Mali's army reinforced security Wednesday around two ethnic Dogon villages where 41 people were killed, according to a UN count, as survivors recounted how attackers from a rival community identified victims one by one before executing them.

Some members of the academic forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria on Wednesday renewed their demand for the release of their leader Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah.

Troops of 112 Task Force Battalion have destroyed Boko Haram camps along Kajeri village in Borno State.

The chairmen of the 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara State have described their suspension by the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdurasak as unconstitutional and a complete waste of time.

  The Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for the delay in constituting his cabinet describing the situation as worrisome. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday,  Odumakin decried the absence of a cabinet, 21 days after Buhari’s inauguration for a second term in office. “I think … Continue reading It’s Worrisome Buhari Hasn’t Announced Cabinet, Says Odumakin

  The Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonishakin has called for collaboration and intelligence gathering among members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the war against terrorism. He made the call on Wednesday at the 39th Ordinary Meeting of ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff at the regional body’s parliament in … Continue reading Anti-Terror War: Olonisakin Seeks Collaboration Among ECOWAS Member States

  A student was convicted on Wednesday of manufacturing a firearm using a 3D printer, in what London’s police said they believed was the first such successful prosecution in Britain. Tendai Muswere, 26, pleaded guilty to making the 3D printed gun, in a hearing at Southwark Crown Court in the British capital. Police searched Muswere’s … Continue reading UK Makes ‘First’ Conviction Over 3D Printed Gun

  The Kogi High Court sitting in Koton-Karfe has ruled that the executive and state legislature jointly or unilaterally cannot remove the Chief Judge, Justice Nasir Ajanah without recourse to the National Judicial Council (NJC). The court also declared that the Chief Registrar of the state high court held a statutory position as the accounting … Continue reading You Cannot Remove Chief Judge, Kogi Court Tells Governor, Assembly

The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has suspended the 16 Local Government Council Executive and Legislative committees in line with the earlier recommendation of the State House of Assembly.

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to assure journalists and citizens on Wednesday she was well, a day after sparking concern by visibly trembling at an official ceremony. “I feel well,” she told school students during a visit to Goslar in the Harz mountains after Tuesday’s health scare blamed on dehydration on a hot summer’s … Continue reading ‘I Feel Well’, Says Merkel After Health Scare