The Igede ethnic minority group in Benue state has expressed willingness to be excised from Benue and merged with the proposed Ogoja state to be carved out of Cross River state. There has been growing agitation across several parts of Nigeria for the creation of more states to reflect ethnic, cultural, and developmental interests following…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice of “gross misconduct” on Siminalayi Fubara, govenor of the state, and Ngozi Odu, his deputy. Martins Wachukwu, special assistant on media to Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers assembly, relayed the development in a statement on Monday. The “gross misconduct” allegation is the first stage…
Kidnappers on Thursday night, stormed the Nigerian Army Post Housing Scheme in the Kurudu area of Abuja, abducting two residents. According to The Punch newspapers, the abductees include the wife and one of the in-laws of a lawyer, Cyril Adikwu. The incident, according to a neighbour of the victims, occurred around 10:00 pm in the…
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA) has alleged that some disgruntled people opposed to the confirmation of Adewale Adeniyi, as Comptroller General the Nigerian Customs have resorted to campaign of calumny against him. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, the group said these disgruntled elements have been fabricating fake news against Adeniyi and asking President…
The Kaduna State Police Command has warned against a planned rally by supporters of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Party (LP) in the 2023 election to mark his birthday in Kaduna In a statement on Saturday in Kaduna, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, said, “all forms of political rallies and public gatherings of…
A former military governor of Kaduna state, Col. Abubakar Umar (rtd),has appealed to the federal government to do more to secure the immediate release of victims of the Kaduna train abduction. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, he said the pictures of the victims which trended on the social media was disturbing. Umar also…
