President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngalale, announced the appointments in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, nine serving federal commissioners are among those appointed by the President. The statement said the appointees include, Emmanuel…
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has commended the Nigerian Airforce for improving the security situation in the state. Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at the NAF Headquarters in Abuja, the governor said the military operations, especially air strikes vanquished…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that too much of talks on the deteriorating security with action will not address the problem. The sultan spoke on Wednesday at the Special Summit on National Security organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja. He said things are getting bad, stressing that urgent…
A Catholic seminarian and two other people have been killed in separate attacks by bandits in Kamantan and Sabon Kaura communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Both incidents were said to have occurred on Thursday night. In Kamantan, the bandits were said to have burnt the residence of the Catholic Parish…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has recently sought to downplay the disquieting resurgence of Boko Haram, a stance that has understandably ignited considerable alarm amongst Nigerians, especially those from Borno State acutely aware of the enduring and brutal threat this group continues to pose. This attempt to…
Kaduna State Governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani has said that his administration will give priority to the welfare and security of citizens. In a message marking the Eid-El-Fitr celebrations, he noted that it is by making people happy and secured that democracy could be sustained and deepened. Sani said leaders must prioritise the welfare and security…
