The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi was arrested to answer questions on security matters. Mamu, who has been involved in negotiations for the release of abducted victims of the March 28, Abuja- Kaduna passenger train attack, was arrested in Kano on Wednesday. The DSS, in…
Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna based Islamic cleric and negotiator for the released of the abducted Abuja- Kaduna train passengers has been arrested by security operatives in Cairo, Egypt. It was learnt that Mamu and his family were on their way to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj when he was…
The Chairman of Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau state, Henry Gotip, has been kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Jos. Gotip was said to have been abducted in the early hours of Wednesday when the gunmen invaded his residence at Kwang area Jos South Local Government Area. It was learnt that the gunmen…
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that 65 security operatives were on guard at the correctional facility in Kuje, federal capital territory (FCT), on the day it was attacked by terrorists. The minister made the disclosure on Monday when he appeared before the House of Representatives committees on national security and interior. Terrorists…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Daniel Okoh, has urged Christian leaders and churches across the country to be non-partisan in election matters. He also called on Nigerians to be properly guided in making the right decisions in the next presidential election. According to The PUNCH, Okoh made the call in…
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) in Conjunction with some civil society groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove petroleum subsidy. The group also kicked against the N48 billion pipeline security contract awarded by the federal government to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, a former Niger Delta militant leader. Addressing a press conference on…
