By Patience Dombin, Jos Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has signed into law the Violence Against Persons Act (VAPP) passed by the State House of Assembly. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Makut Macham, said the law will curb the menace of violence against women and children which…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa Abuja The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) say a total of 53,262 terrorists and their families comprising men, women and children have so far surrendered to own troops as at 16 of May 2022 so far. Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO) Major General Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this in Abuja while briefing journalists on…
The minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed has suspended indefinitely the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. Idris was arrested on Monday in Kano by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N80 billion fraud. In a letter dated May 18, 2022, Ahmed said the suspension “without pay” was to allow for…
Three people were killed while nine others were abducted in an attack on Tokace community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A resident of the area, said the attack took place on Tuesday at about 9pm. He said the terrorists who came in large numbers were well armed and were shooting indiscriminately. He said…
Rampaging protesters demanding the release of suspected killers of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto (SSCOE), on Saturday vandalised and torched two of the parishes of the Catholic Dioceses of Sokoto. The two parishes are presided over by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Mathew Kukah. Deborah was…
Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was murdered over alleged blasphemy, has been buried. Her remains was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Tunga Magajiya, Rijau Local Government Area of Niger state at about 6:30 pm at the Christian cemetery. Emmanuel Maaji, the uncle of the…
