The United States has expressed its readiness to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in the country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The envoy was asked if the US was ready to help Nigeria identify sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. She, however,…
The Kaduna state government has suspended weekly markets in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state. The state government also banned the sell of petrol in jerrycans within and outside the premises of petrol stations in the five LGAs. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, the…
The governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong has said that criminal activities, occasioned by killings and destruction are being given ethno-religious connotations. Many communities, especially in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state had come under attacks by bandits, with several people killed while houses and farm lands were destroyed. In a…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Airforce, Senator Bala Na’Allah whose son, Abdulkareem Na’Allah, was killed on Sunday at his residence in Kaduna, has said that the attackers gained access to his residence from the roof top and were not armed with guns In a statement on Monday, the senator who represent Kebbi East…
In times of crises, citizens look up to their leader for protection, respite and direction. A leader takes charge from the front, securing the values, identity and posterity of his/her people. And the people trust and support him with the assurance that he would neither lead them astray nor abandon or betray them. From antiquity…
Bandits have released 32 of the remaining 63 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna. They were released on Friday evening after an undisclosed amount of money was said to have been paid to the bandits. The chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab…
