The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its newly acquired T-129 ATAK helicopters and King Air 360i aircraft will be inducted on Tuesday. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of the NAF, said in a statement on Monday that the induction will be performed at the NAF Base, Makurdi, Benue state, by President Bola Tinubu, who will be represented…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the appointment of Paul Tino as the new head of service. Tino’s appointment was announced in a statement in Jalingo by Yusuf Sanda, the spokesperson of the governor. The statement said, Tino’s appointment follows the recommendation of a committee set up to…
Hundreds of people in Minna, the Niger state capital,on Monday, trooped to the streets in protest against what they poverty, hunger, and high cost of living. The protest was said to have started at about 7 am, with the protesters blocking the ever busy Minna – Bida road, thereby obstructing vehicular movement to and from…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state has won Saturday’s re-run election in Igabi federal constituency in Kaduna state. Announcing the results, Abdullahi Dalhatu, INEC returning officer, said Hussaini Jallo of the PDP, whose election was upturn at the appeal court, emerged winner of the re-run, polling 47,313 to defeat Ibrahim Zayad of the…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state during the 2023 election, Nentawe Yilwatda, has lashed at the people of the state, saying they are “not wise enough to understand” that religion is being used to deny them of good leadership. In a video trending on the social media, Yilwatda who lost…
One person was reportedly shot dead by a stray bullet in when armed thugs invaded Rigachikun ward, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state during Saturday’s re-run election in the area. The deceased, who was identified as Mansur Shafiu, who was in his shop was said to have been hit by a stray bullet when…
