Zamfara massacre: Death toll now 70

•1000 villagers flee homes

From ATTAHIRU AHMED, Gusau

The death toll of the recent Zamfara killings has risen to over 70. The dead included Chief Imam and village head of Kizara in the state. Also, no fewer than 1,000 people,

 

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“Civilian JTF” versus Boko Haram: The new battle in Borno

Technorati Tags: Breaking News,War

A new battle is emerging in Borno. It is a ‘war’ being championed  by a group of youths .   Borno people  have labeled  this  group of young unarmed men hunting for  Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri since last weekend  “Civilian JTF”. The label was derived  from  the acronym used to describe the military Joint Task Force (JTF)

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FG to pay burial bills of NANS executive members who died in auto crash

The Federal Government has promised to pay all burial expenses of the five executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students,NANS, who died in an auto crash last week.

The NANS Executives met their death around Ikwuano council Area of Abia state while they were on their way to Uyo, Akwa Ibom state

capital to intervene in the student’s struggles against the school authority over transportation hike.

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