Emmanuel Yawe, the spokesman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has died. He was aged 65. Yawe, a veteran journalist, from Taraba state, died in his sleep on Friday morning. Murtala Aliyu, Secretary General of the ACF,, confirmed his death on the forum’s WhatsApp media platform. “It is with heavy heart that I bring to…
The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said that “the security situation has relatively improved across all parts of the country.” He also said the insurgents terrorising the north east have been decimated considerably adding that over 30,000 of the insurgents and their family had so far surrendered. In a keynote…
Three people were killed while two others were abducted in an attack on Ungwan Galadima in Gonin Gora, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis. A resident of the area who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview said the bandits invaded the community at about 1am on Thursday and operated for over an hour. He said…
Two hundred suspected terrorists and 20 suspected armed robbers were on Wednesday, paraded by the Kaduna state police command. Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Kaduna on behalf of Mudasiru Abdullahi, the commissioner of police. He disclosed that 18 AK47rifles, 2000 live ammunitions of different calibre, 11…
Former sports minister, Solomon Dalung, has dismissed reports associating him with the interim leadership of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), describing the reports as “fake news”. Dalung also denied his membership of the third force, a political movement led by former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso which recently moved to the NNPP. Dalung, Senator…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Plateau state government has vowed that it will continue to enforce all town planning laws and regulations to ensure public safety and orderliness across towns and cities in the state. The state governor, Simon Lalong, stated this when the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Olutoye Ayinde,…
