Troops of Operation Whirl Punch (OPWP), have neutralised five bandits during a patrol along the Kachia-Kajuru axis, Kaduna state. In a statement on Sunday, Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said the bandits met their Waterloo in Dantarau general area of Kajuru LGA. He said report of the incident was…
Agbu runs Taraba as personal estate, surrounded by incompetent aides, says APC chieftai By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo A chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Aliyu Zubairu has criticised the state governor, Agbu Kefas, for appointing inexperienced people in his cabinet. At a news conference on Sunday in Jalingo…
By Callistus Agwaza in, Jalingo A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) – Taraba Concern Citizens (TCC), has raised the alarm over alleged diversion of federal government palliatives sent to the 16 Local Governments and Development Areas of Taraba state for distribution. Address a news conference on Sunday in Jalingo, the state capital, Timothy Gayus, Coordinator of…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of NOK University and all of its assets said to be linked to one Anthony Hassan, a former director of finance and accounts at the federal ministry of health. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in 2022, alleged that Hassan diverted…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, has called on the state governor, Senator Uba Sani to ensure that all the monies allegedly looted during the eight year administration of ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai are recovered. The party made the call while reacting in a statement to the report of the ad- hoc committee,…
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna central senatorial zone, has said that Kaduna state was plundered by fraudulent technocrats, thieving consultants and contractors domiciled under the administration of ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai. He said the humongous amount of money allegedly stolen during the El-Rufai administration must be recovered. An ad-hoc committee set up by…
