The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) and the Northern Awareness Network (NAN), have commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Adeola Ajayi as the new Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS). In separate statements issued on Monday in Kaduna, the two groups called on Nigerians to support Ajayi in the fight against insecurity…

Two nurses and unspecified number of  patients have been reportedly abducted by bandits at the  Primary Healthcare Centre,  Kuyallo,   Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Musa Alhassan, one of the  leaders of  the vigilante group in  the area said the bandits invaded the health care centre at about 9am on Monday. He said their…

The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been reportedly arrested by operatives of the Department of the State Services (DSS). According to reports, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The report said the…

At least 30 people have lost their lives following a deadly petrol tanker explosion in Dendo community, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger state. The incident was said to have  occurred at about 12:30 am on Sunday. In a statement, the  Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arab, said the tanker was…

Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has announced the dissolution of Local Government Transition Committee in the 17 LGAs of the state. Gyang Bere, spokesperson of the governor announced the dissolution in a statement in Jos. He said the dissolution takes effective from September 6, 2024. The statement directed Directors of Personnel Management (DPMs) to assume…