The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), have called for power shift to the South in 2023. In a communique issued at the end of an expanded meeting of leaders of the forum on Sunday in Abuja, the group, “called on the leading political parties- the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has accused the federal and the Kaduna state government for allegedly refusing to arrest and prosecute bandits terrorising communities in the southern part of Kaduna state. President SOKAPU, Awemi Maisamari, made the accusation at a news conference on Thursday in Kaduna. The SOKAPU President also lamented the “silence of…
Six people have been reportedly killed while 15 others injured in a suicide attack in Gwoza, Borno state.. According to agency reports, the unfortunate incident when a female suicide bomber detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) at a wedding ceremony in the town. Yusuf Lawal, the Borno State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the incident. He said…
Governor Simon Lalong has approved the creation of 268 Districts and Village Areas as well as two Chiefdoms in the state. Three others traditional traditional institutions of second Class status were restored while five others were upgraded to third class status. This was announced on Thursday in a statement in Jos, by Makut Macham, Director…
By Patience Dombin, Jos A federal high court sitting in Jos, Plateau state capital, has sentenced the former minister of water resources, Sarah Ochekpe to six years imprisonment. Ochekpe served as minister in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2018, Ochekpe, alongside former acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau, Raymond Dabo and…
The Christian Social Movement of Nigeria, (CSMN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to abandon his second bid, citing worsening security situation, economic hardship under his administration. Addressing a world press conference on Friday via zoom, the group said persistent attacks by terrorists and other armed groups had exposed serious weaknesses in the government’s ability to protect citizens and safeguard the nation’s sovereignty…
