The Nigerian Islamist group, Boko Haram has released new propaganda images showing child soldiers undergoing religious and combat training in a camp believed to be in North-eastern Nigeria. The images show recruited child soldiers carrying balaclava and participating in martial arts training, weapon handling training, and religious education class. Last year, VOA News reported that Boko Haram was recruiting children as soldiers who can be used as suicide bombers. Officials with the Multinational Joint Task…
Multiple reports indicate that the State Security Service (SSS) on Friday arrested an aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje hours after he criticized President Muhammadu Buhari’s handling of Nigeria’s rising security crisis, according to a Kano state government official. Salihu Tanko-Yakasai was picked up after he posted a series of Twitter posts criticizing the government’s actions that led to Friday’s abduction of Zamfara schoolgirls. Salihu’s sins were many, but the one that seems to got people’s…
Money is not everything, and when you are already earning upwards of $100k per month, money only becomes a symbol of appreciation of what you do. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane are definitely some of the best footballers on the planet, and who is contributing more to the team is a subject of debate among fans. But according to Liverpool’s estimation, Salah is worth twice as much as his teammate, The Sun reports. The Egyptian…
After series of consultations with stakeholders, the Kwara state government has directed that interested Muslim students attending Christian public schools in the state can be wearing Hijab to schools, stressing that the government affirms the right of every child in public schools to freedom of worship. It, therefore, directed the ten public schools that were hitherto closed in the wake of protests over the religion controversy to be reopened. The government further directed the Ministry…
If you intend to be a driver on Nigerian roads, from time to time you might be stopped for vehicle inspection either by FRSC officials, or state traffic officers. Here are the items they will be inspecting when they say: ‘Let me see your particulars’ 1. Driver’s license The first and the most obvious one is your driver’s license. This is the first thing they ask for once they stop any driver on the road.…