Nigeria and African news

The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) have condemned the killings in Anguwan Rukuba area of Jos, Plateau State, describing the incident as senseless, barbaric and unacceptable. On Sunday, gunmen invaded the community at about 7:30 p.m., killing 27 people while several others were injured. In separate statements…

Former vice-president, Aitku Abubakar, has commended the supreme court judgments affirming the election of governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court, on Friday, affirmed the election of governors Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), and Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau) who were elected on the platform of the PDP. The court had earlier on…

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has commenced the airlift of relief materials to riverine communities affected by the recent flooding in Bayelsa. Spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the relief materials were airlifted by the C-130 aircraft from Enugu to Port Harcourt and were subsequently ferried to…

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has constituted a committee of serving and retired senior officers of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) to conduct a safety audit of all its operational and engineering units. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information…

Former governor of Anambra state and Presidential Aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi has withdrawn from the contest and resigned his membership of the party. In a letter dated May 24, 2022 and addressed to the National Chairman of the PDP, Obi said recent developments within the party made it practically impossible…