The combined operatives of the Nigerian Embassy and a Senegalese-based NGO have, in an overnight operation, rescued 24 Nigerian girls who were subjected to sexual exploitation in the Tamaccounda and Kedougou Regions of Senegal. The acting Ambassador of the Nigerian Embassy in Dakar, Senegal, Salihu Abubakar, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … Read more
On 26 April, Johnnie Carson, senior advisor at the Africa Center, U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), moderated a strategic panel discussion at the USIP, with 10 northern Nigerian governors. The former US Ambassador to Nigeria later granted an interview to PREMIUM TIMES’ White House correspondent, Pearl Matibe. He spoke about the discussions with the governors … Read more
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed a 17-year-old herder and 35 cows at Nafan community in Fan District and Doruwa Babuje in Ropp District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the perpetrators of the crime were riding on motorcycles when they opened fire and killed the herder. … Read more
The Tinubu administration will not rest on its oars until victims of the gruesome attacks on communities in Barkin Ladi and Bokkos Local Government Areas of Plateau State get justice and the residents are safe. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance when he visited crisis-ravaged communities in Plateau State to condole with the … Read more
The Northern Governors Forum on Tuesday condemned the Christmas Eve attacks on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State.The forum described the attacks as reprehensible and heinous. Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, chairman of the forum, expressed disgust on behalf of the 19 governors in the northern parts of Nigeria. … Read more
