Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria sometimes (MACBAN) has rejected the proposed amnesty for killer herdsmen, cattle rustlers, and bandits. Bauchi State secretary of the association, Mr Sadiq Ahmad, said the move would only attract more criminals. “Government should allow the law to take its full course. Let them serve their jail terms – even if it is a life sentence – They are bad eggs.” He spoke during a chat with reporters after a stakeholders’ meeting with the state commissioner of police, Mr Habu Sani, yesterday in Bauchi. The Guardian

Nobel laureate, Mr Wole Soyinka, has sternly rebuked the Buhari administration after it filed charges of treason against the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Soyinka said the government “has indeed attained an unprecedented level of paranoia” over the “improbable” charges that include “insulting” President Muhammadu Buhari. Charges against the activist became public on Friday, more than a month after Sowore was detained by the State Security Service for planning the #RevolutionNow protest. SSS obtained a court order authorising Sowore be held for 45 days in the first instance. Last week, security forces laid a siege to the…

Women who take paracetamol while pregnant risk having children with behaviour problems, a study suggests. Scientists found a link between expectant mothers using the painkiller and their youngsters being hyperactive and having emotional issues. Paracetamol is the world's most popular painkiller and is the only one deemed safe to take during pregnancy. But a growing body of research suggests it could damage the development of children in the womb, with studies linking it with asthma, infertility and autism. In the latest research, carried out by the University of Bristol, scientists examined data from 14,000 children between the ages of six…

Ogun state Police command and other security agencies have been petitioned by the Iwaye Dodo Ruling House of Ipokia, to save its family members and properties from one Bashir Olubi-Sodiq (aka Saolas) and others who allegedly have been threatening to assassinate and unleash terror on them. The petition which was contained in a 'save our soul' letter to the police Command and also addressed to State Security Service (SSS), and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), was coming on the heels of a ruling barring Mr Yisa Olusola Olaniyan from parading himself as the Oba-Elect in the chieftaincy tussle…