The Chief Imam of Kafanchan Central Mosque, Kaduna state, Sheikh Adam Tahir, has died at the age of 130 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the he was survived by 26 children, 290 grandchildren and more than 200 great-grandchildren, according to NAN. Deputy Chief Imam of Kafanchan, Alhaji Muhammad Kassim, said Sheikh…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Minister of Education Adamu Adamu ,has said that the federal government is ready to reach an agreement with the striking university lectures. Adamu stated this on Wednesday while briefing news men after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said, he was surprised that the…
Twenty two people have been reportedly abducted by terrorists while four others were injured in an attack on Idon community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The terrorists were said to have invaded the town located along the Kaduna-Kachia road in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources said the terrorists who were many…
Two people were critically injured and several houses were burnt down during clashes between the Tivs and Jukuns on Wednesday. The incident according to the Punch newspaper, happened at a riverside beside a rice mill around a New Bridge at Wurukum in Makurdi, Benue state capital. The crisis was said to have made a traditional…
The Bwacha Political Organisation, a group supporting the governorship ambition of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha in Taraba state, has accused the state governor, Mr. Darius Ishaku of fanning the embers of religious strife. Bwacha who represents Taraba South Senatorial District, recently decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum( AYCF) has condemned the alleged killing of eight Northerners in an attack by gunmen on Tuesday in Abia state. It was learnt that gunmen reportedly invaded the newly constructed Abia Cattle Market in Omumauzor, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia state on Tuesday night, killing several persons and injuring…
