Ibrahim Ali Namadi, commissioner for transportation in Kano, has resigned from his position following the submission of a probe report linking him to the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron. The development comes hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf received the findings of a committee investigating Namadi’s role in the release of Sulaiman Aminu…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared a three-day national mourning and prayers over continuous killings and other challenges facing the country. The General Secretary of the association, Daramola Joseph, announced in a letter to branches of the association and church leaders across the country. The letter dated May 11, 2021, and addressed to national…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of NOK University and all of its assets said to be linked to one Anthony Hassan, a former director of finance and accounts at the federal ministry of health. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had in 2022, alleged that Hassan diverted…
Two people have been killed while 10 others were abducted by terrorists in an attack on Sabon Gero area of Millennium City, Kaduna metropolis. The terrorists were said to have invaded the community on Tuesday night, killing the Commander of Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) in the community and a resident. The terrorists were also…
The remaining three children of Janet Gimba, the Kaduna customary court judge who were held in captivity by bandits, have been freed after 15 days in captivity. Godwin Ochai, chairman of the Kaduna branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), said the children were released on Tuesday. Family sources also confirmed the release in a…
Twenty-seven members of the River House of Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are said to be loyal to the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. They were said to have taken the decision to join the…
