The federal government has distributed 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states of the federation and the federal capital territory (FCT) to address the economic hardship in the country. The minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this at a press conference on Monday at the end of the federal executive council meeting (FEC) at…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its air component of Operation Whirl Punch has eliminated many terrorists in their hideouts in Kaduna state. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of t NAF, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the terrorists were hit at various locations in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state….
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has said that the recent building collapse, which claimed the lives of 22 students at Saints Academy in Jos, Plateau state, should serve as a wakeup call on all relevant authorities to live up to their responsibilities to avoid future recurrences. On Friday,…
A former senator President, Anyim Pius Anyim has dumbed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Anyim formally joined the APC on Saturday at a ceremony held at the Abakaliki Stadium the Ebonyi state, capital. Many chieftains of the APC, including the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje,…
The Plateau state government has declared a three days mourning period for the 22 school children who died in a collapsed school building on Friday at Saints Academy in Busa Bujji, Jos. The state government also said it will set up a high power committee to investigate the cause of the collapsed building. The two…
The two abducted Kaduna journalists – AbdulGafar Alabelewe of The Nation newspapers and AbdulRaheem Aodu of Blue Print newspapers have been released from captivity alongside the family members after six days in captivity. The journalists were abducted on July 6, 2024 at their residences in in Danhonu community in Millennium City area of Kaduna. Asma’u…
