The Kano state police command has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to forestall any break down of order following the tribunal judgment sacking Abba Yusuf as the governor of the state. The tribunal had declared Yusuf Gawana of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the state. In a…
A federal high court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex parte motion seeking the transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Sokoto correctional facility. The IPOB leader was sent to Sokoto prison following his conviction on a seven-count terrorism-related charge by a federal high court in…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022 in Kaduna had been reconnected In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the NRC said the major track work on the rail line had been completed, adding that train services would soon resume on…
The abductors of a traditional ruler in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state, the Sum Pyem of Gindri, Charles Mato, have demanded N500 million as ransom for his release. The commander of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali disclosed this when members of the Plateau State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists…
The ad- hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded administration of ex- governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has recommended relevant security agencies should investigated the former governor for alleged diversion of funds and money laundering. Presenting its report on Wednesday at plenary, the chairman of…
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27 as well as January 2, 2023, as public holidays. The ministry of interior announced the festive season holidays in a statement signed by Belgore Shuaib, the permanent secretary, on Friday. The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Rauf Aregbesola, the…
