Three persons, including a pastor, have been killed in fresh attacks by bandits on Suwa and Ding’ak communities, Mushere chiefdom of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. The attacks were said to have occurred on Friday August 8, around 2pm. Kefas Mallai, Chairman of Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, confirmed the killings in an interview…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe is dead. Ogbe who also served as minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019, is died on Saturday at the age of 78. His death was announced in a statement by the family. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that poor infrastructure, widespread smuggling, and the absence of effective copyright enforcement are key issues affecting the textile industry in Nigeria. The emir said this in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Tuesday shortly after a tour of United Textile Company Limited (UNTL) by …
A notorious terror kingpin operating in the north-west, Bello Turji, has reportedly released 32 kidnapped victims and surrendered some of his weapons. According to reports, an Islamic cleric, Musa Yusuf, popularly known as Asadus-Sunnah, announced the development during a religious event in Kaduna on Monday. Yusuf said the gesture followed a series of peace talks…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani, has said that the fragmented nature of legal reforms in Nigeria is fuelling inefficiencies and undermining public trust in the justice system Speaking at the Body of Attorneys-General (BOAG) conference in Kaduna on Wednesday, Sani called for collaboration between federal and state governments to carry out a comprehensive…
Ibrahim Ali Namadi, commissioner for transportation in Kano, has resigned from his position following the submission of a probe report linking him to the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron. The development comes hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the findings of a committee investigating Namadi’s role in the release of Sulaiman Aminu…
