The death toll from the Nigerian church collapse has now climbed to 115 people, with 84 of them South Africans, a South African minister said Monday, citing sources in Lagos. “We understand from our assessment team that the total number of people who have perished is now 115, but those are not all South Africans. South Africans (are) about 84 that have died,” Jeff Radebe, the minister in charge of Pretoria’s response to the disaster, told reporters. Speaking after around two dozen injured survivors were repatriated home, Radebe revised the numbers of injured that arrived to 25 because one had … Continue reading Synagogue Church Collapse Death Toll Now 115 – South African Minister

In a rare public show by the Cameroon army, photos of the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau were made public alongside a statement claiming he was killed during a cross border raid deep inside Nigeria by the Cameroon military. A Cameroon military source who spoke to Cameroon Concord late last night, revealed that Abubakar Shekau was killed following an aerial bombardment of his hideout inside Nigeria. The Cameroon army has ever since yesterday been in serious combat against thousands of Boko Haram fighters trying to enter Cameroon via Fotokol from Gambaral Ngala in Nigeria. – Source: Cameroon concord Continue reading Cameroon Military Announces The Killing Of Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau

The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor, has finally spoken on the allegation that he owns a private jet seized at the weekend by South African authorities with a stack of $10 million in cash meant for arms purchase. According to a report published by Premium Times on Tuesday, 16 September, 2014, Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, informed that the CAN president had leased the jet to another party, meaning that Oritsejafor had no control over the use of the aircraft. It was also gathered that through a separate statement made public earlier on Tuesday, Oritsejafor’s church, … Continue reading Oritsejafor Speaks On Seized Private Jet

On 14th May 2014, a group of soldiers fired shots at Maj-Gen Ahmadu Mohammed, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7th Division, at Maiduguri’s Maimalari Barracks. The soldiers becameangry when they saw the bodies of 12 of their colleagues being brought back from Chibok, where they were killed by militants who ambushed a convoy of soldiers returning from anti-terrorism duties. The mutineers shot several times into the air and called senior officers “cowards”, accusing them of deliberately putting them in harm’s way. The following day, the GOC of the barracks was removed. However, the court martial, which was led … Continue reading A military court-martial has sentenced 12 Nigerian soldiers to death after they were found guilty of committing mutiny in Maiduguri, Borno State last May. Nigeria Sentences 12 Soldiers To Death For Mutiny

An investigation by SaharaReporters has revealed that a Nigerian private jet caught in Johannesburg with $10 million belongs to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Mr. Oritsejafor is also a close confidant of President Goodluck Jonathan. The CAN leader’s private plane with US registration number N808HG was one of two jets cited by South African officials on September 5 Mr. Oritsejafor’s jet arrived South Africa with $9.3 million cash loaded in several suitcases. News of the seizure of the cash broke over the weekend, triggering questions about the ownership of the jets and weapons … Continue reading Arms Smuggling Jet Caught With $10million In South Africa Linked To CAN President, Ayo Oritsejafor