Yakubu Mohammed

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Yakubu Mohammed

The court awarded N10 million as compensation for the unlawful arrest and another N10 million in general damages for the inhumane treatment and reputational harm suffered by Mr Maisamari. The Federal High Court in Kaduna has awarded N20 million in damages to Awemi Maisamari, the President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), over his arrest and prolonged detention under the administration of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

3 days ago | premiumtimesng.com | Yakubu Mohammed

A month after the Nigerian military dislodged and killed many of its members in Kwara State, a new terror group, Mahmuda, has resurfaced, attacking civilians and destroying local infrastructure and farms. Multiple sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the terrorists on Tuesday killed two people and three the following day in Duruma Karonzi village of Baruten LGA. Gory pictures of the bodies were shared with this newspaper.

5 days ago | allafrica.com | Yakubu Mohammed

Two bridges and two roads were washed away, he added, noting that the disaster affected three communities in the town. At least 151 people have been confirmed dead and eleven others injured in the aftermath of the devastating floods that displaced more than 3,000 residents of Mokwa town in Niger State. The spokesperson of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Ibrahim Husseini, disclosed this in a document obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

5 days ago | allafrica.com | Yakubu Mohammed

Data gathered from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a global data hub that collects real-time conflict-related data, showed that 7,472 people were killed while 12,584 were abducted within two years of Mr Tinubu's leadership. Two years into the Bola Tinubu presidency, insecurity has persisted in Nigeria, despite his vow to curtail the challenge in his Renewed Hope Agenda, an encompassing action plan for the country's development.

5 days ago | allafrica.com | Yakubu Mohammed

A lawmaker, who described the attack as inhumane, urged the military to seize the local government area from the grip of the Boko Haram insurgents. At least nine travellers have been reported dead in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack at a bus stop in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. According to Daily Trust, Abdulkarim Lawan, the Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, provided details of the explosion.