The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar, has assured that the abducted pupils of Kuriga Secondary and Primary Schools in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State will soon be rescued. The minister also said the killing of officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army in the Okuama community of Delta State won’t be swept…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening declared a state of emergency in Rivers State over the crisis rocking both the executive and legislative arms of government in the state. In a national broadcast to the nation, the President said during the six-month period of the state of emergency, Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and all…
Ten people were reportedly killed while 19 others were in injured in an attack by gunmen on Chando Zerreci Community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. The attack was said to have taken place on Saturday during the Zerreci cultural festival which is held annually to usher in the raining season for farming activities….
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has inaugurated the state Skills Development Council to empower the youths. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Kaduna, Sani said the council will serve as the highest decision – making organ for skills development in the state. “It will provide overall leadership and strategic direction for the development…
Atsi, sister of the Taraba state governor, Kefas Agbu, has died in an Abuja hospital where she was on admission following gunshot injury. The secretary to the Taraba state government, Timothy Kataps, confirmed her demise on Tuesday. Atsi was said to have sustained the gunshot injury after gunmen attacked a convoy she was in. A…
The late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military officers who died in an aircraft on Friday in Kaduna are to be buried on Saturday at the National Cemetery, Abuja. Attahiru, alongside six members of his entourage and four crew members perished near the Kaduna International Airport when the military…
