By Jonathan Ishaku On the 19th of October, 2024, Nigerian will roll out the drums in celebrations to honor a truly remarkable personage who has left an indelible mark on the annals African history – General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces. On this auspicious occasion, as the beloved…
The Kaduna State Security Council has imposed restrictions of movement throughout the state during Saturday’s council polls. In a statement on Friday, Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said movement has been restricted from 6 am to 7 pm on Saturday to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of the elections….
The federal government is set to establish a joint military theatre command in the Northwest zone to address the menace of banditry. Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Thursday night during a visit to Governor Uba Sani at the government house, Kaduna. The minster said his visit to the…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has lampoon security personnel who facilitate the movement of weapons to terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements. Ribadu stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the destruction of arms by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW). He said, “The worst human…
No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…
David Oyedepo, founder of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel, has urged critics to refrain from questioning the church’s decisions regarding the retirement of its pastors. Oyedebo had been criticised following reports that his two vice presidents, Thomas Aremu and David Abioye, would be retiring after serving three and four decades in…
