A federal high court in Lagos has ordered, a former minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million vulnerable Nigerians. Umar Farouq was minister from 2019 to 2023 in the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a judgment delivered by Deinde Dipeolu on June 27, Farouq…
Two journalists, their wives and two children have been abducted at their residences in Danhonu community in Millennium City area of Kaduna. The bandits said to be in large number stormed the residences of AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blue Print newspapers at about 10:30pm on Saturday. Taofeeq Olayemi, a…
The federal government said it would prosecute Daily Trust Newspaper for falsehood and inciting journalism capable of causing disaffection. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja at a joint briefing with the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Bagudu to shed light on the Samoa Agreement….
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says he is hopeful that lasting peace will soon return to Plateau state, as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and other security agencies work tirelessly to rid the state of all criminal elements. Abubakar said this during a visit to Caleb Mutfwang, the Plateau…
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Kaduna, launched the National Resettlement Scheme for conflict victims. Speaking at the event which held at Tudun Biri community, a village which was accidentally bombed by military drones in December 2023, the President said the safety of Nigerians remains a priority of his administration. Represented at the occasion by …
Bandits on Wednesday night, released Janet Gimba, the Kaduna customary court judge, who was abducted alongside her four children about 11 days ago. One of the children, a 14 year old boy, was however, killed on Tuesday by the bandits when the N298 ransom demanded could not be delivered at stipulated time. The remaining three…
