The Taraba State Commissioner for Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, Habu Phillip, has condemned Monday’s attack on travellers along Wukari-Tsokundu roadTiv militia. Habu, who is the political leader of the Tiv in Taraba State, said the incident is reprehensible. According to him, those behind the attack are criminals and agents of destabilization who do not have…
The Kaduna state police command has arrested seven suspected cultists and recovered firearms from them. Spokesperson of the commmand, Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna. According to him, the arrest is a major blow to criminal networks in the state. He said the items recovered from the suspects include two…
Hoodlums have reportedly burned down the residence of the late Aper Aku, a former governor of Benue state, according to reports by TheCable. Aku who was the governor of Benue state from 1979 to 1983, died in November 1988. The residence, located in the Gboko area of the state, was said to have been set…
The former deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu has rejected his impeachment. Shaibu was impeached on Monday after members of the Edo assembly adopted the report of a seven-member investigative panel. The panel was set up by Daniel Okungbowa, chief judge of Edo, and was headed by S. A. Omonuwa, a retired justice. Shaibu was accused…
The deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, has been impeached by the state house of assembly. The impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man investigative panel set up by the Edo state chief judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa. Shaibu was accused of “misconduct, perjury and disclosure of government secrets”. The panel headed…
The federal government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, minister of interior, announced the public holidays in a congratulatory message to the Islamic faithful in the country. Eid-el-Fitr festival is celebrated by Muslims worldwide after observing Ramadan fasting for 29 or 30 days. The minister…
