The Boko Haram abduction of local government officials has shaken Biu Local Government Area in Borno State after gunmen kidnapped the vice chairman and two councillors. Suspected Boko Haram fighters seized Alhaji Saidu, the newly elected vice chairman, along with councillors from Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards. Voters elected the officials during last Saturday’s local government…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Federal Government of negotiating with kidnappers to free victims, following the release of 24 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, Kebbi State. Government Allegedly Negotiates with Insurgents Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi said, “The government…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said that Nigeria should have long been classified as a Country of Concern for its repeated failure to protect citizens from violence and insecurity. Reacting to Donald Trump’s recent action, Sowore stated that “at every level, the Nigerian state has failed to safeguard vulnerable Christians,…
