Inside the world of Nigeria’s deadly money ritualists where human parts are traded like commodities 

Money rituals From the left: Initial preparation as sent by Ifatunde; Ifatunde preparing the money-making charmBy Segun By Segun Adesina The craze for getting stupendously rich through the senseless killing of humans for rituals has reached an alarming crescendo in Nigeria. The phenomenon has thrown families of victims into untold anguish. For two months, posing […]

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Deborah: Tambuwal imposes 24-hour curfew on Sokoto

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state, following the violent protest by youths who were demanding the release of two suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Deborah Samuel. The governor said in a statement: “Following the sad incident that happened at the Shehu Shagari College of Education, […]

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It’s unfair for northerner to succeed Buhari, say Nwodo, Umeh, Anyanwu, others

Some top Igbo elites under the aegis of the Greater Nigerian Conference have said it will be unfair on the Igbo for another northerner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari when he leaves office after eight years. This is as they urged the major political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, […]

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APC primaries: 150 aspirants jostle for Bauchi Assembly

Bauchi Assembly No fewer than 150 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State have obtained forms for the House of Assembly primaries in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are 30 constituencies across the 20 local government areas of the state. Mr Abdulkadir Gyngyn, Organising Secretary of […]

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Sokoto: CAN asks security agencies to bring Deborah’s killers to book

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a 200 Level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by some extremist fellow students on alleged blasphemy. In a joint media briefing by CAN and CAN-Youth Wing, on Friday in Abuja, CAN’s General Secretary, Joseph Daramola, said that the […]

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Extra judicial killing alien to Islam – NASFAT

NASFAT The Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) Nigeria on Saturday condemned the alleged extra-judicial killing of Ms Deborah Samuel, a female student of Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. The Chief Missioner NASFAT, Imam Abdul Azeez Onike, said this in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Abdul Akeem-Yusuf, made available to newsmen in Lagos. Onike said […]

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JAMB releases 2022 UTME results, advises candidates to use SMS

Candidates queue to enter the hall during the recent Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the accredited centre in Gwagwalada, Abuja JAMB has released the results of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Public Affairs and […]

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Drama as police carry unconscious Rivers governorship aspirant to court

A mild drama played out in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State’s capital on Friday, as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Farah Dagogo, was carried into the State High Court by three policemen. Dagogo who looked unconscious was brought to the court in a police van and hand lifted by the operatives […]

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Alleged blasphemy: Nigerians demand justice for Deborah

Her Killing Barbaric, Say CAN, Amnesty International, HURIWA, Womanifesto Murder Anti-Islam, MURIC, MMPN Declare Christian Youths Petition IGP As Buhari Orders Probe More condemnations yesterday trailed the killing of a 200-level female student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel Yakubu, last Thursday, over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Mohammed. President Muhammadu Buhari, […]

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Ngige withdraws from presidential race, retains ministerial seat

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has pulled out of the 2023 presidential race to retain his ministerial seat. The former governor of Anambra State and member of the All Progressives Congress made his withdrawal known in a statement on Friday. His withdrawal from the APC presidential primary slated for end of May and […]

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