Taraba boils again as Fulani Herdsmen, farmers clash; 7 killed!

  The Taraba police command on Sunday confirmed that seven persons lost their lives in fresh clashes between farmers and cattle grazers in Ananom, Donga Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Joseph Kwaji, told journalists on Sunday in Jalingo that several people also sustained injuries in the clashes. He said that the police mobilised to the area in a bid to maintain law and order, adding that normalcy had been restored to the communities. Kwaji appealed to the warring parties to lay down their arms and embrace peace for meaningful...

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Cameroonian soldiers overpower Boko Haram, kill 102 insurgents

  While Nigeria’s army is struggling to curb the incessant attacks of Boko Haram Islamist sect particularly in the northeast, west African neighbour Cameroon has successfully resisted the sect. According Reuters report on Sunday 8 June, Cameroonian troops killed two members of the sect on Saturday taking the total number of the sect members killed in a week to 102. Suspected Boko Haram militants from Nigeria have allegedly attacked a town in Cameroon’s far north on Saturday but local...

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Akwa Ibom Young Professionals Canvass for Involvement of Professionals in Politics; Call on Udom Emmanuel to Contest for Governor

There was a new twist to the preparation towards 2015 general elections in Akwa Ibom State, as a group of young professionals on Sunday, in Abuja unveiled Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel as its candidate for the next gubernatorial election in the state.   In a forum organised by young Nigerian professionals under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Young Professional Leadership Initiative, it was declared that the participation of Nigerian professionals in the nation's leadership was imperative,...

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