The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state has won all three by-election in Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Zaria Kewaye and Basawa state constituencies which held on Saturday. In Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Felix Bagudu of the APC was declared winner by Prof. Abubakar Mohammed Jumare, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who announced…
Abubakar Abba, a suspected terrorist kingpin terrorising Niger state, has been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Wednesday signed by Bologi Ibrahim, his spokesperson. Abba was said to be the leader of the dreaded Mahmuda terrorists organisation, which…
The federal government has imposed a seven-year embargo on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The minister of education, Dr. Tunji Alausa announced this at a briefing with ourselves after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The minister cited the proliferation…
The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating insecurity in the state. The governor made the commendation on Tuesday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum, however, called for more …
Chairman of the senate committee on labour, employment, and productivity, Diket Plang has alleged that foreign armed groups, working with local collaborators, are behind the recent killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. In a statement on Monday, Plang, who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District, described the attacks as “heinous” and a threat to the…
There was protest in the Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis on Monday evening following the alleged killing of a young man by operatives of the special joint task force, set up to tackle urban crime and drug abuse. The task force, comprising personnel of the army, police, Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law…
