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After the 2nd August attack on about four communities in Godogodo Chiefdom, we heard that the Superintendent of police James Ashafa who managed to repel the satanic fulani forces against innocent Godogodo victims was severely reprimanded by his boss, the Area Commander Assistant Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Abubakar. This rumour came to us like a script straight out of a horror movie, because it sounded too absurd to be true. It was unheard of that a police officer would be reprimanded instead of decorated, for bravely repelling a band of armed fulani murderers. Eventually, another rumour claiming the ACP was bribed with 2 million naira by the fulanis to allow them free access into decimating the Godogodo people came too. The second rumour validates the first rumour, because it explains why SP Ashafa was reprimanded. It explains why the killings continued even after the fulanis were purportedly repelled by the police and soldiers deployed. It explains why soldiers' pres...

PDP Chieftain and former member of the Senate Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee, Barr. Kabir Usman, Friday, warned against such moves to sell off the nation’s valuable national assets. Barr. Kabir however stressed the urgent need for President Buhari to quickly redirect and re-engineer his government by dissolving and re-constituting a new cabinet. The call came as a result of the federal government decision to sell the valuable national assets such as NNPC, NPA and NLNG. Barr Usman said that selling these assets will result to sending the Nation back to colonial Master's era. He blamed the economic downturn on the lackluster decision of the present administration. According to the former caretaker committee member, the already approved sale of national assets is an admittance of failure on the part of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari and against the social contract the APC entered with Nigerians during its campaign ahead of the 2015 general elections which sold a a...

Senator  Dino  Melaye  remembering his pass in a  program  tagged a true  Nigerian on AIT.

Senator  Dino  Melaye  remembering his pass in a  program  tagged a true  Nigerian on AIT.

A new malaria vaccine is developed by an Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) professor from the department of Biochemical Parasitology. He added that the vaccine will soon be in use in Nigeria. Prof. Nasiru Shua'ibu said the new malaria vaccine is different from other malaria vaccines currently in use. The research is carried out by him in the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Japan, where he is currently working. “In a simple term that a layman can understand, the content of this malaria vaccine research is difficult, but let me try if I could simplify it, it is called DNA Vaccine. “It is a new technology for discovery and delivery of vaccine against any infectious disease that was developed in the early to mid 1990s. “The DNA of the malaria parasite was extracted and the portion of the DNA that is tested to be a good vaccine candidate is subjected to molecular biology methods which are used to produce a lot of the DNA,” Shu’aibu said. “Then a method of cloning ...

Adam Oshimole and Bello were sighted in the premises of the Supreme Court this evening. In a black Range Rover travelling light.

Kwoi the Headquarters of Jaba LGA of Kaduna State and two other villages were rocked with Tremors on Sunday 11th and early hours of Monday 12th September 2016. Information from the locals piqued; their wasn't live loss- only properties were destroyed. As big as that was, Mr. El-rufa'i only appealed for calm via his media man. And said relevant state and federal agencies had been dully informed of the Tremors. Monday and Tuesday went without the physical presence of Mr. El-rufa'i himself or any other state functionary. It was on Wednesday that Mr. Barnabas Yusuf Bala the Deputy Governor surfaced in Kwoi. I guess,Mr. Bala went on-behalf of Mr. El-rufa'i and the entire government of Kaduna State. Without demeaning the person and office of the Deputy Governor, I think, such a development ought to have the physical presence of Mr.El-rufa'i not Mr. Bala. While people were lamenting the unfortunate incidence, we kept seeing pictures of Mr. El-rufa'i in Daura ...

By   ANDREW  AUGUSTINE  UMARU The early origin of Fulani herders is most fascinating, and deepened in mystery with widely divergent opinions. Many scholars believe that they are of Judaeo- Syrian origin. However it is generally recognised that Fulani descended from nomads from both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. They came from the middle east and north Africa and settled into central and west Africa from Senegal region they created the Tekruur Empire which was contemporary to the Ghana Empire then they spread in all the countries in West Africa. The Fulani were the first group of people in West Africa to convert to Islam through jihad, or holy wars and were able to take over much of West Africa and established themselves not only as religious group but also political and economic force. They are missionaries of Islam and continue to conquer much of West Africa. At the backdrop of this piece of history I conclude that the herders are not Niger...

A notorious armed robber, Dan'Nallah was yesterday killed by "Yan Kato da Gora" in Kakuri. It was reported that his gang members murdered the commander of "Yan Kato da Gora". We're also told that Dan'Nallah was killed near the Kakuri division police station yesterday. It was also said that he was arrested together with 11 of his gang  members three days ago and then released by the police.  The success attributed to capturing him was due to intelligence report gathered from Abuja. Before his death it was gathered that he and his gang members have been terrorising Kakuri/Makera in Kaduna South Local government of Kaduna State.  Our source also said that his father's house and 12 seater bus was burned to ashes a day after his gang members killed the commander of "Yan Kato da Gora".  It was also said that it was Yan Kato da Gora that killed him, they took him from the police and murdered him. Their reason is because he ha...

Report got to us in the early hours of today that there was earthquake in Kwoi, Jaba Local Government of Kaduna state. We gathered that the villagers ran for their lives when their houses started shaking. We also gathered that the earthquake started at the early hours of today 11th September, 2016 to around 3:00pm of today. The authority concerned, the chairman of the local government and the National Emergency Agency (NEMA) secretary confirmed the earth tremor. State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hon Ezekiel Baba Karik also confirmed it. NEMA and SEMA have sent their officials on a red alert incase of emergency.

Another man is killed today in Golgofa by Fulani herdsmen or unknown gun men , his name is Audu Avegbak, father of 10 and Headmaster of Dangwa primary School. His corpse is being deposited at Kaf. Gen Hospital.

I've have been off blogging for quite some time now due to unforeseen circumstances but I want to appreciate the most high for bringing me out of it. if you have any latest news or gossip that you will like me to publish, feel free to contact me on  this email address mercyswan@yahoo.com Thank you.

 BY  BOMBA DAUDA  Conflicts over land resources have assumed very dangerous dimensions. These conflicts are triggered, partly by competition over depleted and scarce resources as a result of bourgeoning population growth rate and the impact of climate change/global warming and the ensuing effects: desertification and drought. Many communities in the West African sub-region have grown increasingly into desert wastelands, which pushes the rate of internal and trans-border migration by pastoralists to very favourable climates and dense foliage-endowed communities in the Middle-Belt and the Southern parts of Nigeria for grazing to be more frequent. The constant clashes between farmers and the nomadic pastoralists are largely caused by incursion into unauthorized grazing lands such as farms by avaricious herders. Though, the situation in Southern Kaduna offers a different scenario, it is not farmers versus herders clash or inter-tribal conflict as it is in oth...