana in the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the heavily armed bandits came into the village Saturday evening, shooting sporadically.
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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:41:04 +0000
Residents Flee As B'Haram Terrorists Take Over Borno Community, Kill Many
Dikwa the map
Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night attacked Dikwa town in Borno State, killing many civilians, a military source told SaharaReporters.
Dikwa is about a 60km drive from Maiduguri, the state capital and a stone's throw from Maf...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:30:42 +0000
S'West Governors Responsible For Killings In Sasha Market, Others – Senate President, Lawan
Senate President Ahmad Lawa
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says divisive utterances by some Southwest governors were responsible for the killings in Sasha market in Ibadan, Oyo State and other violence against northerners in the region.
A cri...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:23:17 +0000
Nigerian Army Killing Innocent People In Orlu—Residents
Some residents of Orlu communities in Imo State have accused soldiers of the Nigerian Army of killing 'innocent' people.
The residents disclosed this in a survey conducted by SaharaReporters.
Many people have been reportedly...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:35:10 +0000
Nigerian Consulate In New York Shut As COVID Spreads Among Staff
The Nigerian Consulate in New York has suspended operations temporarily over the exposure of some of its staff members to the coronavirus. The consulate disclosed this in a public notice dated February 18, adding that the action became ...