Despite the 24 hours curfew imposed on Mangu LGA of Plateau state, many people have been reportedly killed while several houses were burnt on Wednesday following violent clashes in Mangu, the council headquarters. A resident of the town told AmazingTimes</strong in a telephone interview on Wednesday that the 24-hour curfew was ineffective alleging that the…
A major political shake-up hit Taraba State on Monday as Speaker John Bonzena and all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the State House of Assembly defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of Governor Agbu Kefas’ planned defection. The lawmakers made their switch public during a brief ceremony in Jalingo, where viral videos…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the federal government to adopt laws that will protect journalists against abusive lawsuits. The NGE made the call in a statement on Friday signed by its president, Eze Anaba and its general secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren to mark this year’s World Press Freedom Day. World Press Freedom…
The Unified Northern Nigerian Youth Forum (UNNYF), has dismissed reports, especially in the social media that the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by the Central Bank governor, Dr. Godwin Emefiele, against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Emefiele had filed a suit at the Federal High Court 3, Abuja, restraining…
Dauda Lawal governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara state, has emerged winner of the election in the state. Declaring the winner of the election in the early hours of Tuesday, Kassimu Shehu, the INEC returning officer, said Lawal polled 377,726 votes to defeat the incumbent governor and candidate of the All…
Our nation has entered its harmattan, at a time the season has not reached its own cycle or begun the cyclical journey around itself. The harmattan, as we know it in our part, is that dry and lean period of the year when men, women, plants, and generally nature itself, give in to the hardships…
