Eagles Eye Reporter

Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman said that the killings in Benue State and other parts of the country will continue until state governors begin to cooperate with President Buhari.  The President expresses his condolences to the families of our dear citizens who lost their loved ones in the recent spate of killings in Benue State. Furthermore, he states that the rising levels of incidents, especially the killings and violence in various parts of the country calls for further collaboration with security agencies to curb its recurrence. He also states his disappointment and sadness to hear Samuel Ortom, the Governor of Benue State make a litany of accusations against his person and his government of following the recent unfortunate incidents in the state.  No responsible government takes pleasure in such events as the killing of the military and that of innocent citizens taking refuge in an Internally Displaced People’s camp. President Buhari is deeply pained by the ter

Zulum at hospitals, confirms 10 deaths, 47 injuries after Boko Haram’s RPG hit Gwange ... Says govt taking measures .. Optimistic Insurgents won’t retake Marte again Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at two hospitals on Wednesday, after Boko Haram fighters fired shots from Rocket Propelled Grenades, on which killed 10 residents and 47 injured in Maiduguri.  The shots, on Tuesday night, came from Kaleri, an outskirts of Maiduguri, it was learnt, but grenades traveled to hit Gwange and Adam kolo communities, both densely populated areas in the inner city. Most of the deaths occurred in Gwange. One of the RPG shots, hit a children's play ground in Gwange, it was also gathered.  Governor Zulum confirmed the attacks during his empathy visits to the State Specialist Hospital, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, both in Maiduguri. The governor was told that some of the victims had sustained various degrees of injuries and were being

A Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced a pastor of the Living Faith Church, aka Winners’ Chapel, Afolabi Samuel, to three years’ imprisonment for stealing $90,000 and N4.5m belonging to the registered trustees of the church. Samuel, an accountant and the church’s treasurer, was arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada on two counts of conspiracy and stealing by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. According to the EFCC, the pastor and one Blessing Kolawole, an employee of the Covenant University, who is currently at large, conspired and dishonestly stole the money and converted the same to their personal uses. The anti-graft agency said Samuel, who was employed in the church’s accounting department to maintain proper records of funds, connived with Kolawole and others to take advantage of their position as the church’s treasurer and worker at the university, respectively. The offences contravened sections 278, 285 and 490 of the Criminal Law of L

In continuation of his five days visit to Zamfara state in an effort to reach out to armed Fulani bandits to ensure lasting peace and cessation of attacks and kidnappings, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Gumi has visited another enclave of the armed Fulanis at a forest of a village called Daki Takwas.  Shortly before proceeding to the forest near Daki Takwas, the renowned Saudi trained scholar in Islamic jurisprudence, Gumi and his team had paid a homage to the Emir of Gusau, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ibrahim Bello at his palace in the state capital. The respected Emir could not hide his happiness for Sheikh Gumi's visit as he personally waited at the main entrance of the palace to receive the Islamic scholar.  Gumi had told the Emir the purpose of his visit to the state and thanked him for his continuous efforts to reduce the tension between the people of his community and the bandits. He also told Emir Ibrahim Bello some of the grievances of the armed Fulanis which includes periodic

Good people of Maiduguri and environs have been thrown into lingering blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the city from the national grid. NAN reports that the blackout, which has lasted for one week, has grounded many businesses that are relying on power. Those operating on generators are managing to render skeletal services. Some residents, who spoke to NAN, not only condemned the action of the insurgents but lamented the continued inability of the authorities concern to restore the power. “It’s now one week and most people don’t know why there is no electricity in Maiduguri. “We need to know what caused it and efforts by the power company to address the matter. “You can’t leave people in darkness without explanation,’’ a resident, Ibrahim Abubakar, said. Also, a welder, Moses Bala, said the development has grounded his business because he solely depends on electricity from the national grid for his work. “Because of steady sup