The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja on, Tuesday visited Tudun Biri community, Igabi LGA, Kaduna state, to commiserate and tender unreserved apologies to the victims of the accidental bomb that claimed over 80 lives on Sunday. The army chief also visited the injured victims at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna and donated N10…
A group of lawyer, supporting Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano state, have appealed to the Supreme Court Justices to resist any form of external interference in the Kano governoship appeal before them. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Kaduna, the lawyers, under the aegis of “Abba Yusuf Kabir lawyers forum in the 19…
Former governor of Niger state, Babangida Aliyu, has said that the nation’s corrupt electoral process has made it impossible for honest people to contest for elections. Aliyu stated this on Saturday in Kaduna while speaking as a guest at the annual lecture and General Meeting of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is to restrict accounts without bank verification number (BVN) or national identification number (NIN) from March 1, 2024. In a circular issued on Friday, in Abuja, the apex bank said a “Post No Debit or Credit” will be placed on funded accounts without BVN or NIN on March 1,…
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter has crashed in Portharcourt, Rivers state. Spokesperson of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Gabkwet however said, no life was lost in incident as the five member crew survived the crash with very minor injuries and were being treated at NAF Medical…
Seven people have been reportedly killed following attacks on Puka and Pinper communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. It was learnt that the attacks happened in the early hours of Thursday. The seven persons were said to have been killed in Puka community, while in Pinper community, the bandits were said to…
