By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The federal government has disclosed that over 12,000 inmates were released from various correctional centres across the country within the last six years in line with the policy of prison decongestion . Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami made the disclosure on Tuesday to members of the Senate Committee…
Rev. Fr. Abraham Kunat, a Catholic Priest at the St. Bernard, Idon Gida Parish, Kachia Local Government Area and eight residents of Oil Village, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, have been abducted in separate attacks by bandits. The clergy man was said to have been abducted at his residence at about 12:30am on Tuesday. His…
A suspected accomplice of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been reportedly arrested in Kaduna. The suspect identified as Nasiru Mohammed, was said to have provided secret accommodation for the terrorists escaping from the north-east. According to reports by Zagazola, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the shelter was used…
Chairman of Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), Ejoga Inalegwu, has said that Christians in the north will be rendered irrelevant in the political equation of Nigeria if the same faith presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) succeeds in 2023. Inalegwu stated this in his address at the congress meeting of the…
The presidential campaign rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to kick off formally in Jos, the Plateau capital, on November 15. The Director of Media and Publicity of the Presidential campaign, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, is Director-General of the party’s Presidential Campaign…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned its electoral officers to refrain from activities that will tamper with the commission’s integrity. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Thursday while swearing in 19 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the commissioners comprise nine from the academia, six civil servants including retired…
