Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang says he believes “every community must defend itself” in response to the mass killings in the state by suspected armed herders. PREMIUM TIMES reports that over 100 people have been killed in a series of attacks in Bassa Local Government Area of the state in the past fortnight. The latest…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that Boko Haram has been significantly weakened and is nearing defeat, describing the terrorist group as “standing on its last legs.” Idris made the remarks during an interview with France 24 aired on Tuesday, offering a markedly optimistic view of Nigeria’s ongoing battle against insurgency…
A New York banker who vanished while on vacation in Spain has been found de@d. Grant Barr, 37, reportedly disappeared on January 28 while visiting Estepona, in southern Spain, with friends and family. According to Mail Online, Barr’s body washed up on a beach on March 3. Barr’s family had been desperately searching for…
April 15, 2025 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, “King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South,” in which Theoharis argues that King’s time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and…
The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufi-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI) has dismissed Felix Okemini, a former security aide to Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State from the institution for alleged cult-related activities. The institution stated this in a letter to Mr Okemini. Ifeanyi Igwe, the university registrar, signed the dismissal letter, a copy of which was seen…
