By Patience Dombin, Jos The Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyeson Wike has intervened in the protracted feud between two chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Jeremiah Useni and Senator Jonah Jang, a former governor of the state. Wike who met two leaders on Wednesday in Jos asked them to burry their differences…
Williams Attah, Gombe One person has been confirmed dead in Tuesday’s clash between two neighbouring communities in Gombe states. Meanwhile the Nyuwar Community Development Association (NCDA), has called on the state government to urgently set up a judicial commission of inquiry into the persistent attack on Jessu and Nyuwar communities in Balanga LGA. Chairman of…
The Plateau state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong has commended the senate for passing a bill seeking to establish six additional law school campuses across the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Jos by his spokesman, Makut Macham, Lalong said if the bill is also passed by the house of representatives and assented to, by the…
The governor of Rivers state, Mr. Nyesom Wike, was at the Plateau state high court, Jos, on Wednesday to witness the trial of the former governor of th state, Mr. Jonah Jang. Jang, alongside Yusuf Pam, former cashier in the office of the secretary to the state government (SSG), are being prosecuted by the Economic…
FG confirms supply of adulterated fuel, as queues resurface The federal government through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority on Tuesday said adulterated petrol, fuel with methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification, was discovered in the supply chain. In a statement, it said the supplier had been identified and appropriate sanction would apply. It…
By Williams Attah, Gombe Many houses have been reportedly set ablazed following fresh hostilities between communities in Gombe state. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon following the alleged shooting of a soldier who was said to have attempted to stop an attack on Nyuwar community allegedly by the neighbouring Waja community. An eyewitness in Nyuwar…
