Police in Nigeria arrested two people suspected of being linked to the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam. The young woman was attacked by Muslim students at her college in the city of Sokoto, who killed her and set her body alight. Religious and political leaders …
Read More »Nigeria: Man sentenced to death for murdering 5-year-old nephew
A High Court in the northern Nigeria has sentenced a 19-year-old man to death for the kidnapping for ransom and killing of his five-year-old nephew in 2019. Ibrahim Khalil allegedly kidnapped his sister’s son, Ado, and used a sellotape to cover his nose and mouth before burying him in a …
Read More »ISIS video allegedly shows executions of Nigerian Christians
The Islamic State group has published a video which it says shows the execution of 20 Christian civilians in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state. Speaking in the Hausa language, one of the masked militants who was brandishing a knife said it was to avenge the killing of the group’s leaders in …
Read More »Nigeria: Soldiers killed and kidnapped in Taraba State
At least seven soldiers were killed and two others missing in Nigeria after they were ambushed by gunmen while on patrol in the eastern state of Taraba, Reuters reported, citing two military sources. The attack occurred on Tuesday night when troops from the 93 Battalion came under heavy fire in …
Read More »Nigeria: Pastor charges $700 fee to ‘take people to heaven’
An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven from south-western Nigeria that he can show them – for a fee, the BBC reports. Pastor Ade Abraham was reported to police by one of his followers, who said the pastor had charged him …
Read More »Nigeria: President Buhari in shock after beheading of military couple
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is in shock after learning of the death of a military officer and his partner, shot dead and then beheaded in the south-east of the country. Mr Buhari has ordered that the “perpetrators of the barbaric crime be brought to justice.” Authorities accused a …
Read More »Nigeria: local ruler kidnapped in Kaduna state
Armed men on Thursday abducted Ayuba Dodo Dakolo, a local leader from Nigeria’s Kaduna state, causing distress in the palace, local media reported. Mr Dakolo was abducted with three of his children and several other people on his farm on the outskirts of the village of Rijana in the northern …
Read More »Nigeria: President Buhari warns diplomats against meddling in elections
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned diplomats against any possible interference in the upcoming elections scheduled for February 2023. He issued the warning on Thursday, during an Iftar dinner with the diplomatic corps at the president’s residence in the capital, Abuja. “As Nigeria goes through this trajectory, I urge our …
Read More »Kenyan President’s special message to Congolese Rebels
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a powerful message to rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, urging them to lay down their arms and work with the government “to foster peace and stability”. The representatives of armed groups are meeting in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, for direct talks with …
Read More »Nigeria: arrest of suspected billionaire drug lord
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria has arrested Chief Afam Ukatu, a suspected drug dealer, described as a billionaire drug baron, while onboard a plane at Lagos airport, local media reported. In a statement, the agency said investigations had identified Mr Ukatu as a major importer of large …
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