December 2023

The factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has resigned from his position and membership of the House. Ehie’s resignation was contained in a letter dated December 29, 2023, and signed by him. The letter was addressed to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, a copy of which was…

By Mathew Hassan Kukah Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the joy of…

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, visited Jos, Plateau state capital, over the recent killings by bandits in some communities in the state. Over 160 people were killed in 15 communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi, Mangu LGAs of the state  in attacks that started on  Christmas Eve. Over 200  houses were destroyed by…

The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has described the killings in Plateau state as “reprehensible and utterly heartless”. The Islamic body while reacting to the killing of over 260 people in an attack by bandits on communities in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors of the safety of their funds in the financial institutions. In a statement on Wednesday,CBN’s director of corporate communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, urged citizens not to yield to unverified rumours. The statement encouraged citizens to continue with their usual banking activities. The statement said the CBN is fully…