Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday insisted that it is against the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the national chairman and presidential candidate to come from the same region. Speaking at the inauguration of a campus of the Rivers State University in Ahoada east LGA of the state, the resignation of…
The chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Senator Walid Jibrin, has resigned from his position. Jibrin announced his resignation at the 97th meeting of the party’s BoT meeting on Thursday in Abuja. He said he took the to ensure the party’s presidential candidate emerged victorious in the…
The Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state, Henry Gotip has been released by his abductors. Gotip was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday at his residence in Kwang community, Jos South LGA. His released was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the the spokesman of the Plateau state police command,Alabo…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi was arrested to answer questions on security matters. Mamu, who has been involved in negotiations for the release of abducted victims of the March 28, Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, was arrested in Kano on Wednesday. The DSS, in…
Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna based Islamic cleric and negotiator for the released of the abducted Abuja- Kaduna train passengers has been arrested by security operatives in Cairo, Egypt. It was learnt that Mamu and his family were on their way to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj when he was…
The Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state, Henry Gotip, has been kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Jos. Gotip was said to have been abducted in the early hours of Wednesday when the gunmen invaded his residence at Kwang area Jos South Local Government Area. It was learnt that the gunmen…
