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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Adamawa has confirmed that suspected herdsmen killed seven villagers in a midnight attack on Negga village in Numan Local Government Area of the state. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman in the state confirmed the incident in Yola. He said seven other victims sustained injuries in the attack. Nguroje said that […]

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed 16 worshippers at a mosque in central Nigeria, a government official said Tuesday, in the latest violence in the restive region. Scores of gunmen on motorcycles stormed Maza-Kuka village in Mashegu district of Niger state on Monday and opened fire during morning prayers, said Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the secretary […]

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 20 people have been killed and many others injured when suspected herdsmen attacked communities in three local government areas of Plateau State. Some residents in the affected communities confirmed the attacks and the casualties to reporters. Eyewitnesses said the bandits invaded the three communities of Kwi, in Riyom Local […]

The Nigerian army said they were trying to track down the perpetrators. (Representational) Abuja: Gunmen killed 10 soldiers and an officer in the central Nigerian state of Benue, the army said today. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack but Benue is part of Nigerias middle belt region, where gangs have taken up arms after years of communal clashes between herders and farmers. "Nigerian Army troops operating in Benue State came under attack while on routine operational task," ...

  The Taraba State Police command says it has arrested four persons in connection to the kidnap and subsequent murder of the Chairman Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of the state, Salihu Dovo. Confirming the arrest to journalists in Jalingo, the Police Public Relations Officer, David Misal, pledged that none of the perpetrators will escape. He however disclosed that one of the suspects died while receiving treatment on a hospital bed after the villagers attacked him while trying to escape from...

There was a bill that wouldve given judges judges the power to deny bail in certain cases, but that cutback shelved as illinois dove headfirst into this budget crisis. now the session is over. as carl sandberg wrote about chicago, "ive seen the gunmen kill, and go free to kill again." dana. >> dana: thank you so much for that report. it was fascinating. as the city grapples with violence, chicago is making some big and controversial changes on the education front with a new requirement for high ...