The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said Nigeria is sharing its sovereignty, which is guaranteed in the constitution, with bandits and other terrorists. He also said under the eight years of the Buhari administration, Nigeria “saw the ugliest phase of corruption.” Speaking on Monday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, while delivering a…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution asking the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu to declare a national emergency on the killings in Plateau state. The house passed the resolution during the plenary session following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Dachung Bagos, a lawmaker representing Jos…
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are to meet on Tuesday to discuss the state of the nation. This was contained in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Director General of the PDP forum, Cyril Maduabum. The statement added that the governors will also discuss state of the PDP. The party won…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has described the N307 billion debt profile he inherited from the immediate past administration in the state as intimidating and worrisome. A statement by the spokesman to the governor, Gyang Bere said Mutfwang spoke while receiving reports from the Committee on a Four-Year Strategic Development Blueprint for Plateau State and…
The commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), in Plateau, Maj. Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, has temporarily relocated to Mangu LGA of the state. OPSH is a special military task force saddled with the responsibility of maintaining peace in Plateau state and its environs. Abubakar, who doubles as the general officer commanding (GOC) of the 3 division…
The Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government Area, following massive attacks on communities by gunmen suspected to be fulani herdsmen. In a statement on Sunday in Jos, Gyang Bere, spokesman to the governor said the decision to impose curfew in the area was taken in consultation with…
