Emerging reports indicate that suspected herdsmen on Tuesday killed 15 people including two catholic priests in an early morning attack on a Catholic Church in Ayar-Mbalom, a community in Gwer East Local Government Area, Benue State. Terver Akase, a spokesperson to Governor Samuel Ortom, who confirmed the attack, said the attackers also burnt 50 houses and sacked the entire community, before escaping.

Contrary to insinuations that some politicians currently under Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigation were responsible for the attack on the farmhouse of the Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, the suspects have been arrested by the Police and have explained why they carried out the attack.

A Lagos High Court Sitting in the Ikeja area has ordered a suspended judge at the Federal High Court, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, to face trial for alleged corruption.

Justice Sherifat Solebo gave the order on Monday while ruling on the case of allegations of corruption preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Justice Yunusa was arraigned by the anti-graft agency on four counts bordering on an attempted perversion of the course of justice and corruption by a public official.

The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops had destroyed a Boko Haram insurgents’ training facility at Benisheikh, Borno. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Maiduguri.

Emerging reports indicate that at least, 7 Muslims were killed and dozens wounded when two suicide bombers attacked a Mosque in Bama on Sunday morning. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Northeast division however, disclosed on its Facebook page that causalities recorded were mostly male adults. The post also said the suicide bombers were male and female, believed to be between 13 and 14 years old.

Operatives of Operation Lafiya Dole on Friday said they have arrested one member of Boko Haram sect and arrested another at the Ngala Bridge in Gamboru Ngala area of Borno State. Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command Operation Lafiya Dole