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The Onion Producers and Marketers Association (OPMAN) has announced its decision to suspend the supply of onions to the south-east owing to insecurity.

‘How it happened’ A resident of the community, Usman Yakubu, said the incident happened around 11:23 am when a petrol laden tanker was trying to avoid a head-on collision with a ‘Dangote’ trailer. He said “the tanker was coming from Lapai axis heading to Izom, after dodging a pothole, which he suddenly veered off the road and crashed, spilling the content on by the road side. According to him, “some natives of the community after noticing the petrol was pouring out of the fallen tan...

Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life. Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but Mr Farouq, a teenager, thought nothing of the exchange until he was summoned to the police station and charged with blasphemy against God. READ MORE: Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life.(CNN) When word got out about the nature of his arrest, an angry mob descended on Mr Farouqs family home forcing his mo...

Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague that would change his life. Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but Farouq, a teenager, thought nothing of the exchange until he was summoned to the police station and charged with blasphemy against God. When word got out about the nature of his arrest, an angry mob descended on Farouq’s family home forcing his mother to flee to a neighboring village, his lawyer said. Farouq, who was then 16, was convicted and sen...

Omar Farouq: Teenager jailed 10 years for blasphemy in Nigeria speaks out CNN 1/31/2021 By Stephanie Busari, CNN © CNN CNNs Stephanie Busari speaks with Omar Farouq, the Nigerian teen who was freed after his 10-year prison sentence for blasphemy was overturned. Farouq was convicted in a Sharia court in Kano State in northwest Nigeria after he was accused of using foul language toward Allah in an argument with a friend. Omar Farouq had an argument last year with a colleague ...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has approved the appointment of Mallam Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, a seasoned journalist, as the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Strategy to the Judiciary with immediate effect. The appointment was made public on Tuesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hajia Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha. Before his appointment, Isah was a Judiciary Editor/ Chief Correspondent with the Leade...

Captain Umar Aliyu has blamed Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria for the current security situation in the country. Aliyu, who is a veteran security resource and solutions consultant and an ex-military intelligence officer, said the Miyetti Allah group made the Fulani ethnic nationality the face of cattle breeders and bandits in Nigeria. He narrated that since the beginning of the farmers and herdsmen crisis, the Miyetti Allah has continued to play ethnic politics rather than ...