The Kaduna state police command has arrested two suspects supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers operating in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states. In a statement on Sunday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command said, the police also arrested two suspected cattle rustlers and foiled attempted kidnapping. He added that a fabricated AK-47 rifle and five…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors forum, have lamented that rather than undertake a review of macro-economic and social policies with a view to giving them a human face, the federal government has resorted to blackmail. The governors stated this in a communique issued at the end of their meeting on Friday in Jalingo, the…
The Benue state police command has confirmed the release of 20 medical and dental students abducted by bandits.. The command’s spokesperson, Catherine Anene, police spokesperson in Benue, said in a statement on Friday night that the students were rescued. The students who are from universities of Jos and Maiduguri were abducted on August 16, by…
The federal government has said that over 22,700 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The minister of education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Abuja marking one year in office. The federal government had in January inaugurated a committee to probe private universities established in the last 15…
Troops of the 6 Brigade/Sector 3 Operation WHIRL STROKE have arrested 16 suspected terrorists, kidnappers, bandits, including the killers of Kumbiya Tanimu, a traditional ruler of Chanchangi, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State and his son, Yusuf. The traditional ruler and his son were killed on July 19, 2024 by suspected Tiv Militias, along Takum-Chachanji road…
The Kaduna State Government has said that it is committed to promoting exclusive breastfeeding to reduce infant and child mortality in the state. The Deputy Governor of the state, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe said this at a press conference on Thursday to mark the 2024 World Breastfeeding Week in the state. She said breastfeeding is a…
