The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, struck out the terrorism charge filed against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court also discharged and acquitted the embattled leader of the proscribed group. The appellate court in a judgment by a three-member panel held that Kanu’s extradition from…
Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo A former speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Prof. Joseph Kunini, has urged Governor Ogbu Kefas to avoid the mistakes of the past and carry every section of the state along in his administration. He also urged the people of the state to support the governor to move Taraba state…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Dr. Aliyu Tilde’s article, “Genocide Nomenclature in Nigeria,” attempts to rewrite Nigeria’s recent history and minimise the well-documented suffering of Christian communities. His argument rests on selective recollections, deliberate omissions, and sweeping accusations that collapse under modest scrutiny. Nigeria’s conflicts are complex, multi-layered, and tragically widespread. But complexity is not an…
The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company KEDCO has reacted to the ongoing industrial action that has thrown states within its franchise into darkness. The company’s chapter of National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) had on Monday embarked on an industrial action following alleged sacking of 900 workers. The management of the company in a statement on…
Two soliders have been reportedly killed in an attack by bandits at a military base in Kutungare village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Two of the soldiers were said to have sustained serious injuries while three villagers were abducted by the hoodlums. Sources in the community said the attack took place at about…
By Onuminya Ochowechi in Sokoto Sokoto state governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has advised corps members posted to the state against negative use of the social media. The governor gave the advice on Tuesday at the end of the three weeks orientation for members of Batch ‘B’ Stream I of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) at…
