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No fewer than 67 persons have been killed following attacks by suspected bandits on some villages in Zurmu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. SaharaReporters gathered that the attacks left hundreds of others, including women and children with various degrees of injuries. Witnesses said the gunmen, who came on motorcycles in their numbers, stormed the villages and began to fire sporadic gunshots. “This led to the loss of lives and several others were injured, while houses and other valuables of the villagers were razed. At least 67 people were killed,” a source said. Meanwhile, Governor Bello Matawalle has asked residents…

A youth and student group under the aegis of  Nigerian Students' and Youths' Association (NISAYA), has appealed to students and youths alike to massively participate in tomorrow’s national protests planned to take place across the country. This is coming as members of National Association of Nigeria Students(NANS), is planning a counter protest against the June 12 protest by a coalition of civil society groups demanding good governance from leaders across the tiers of government. NIYASA stated this in a statement signed by its national spokesperson, Comrade Osemudiamen Elvis Ogbidi and obtained by THE WHISPERER. Osemudiamen said certain elements in students…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Government. He said Nigeria and Twitter need each other. He called for amicable resolution of the feud with Twitter. Lawan bared his mind at a briefing in Abuja to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate. He said: “Our belief is that Nigeria needs Twitter just as Twitter needs Nigeria. “Our expectation is that we will be able to resolve this issue. ”But beyond that, I am optimistic and I believe that all of us would have learnt…

President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Professor Armstrong Idachaba, acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Idachaba was replaced with Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment of Ilelah in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. He said Mr. Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance. Idachaba’s removal was announced four days after he ordered all broadcast stations in the country to go off Twitter. The directive was in line with the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government.

The monarchs in the four local government areas in Akokoland of Ondo State have restated their call that the remains of the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua, be buried in his hometown, Arigidi Akoko. The family of the deceased, who are in Lagos to make decision on the burial arrangement of the late cleric, had said the decision would be taken at the meeting scheduled to hold on Friday. The monarchs and the community leaders in the four local governments held a meeting on Thursday in Oka Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko South West…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday held a secret meeting with former head of state Gen Abdusalami Abubakar (retd), Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan on pressing issues of national unity, security, peace, and integration. At the end of their meeting, they all drove away. However, Cardinal Onaiyekan told journalists that they would take their resolutions to the president. Cardinal Onaiyekan said, “We discussed everything about Nigeria. We all discussed how to make the nation better.” He added that a communique will be issued to the press afterwards. Also, the chairman of Arewa Consultative…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has condemned the rate at which Nigerians mutilate, deface, squeeze and even spray and sell the naira notes. The apex bank threatened that “abuse of the currency attracts a penalty of not less than six months or a fine of not less than N50,000 or both.” An Assistant Director at the Currency Operations Department, Aladeen Badajo said this on Thursday during the commencement of the CBN two-day sensitisation fair held in Abeokuta. The programme was meant to create awareness about its activities in relation to economic development initiatives. In his presentation, Badejo urged the people…

Afenifere, the apex socio-cultural organisation in the South West, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his recent comment against the Igbo nation. Afenifere noted that ”the President takes delight in ridiculing the Ndigbo which he used IPOB to represent.” Buhari had during an interview with Arise TV on Thursday said that the, ‘”IPOB is just like a dot in a circle. Even if they want to exit, they will have no access to anywhere. “And the way they are spread all over the country, having businesses and property, I don’t think IPOB knows what they are talking about. “In any…

Yoruba Nation agitators have threatened to shut down the country if there is bloodshed in the South-West region during the protest that will be staged on June 12 –Democracy Day. This was made known by Olayomi Koiki, media spokesman for Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) in a Facebook broadcast. June 12 Democracy Day nationwide protest was currently gathering momentum as Nigerians in over 30 cities around the world had shown solidarity to register their displeasure about the country’s state of insecurity. Civil society organisations and human rights activists had called for a nationwide protest on June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy…

President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that last year’s #EndSARS protests against police brutality, were aimed at removing him from office. Buhari stated this while appearing on Arise TV on Thursday morning. He also blamed the protests on the dwindling inflow of foreign direct investment to the country. The president insisted that those who participated in the protests, have made Nigeria unattractive to investors. Buhari was asked how he can improve foreign direct investment (FDI) to Nigeria. In response he said: “This question was answered last year when there was the #EndSARS protest last year. You remember the young people that…