About 37 miners have reportedly died while 25 others were injured after being exposed to carbon monoxide, while working in an underground mining site in Kompani Zurak, Wase LGA of Plateau state. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. The victims were said to be mostly young men aged…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a three-count charge against former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, for allegedly intercepting the telephone conversation of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. The charge was filed on Monday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the DSS counsel. The DSS said the alleged offence contravened…
Hundreds of protesters on Monday stormed the Kaduna State House of Assembly, demanding a formal briefing on the status of the house’s investigation into the administration of former governor Nasir El Rufai. The demonstrators, led by Yerima Shettima of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Initiative (NSCI) and Aliyu Muhammad of the Coalition of Kaduna Stakeholders Forum…
The office of the national security adviser (ONSA) is reported to have directed former Kaduna governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to submit evidence of the alleged procurement of thallium sulphate to the Department of State Services (DSS) for further investigation. El-Rufai had in a letter dated January 30, 2026 and addressed to the National Security Adviser (NSA),…
In a decisive move to end months of leadership controversy and institutional embarrassment, the National Secretariat of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has formally disbanded its regional chapters known as Northern CAN and Southern CAN. The decision was conveyed in a public notice signed by the CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, and the General…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed February 20, 2027, for the presidential and national assembly elections. The INEC chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, announced the date on Friday at a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He added that the governorship and state houses of assembly election would be held on March…
