The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun said on Tuesday that 26 persons who actively participated in the killings in Yelwata Community, Benue State, on June 13, 2025, have been arrested. Egbetokun said 47 people were confirmed to have been massacred during the attack, while 27 others sustained various degrees of injuries. He said two of…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has condemned the recent killing of travellers in Mangun, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. The association also called on the authorities to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. On Friday, 12 travellers from…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has condemned in strongest terms the killing of 12 Kaduna state citizens killed in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. A statement personally signed by the governor on Saturday night demanded justice for the victims, describing the acts as savagery. “We received with shock and deep sorrow news…
President Bola Tinubu has said that Governor Uba Sani has transformed Kaduna state from a toxic and insecure environment to a hub of peace and development. The president who stated this on Thursday during a visit to Kaduna lauded the governor for his development strides. Speaking at a grand reception at the Murtala Square, Kaduna,…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman_ The recent flurry of defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria has ignited a fervent and often acrimonious debate concerning the true motivations underpinning these significant political realignments. While some observers might readily interpret this discernible trend as a resounding endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nascent administration and…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the security chiefs to arrest perpetrators of last Friday’s massacre in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Tinubu gave the directives on Wednesday during a sympathy visit to Benue state following the killing of over 200 people in an attack on communities by suspected Fulani herdsmen….
