By Samuel Torlumun Martins Angulu, 35, a farmer and native of Tema village in Bali Local Government, LG, area of Taraba State, is traumatised by the unending massacre in his village. It started in March 2014 when gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen attacked and killed dozens in his village. He was lucky to have…
Hoodlums Invade Court in Ekiti
Pandemonium hit the premises of the Ekiti State High Court on Monday as hoodlums invaded the place to disrupt proceedings in a case challenging the eligibility of the Governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose. The invasion happened after Olusegun Ogunyemi, the judge refused an application to set aside an order abridging the time for the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Muslim Community Urges Probe of $9.3m Controversy
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, an umbrella body for the Muslim community in Nigeria, on Monday urged the National Assembly and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe the controversial $9.3 million impounded by the South African authorities. In a statement released by the body, Khalid Aliyu-Abubakar, its Secretary-General said that given the…
Lagos Courts Vacated for Legal Week
Activities in Lagos courts have been placed on hold for one-week as courtrooms across the state are under lock and key. The vacation will enable judicial workers including Judges, Lawyers and other court workers participate in a line-up of activities to mark the legal week. When TELL visited some of the courts in the state…
Qatar May Lose World Cup Bid
The 2022 World Cup may not take place in Qatar due to the scorching temperatures in the Middle East country. Theo Zwanziger, FIFA Executive Committee member declared on Monday that “I personally think that in the end, the 2022 World Cup will not take place in Qatar.” Although wealthy Qatar has insisted that a summer…
CAF ban JS Kabylie over player’s death
Algerian club Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie, JS kabylie has been barred from African competitions for two years over the fatal assault on Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse. African football body Confederation of African Football CAF took the decision during a meeting in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Kabylie finished runners-up in the Algerian title race last season,…
Ebola: Taraba Teachers Defy Government
Taraba State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has directed its members not to comply with the federal government’s directive for schools resumption on September 22. At a news conference in Jalingo, the state capital, Aliyu Mafidi, chairman of the union in the state declared that there was no reason to justify the…
Rivers to sanction schools that flout Oct 6 resumption date
The Rivers State Government has announced that it will sanction any school that resumes before October 6. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Michael West, on Monday informed newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital, that government opted to reopen schools on October 6 to make certain that preventive and protective measures were put in…
INEC extends CVR in Abuja by seven days
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the Continuous Voter Registration by one week in the Federal Capital Territory. This was announced in a statement signed by the FCT INEC Administrative Secretary, Abdulrahman Adamu, and released on Monday in Abuja. As stated in the statement, the extension would start on September 22 and run…
Turkey Shuts Down Syria Border
Turkey has begun to shut some of its border crossings with Syria after at least 70,000 Kurdish refugees entered the country since Friday. The shut down followed the clash that broke out after a solidarity demonstration by Kurds on the Turkish side of the border on Sunday. The clash was between Turkish security forces and…