Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has said that he will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the recent warning strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) in the state. He vowed to all those found guilty by the commission would be prosecuted . He said the strike was illegal and it…

Angry youths on Saturday, blocked the Kaduna- Abuja following the killing of four people and the abduction of 49 others in a weeklong attack by rampaging bandits in Angwan Madaki, Kakau community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state.  The community which is located at the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis was said to have come…

The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Prof Suleiman Bogoro, has inaugurated completed projects at the University of Jos. Inaugurating the projects on Thursday, Bagoro commended the management of the university for the feat achieved . He said the projects, in addition to adding value and changing the face of the university, will enhance…

The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari has lamented that despite several efforts by the his administration to engage bandits, the moves have yielded little or no result as each group operates independently.  Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters, on…

By Daniel Dauda in Jos The Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA) has filed a suit challenging the appointment of Mallam Danladi Sanusi Maishanu, as the “Mai Tangale”, the paramount ruler of the Tangale ethnic nationality in Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe state. Speaking in an interview with journalists on Friday in Jos, a member…

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged 97. The BBC reports that, Kaunda was admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday suffering from pneumonia. In the 1950s, Kaunda was a key figure in what was then…