The Chief of Gurku in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri has been released after six days in captivity. However, his wife, Sa’adatu, is still being held by the bandits. The traditional ruler and his wife were abducted by gunmen at his palace in Gurku, on August 7, at about 10pm….
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna central senatorial district, has identified reasons for the increasing re-emergence of military takeover of governments in Africa, especially in the West African sub-region. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, Sani frowned on what he considered the increasing re-emergence of juntas…
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto The chief of army staff, (COAS). Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has restated the determination of the Nigerian army to combat the security challenges facing the country. Lagbaja state this on Sunday at the commissioning of 28 Support Engineers Regiment Barracks, Sifawa , Sokoto state. He said the army was determined to…
Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto The General Officer, Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj. Gen. Godwin Mutkut, has commended personnel who participated in the Division’s 2023 Inter-Brigade Corporal and Below Competition. The competition is part of the Nigerian Army training activities that holds every year in all the army divisions across the…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reacted to allegations that<span;> he uses demonic powers for miracles, asking his congregation to pray for his death if he consults demons. Speaking at the ongoing RCCG Convention at the church’s campground along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Adeboye said he has he…
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their nationwide strike. The association embarked on an indefinite strike on July 26 over the failure of the government to implement the demands of its members. President of NARD, Dr. Emeka Orji, told journalists on Friday evening that strike was suspended and that the…
