One person was kill while three others were abducted by bandits in Oil Village, a community located near Kaduna Refinery in Chikun LGA of Kaduna state. The bandits were said to have invaded Oil Village on Saturday night unleashing terror on the residents. Sources in the community said one Mr. Auta was killed by the…
A former president of the senate, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has emerged as the consensus candidate for the national chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Adamawa state governor, Mr. Ahmadu Fintiri, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a meeting of stakeholders. Fintiri said Ayu was unanimously selected among the three…
Three seminarians abducted from Christ the King major seminary in Fayit, Fadan Kagoma, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna state, have regained their freedom. The fourth year theology students, were abducted on Monday at about night when bandits invaded the institution. Confirming their release in a statement on Wednesday, the Chancellor, Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan,…
An Abuja Federal High Court, presided by Justice Okon Abang on Thursday, sentenced Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the Pension Reform Taskforce Team, to 14 years imprisonment. The court found Faisal guilty on three counts of money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court…
The President of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Stephen Panya, has expressed disappointment over the failure of the federal government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others being held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. In a statement in Jos, Panya reiterated calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to redouble…
Former military administrator of Delta and Cross River states, Commodore Ibrahim Kefas (rtd), has died. Kefas, 73, from Wukari, Taraba state, died on Friday at an Abuja hospital following a brief illness. He one time chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state. He was military administrator of Cross River State between December…
