Dare devil bandits on Monday invaded Lissam, headquaters of Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba state, killing at least nine people. A resident who disclosed this in a telephone chat, said the bandits who were in larged numbers attacked the town at about 9am in a commando style. He said the situation was helpless as…
Former Plateau state governor, Joshua Dariye and his Taraba state counterpart, Jolly Nyame have finally been set free from Kuje prison were they were serving various jail terms for corruption. On April 14, 2022, the Council of State led by President Muhammadu Buhari granted them pardon, alongside 147 other convicts. Dariye and Nyame were jailed for…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has reportedly resigned on health grounds. According to a report monitored on Arise News Channel, two impeccable sources at the Supreme Court anonymously confirmed the resignation of the CJN. Mohammad’s resignation came amid a leaked memo by 14 Justices of the Supreme Court, accusing him of hampering…
Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has announced Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta, as his running mate in the 2023 general election. Atiku made the announcement on Thursday at the National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja. He said the decision was taken following wide consultations with…
Gunmen have reportedly attacked the Council Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, Mohammed Shehu, killing his police orderly, before abducting him alongside his driver. Sources close to the council chairman disclosed this in a WhatsApp group platform on Friday evening. The incident, according to the source, occurred on Friday evening, around Gudi area…
Deborah Yakubu, a 200 level student in the Department of Home Economics, Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE) Sokoto, has been killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. The incident occurred on Thursday in the school. It was gathered that, Yakubu, an Indigene of Zuru, Kebbi state, was accused by a Muslim student for allegedly abusing…
