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Killed, Dozens Missing After Bandits Attacked Six Communities Suspected armed bandits on Wednesday killed at least 45 people during deadly raids on six communities in Zamfara State. Dozens of people including women and children are reportedly missing while houses, shops as well as private and public buildings have been burnt by the assailants. According to Daily Trust, the communities are in Magami District of Gusau Local Government Area. These are: ‘Yar Doka, Kango, Ruwan Dawa, Madaba, Arzikin Da and Mairairai. Residents said armed men first laid siege on ‘Yar Doka village on motorbikes and short any one at sight. The…

Again, unknown gunmen attack Enugu police station, kill officers In recent weeks, Police stations in the South East and some states in the South-South have been attacked by gunmen. In what seems to have become a coordinated terror attack on men of the Nigeria Police Force, a group of unidentified gunmen have reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters, Adani in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. The attack was said to have happened in the early hours of Wednesday, April 21. Police officers on duty were reportedly killed and several others injured, while the police station was burnt. Sources…

Orji Uzor Kalu @61: Celebrating a trailblazer and a worthy Ambassador of Igboland. “With great joy, I celebrate one of Africa’s most inspiring leader, industrialist, businessman, philanthropist and politician, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The Publisher of THE WHISPERER, Sunny Idika has joined the people of Abia North, family and friends, business associates and the political class to celebrate a colossal son of Igbere Ebiri; former Governor of Abia state and the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Idika, in a birthday message described Senator Kalu as a trailblazer and uncommon Ambassador of the Igbos. He said…

I Wrote Jonathan, Buhari About Isa Pantami's Ties With Terrorists But Nothing Was Done — Borno Cleric The Director-General, Centre for Justice on Religion and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, said he had written three times to the Nigerian government over the alleged ties the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim, has with terrorism. Dikwa, however, said the Nigerian government shunned his petitions on all three occasions. He said he wrote the first letter addressed to the Nigerian government in 2012 during the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration and was invited to stand as a witness…

Senate Probes CCT Chairman, Danladi Umar, Over Alleged Assault The Senate on Tuesday referred a petition against the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar over alleged assault of a guard, Clement Sagwak, at Banex Plaza, Wuse 2, Abuja. The incident occurred on March 29, 2021. Sagwak had also petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to probe the incident. Senator Istifanus Gyang (Plateau North) submitted a petition on the incident to the Senate on behalf of his constituent, Sagwak. Sagwak, had in his petition dated April 9 2021 and signed by his lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien, accused…

Chadian Military Picks Idriss Deby’s Son As His Replacement The Chadian Army has announced Idris Deby 37-year-old son, Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, a four-star general, as the new leader of the country. I Deby died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shocking announcement came after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army said Deby had been commanding his army at the weekend as it battled against rebels who had launched a major incursion into the…

Tears As Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno Dies After Fighting Rebels   Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby Itno who has been in power for three decades has died of injuries while fighting rebels in the north of the Sahel country, the army said on Tuesday. Deby, 68, “has just breathed his last defending the sovereign nation on the battlefield” over the weekend, army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna said in a statement read out on state television. More to follow…  

We Are Not Harbouring Killer Fulani Herdsmen – Hausa Community In Abia Northern community cattle dealers in Umuchieze, Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, has denied harbouring killer Fulani herdsmen and bandits in the state. Speaking to journalists at Umuchieze, the northern cattle dealers said the stories that they were “harbouring bandits, kidnappers, armed robbers and herdsmen” in the cattle market are not true at all. Buba Abdullahi Kedermure, spokesman of the cattle dealers, described the allegation as “a calculated attempt by some disgruntled elements within and outside the cattle market to incite the host communities and the government against us”.…

Cede Mineral Resources Control To Governors: Governor Wike tells Buhari Governor Nyesom Wike also advised President  Buhari’s regime to shun “playing politics with issues of economic development.” Governor Wike and president Buhari Governor Wike and president Buhari On Monday, Governor Nyesom Wike has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to allow states to develop and commercialise mineral resources and pay a royalty to the federal government. Mr Wike made the call when Uchechukwu Ogah, the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt. “The federal government is carrying so…

‘May Allah Rebuke His Blessings’ - Minister Of Communications, Pantami's 'Hacked' Account Curses Deji Adeyanju Over Letter To United States Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami's 'hacked' twitter handle has placed a curse on the convener of human rights group, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju for asking the United States to place him on terrorism watchlist. Adeyanju had in a letter dated April 11, 2021, with the subject, ‘Terrorist Watchlist – Isa Pantami’ and addressed to the Secretary of State, United States Department of State pointed out that Pantami being a senior member of Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,…