Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has been expelled from the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The party also declared El-Rufai ineligible to associate with the SDP in any capacity and banned him from participating in the affairs of the party for a period of 30 years. In a statement on Monday in Abuja the …
No fewer than 33 kidnapped victims have been killed by their abductors in Banga town, Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara state. TheCable reports that the attackers, said to be led by a notorious bandit kingpin known as Dan Sadiya, had abducted over 50 residents from the community. Residents, who spoke on the condition of anonymity,…
At least 14 people have been killed in yet another attack by bandits near Chirang village in Bokkos Local Government Area n̈of Plateau. Chairman of Bokkos Bokkos Cultural Development Forum (BCDF) Vanguard , Farmasum Fuddang, who confirmed the attack said it is part of a broader pattern of violence that has plagued Plateau central in…
The Assistant National Secretary, north-west zone of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Idris Inuwa, has said that the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, cannot speak for the.party as he is not its member. Speaking at a press conference on Friday in Kaduna, Inuwa said El-Rufai is not on the party’s membership register…
Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction Minister, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has emerged the new National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His election followed the adoption of a motion moved by the Chairman of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and Governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, seconded by Speaker of the House of…
The Nigeria Police Force has intercepted a notorious arms supply syndicate responsible for arming bandits in Benue and other North-Central states, recovering a cache of weapons including a rocket launcher, multiple AK-47 rifles, and thousands of rounds of live ammunition. This breakthrough, which followed a series of coordinated intelligence-led operations by operatives of the Force…
