The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Screening Committee has disqualified 10 of its 23 presidential aspirants. Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja while submitting the report of the committee to the APC National Chairman, Abduallahi Adamu. The 23 aspirants were screened on Monday and Tuesday. Adamu hinted…
The remains of Pope Francis was on Saturday laid to rest in Rome. According to agency reports, he was buried outside the Vatican at the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the main Basilicas in Rome, altering a 100-year-old tradition of the church. Pope Francis had said he wished to be buried at Santa…
Seven people were killed while over 20 others were reportedly abducted in multiple attacks on three communities in Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the killings in a statement on Sunday. His statement was however silent on the reported abduction of over 20 people in Anguwan Zallah- Udawa,…
The leadership of Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) in Taraba state has handed over 11 suspected kidnappers and gun runners to the police. The suspects were handed over to the state police commissioner, Mr Abimbola Sokoya, on Sunday. They were presented during the formal inauguration of a 16-man committee set up to tackle criminal…
The Kaduna state governor, Uba Sani, on Thursday, received the first set of “repentant bandits” in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state. The governor also opened the cattle market in the area, said to have been closed for about 10 years due to insecurity. This was disclosed in a statement in Kaduna on…
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed a former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd) as the Minister of Defence following a five-hour rigorous screening by lawmakers. President Bola Tinubu had nominated Musa for the position following the resignation of Badaru Abubakar on Monday night. During the screening, Musa faced tough questions on recent…
