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  • 60 killed in Nigerian village attacks

    At least 60 people were killed in Nigeria Tuesday when some gunmen stormed four villages of Zamfara state early morning, residents and security sources said. About 100 gunmen, first stormed Kizara village around 3.00 a.m. and began attacking the residence of poor villagers. In the process, an unknown number of people were killed, including the District Head of Kizara, Bello Ibrahim, who was ...

  • UN concerned over refugee outflows from Nigeria crisis

    New York, June 19 : The United Nations refugee agency Tuesday reported that the ongoing crisis in north-eastern Nigeria is continuing to send people fleeing to Niger and now to Cameroon amid the insecurity resulting from confrontations between the army and ...

  • Gunmen in 38 motorcycles invade Zamfara village kill 32

    Kizara (Zamfara) -More than 32 persons were reported killed in the early hours of Tuesday when gunmen numbering about 150 attacked Kizara village in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara. The heavily armed gunmen, who came on 38 motorcycles, invaded the village at about 4 a.m., shooting sporadically at anybody in sight. An eye-witnesses told newsmen that the attackers set several houses ...

  • Why Amaechi remains suspended by Akpabio

    Abuja – The National Caucus of the ruling PDP has explained that the suspension of Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers was not lifted because of a pending case challenging the action. The party organ gave the explanation late on Tuesday after a meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, ...

  • PDP empowers Jonathan to head reconciliation committee

    Ben Agande, Abuja. The National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party yesterday empowered president Goodluck Jonathan to lead a reconciliation move to bring into the fold members of the party who had left out of grievance with the party. Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio who disclosed this while briefing state House correspondents after the meeting. According to him, the ...

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The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

There have been a lot of threequels this summer--a third Shrek, a third Pirates of the Caribbean, a third Spider-Man--but unlike those, The Bourne Ultimatum feels nothing if not necessary because it genuinely builds on its predecessors. It is the ... ...

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  • 5 NECO candidates 13 others killed in fresh Boko Haram attacks

    BY NDAHI MARAMA MAIDUGURI-- Barely 24 hours after gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram members, Sunday night, killed seven students and two teachers of Government Secondary School, Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, five students and 13 civilians were, Monday, killed in separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Our correspondent gathered that five of the ...

  • Enyeama Fatigue caught up with Eagles

    A 6-1 win against the amateurs from Oceania looked jerky in patches as the Nigerian strikers wasted a host of opportunities, and Enyeama said jet lag took its toll "It was obvious that we were struggling," Enyeama said. "There was fatigue in the brain and all parts of the body. "But we are happy we scalled through and we are happy it's Tahiti we played first, so we ...

  • Can Lagos Be a Smart City

    I AM constantly amazed at the advances in information and communication technology, such that inventions and innovations being celebrated this week may become near-obsolete the following week as an even better option might have been developed. The way things are going, there will be very few things left that can be done without the aid of an ICT device, or without interfacing with some ...

  • How Forensic Examination Exposed Oil Thieves - Witness

    A forensic analyst with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Muktar Bello, has told a Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Evoh Stephen Chukwu, how forensic examination of the mobile phones of accused persons in oil theft established their complicity in the crime. Led in evidence by counsel to EFCC, Austin Emumejakpor, Muktar, who is also a witness in the ongoing ...

  • Boko Haram Declare War On Borno Yobe Youth Over Vigilante Activities

    A spokesperson for the Boko Haram, Abu Zinnira, has said his group will launch a manhunt for youth in Borno and Yobe states who partake in vigilante activities to identify and arrest members of the terrorist group. Some youth in both states have formed vigilante groups to assist the Nigerian military to identify and arrest the terrorists in the towns. Their activities have been commended by the ...

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