Metro Archives - Page 160 of 218

Dec

20

2022

Govt silent as Fulani Herdsmen kill 46, houses razed down in Southern Kaduna – SOKAPU

Lifestyle, Metro, News2023, Boko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

The people of Southern Kaduna have cried out against the government’s inability to arrest and bring to book the perpetrators of several attacks on the area since 2014. A statement issued by the spokesman of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Mr. Luka Binniyat, said, “Let it be put on record that in the hundreds of attacks that have put many parts of Southern Kaduna into ruins and thousands killed since 2014, we have not seen anyone arrested and brought to book over these heinous crimes against humanity.” The union lamented what it called “the gruesome mass murder of not less…

Dec

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Aro/Ohafia Fed Constituency: Ibe Okwara Intensifies Consultation, Meets Ohafia Farmers’ Corporative Society

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, Ohafia, Politics2023, Abia State, Ibe Okwara Osonwa, Labour Party, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Ohafia, Opinion, Politics

In furtherance of his deep rooted campaign and consultations, the LP candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa on Sunday met with the members of Ohafia Farmers' Corporative Society. Osonwa while addressing the farmers, assured them of his readiness to facilitate fruitful partnership between local farmers and foreign partners in farm development, processing, packaging and exportation of farm produce to Europe and United States. He also promised the advancement of resources through federal and state government funds which are already available to support mechanised farming in ohafia as well as Arochukwu local Government's. He urged them to be…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

2023 – Can you get paid N10,000 in 2,920 days to lose 8 solid years for a Morsel – Opinion

Abia State, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Richyard Awa Ume

Good day Beloved Nigerian and happy Christmas in advance. Once again I come your way with an opinion. I hope you had time to reflect on our last topic: Our docility has made them take us as stupid people. I also hope you shared the paper with your contacts. Those of you in the diaspora can do well to send my papers to your loved ones back home. I know you want a better Nigeria than some of us inside here. Often people inside a stench hardly notice it. People get used to bad situations to the extent that they…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

I’m heartbroken – London Mayor reacts to Asake’s concert disaster

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London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has expressed sadness over a crash outside a South London venue hosting a concert by Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ahmed Ololade, professionally known as Asake. Asake was reportedly forced to end his sold-out performance at the O2 Academy Brixton on Thursday after a huge number of followers who did not have tickets attempted to force access to the venue. According to a Police report, eight people were transported to hospitals, while two more who suffered fewer injuries were attended to at the scene. Asake, in a post shared on his Instagram on Friday, publicly apologized to his…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kwara: Miyetti Allah threatens crisis if kidnap suspects are not released, Fulani leaders object

Lifestyle, Metro, News2023, Crime, Herdsmen, Islam, Kwara State, Metro, Nigeria, Religion, Security

There is a major crisis within the entire Fulani community in Kwara State and some members of Miyetti Allah over alleged attempts to release and terminate a criminal case against one Hardo Usman Adamu and others in detention. Adamu and other suspects were arrested over allegations of kidnapping for ransom. The Miyetti Allah group had written a letter to Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, threatening that they would withdraw their support and not vote for his re-election in the 2023 general elections unless Adamu and others were released. The letter purportedly written by the Miyetti Allah, which claimed that…