Two suspects attempting to traffick 16 children have been arrested by the Taraba state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Adamu Salihu, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Salihu said the suspects were arrested…
Ten children have been reportedly injured in an explosion that rocked Kidandan village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state on Saturday afternoon. Abdullahi Ismail, the councillor representing the area, confirmed the incident. He said the incident happened on Saturday afternoon when the children went to the bush in search of firewood. According to him,…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that President Bola Tinubu, was under tremendous pressure to influence the outcome of the supreme court judgment in the Plateau governorship election tussle. The governor stated this in an interview with journalists on Friday at the State House, Abuja, after a thank you visit to the President….
President Bola Tinubu has approved the re-appointment of Dr. Bayero Farah, as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute of Transport Technology, (NITT), Zaria, for a second tenure of four years. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, John Kolawole, Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the NITT, said Farah’s reappointment…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says with his affirmation by the Supreme Court as the duly elected, it is time to join hands to take the state to higher level. In a statement on Friday, Sani commended the Supreme Court for the “sound judgment.” The governor also thanked his opponent, Isah Ashiru of the…
Kidnappers on Thursday night, stormed the Nigerian Army Post Housing Scheme in the Kurudu area of Abuja, abducting two residents. According to The Punch newspapers, the abductees include the wife and one of the in-laws of a lawyer, Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 pm in the…
