Residents of M.I Wushishi Estate Minna, the Niger State capital are living in palpable fear following threats of invasion of the area by bandits. Sources in the estate said the hoodlums had asked residents to vacate their homes or risk being killed. The source said many residents have moved out of the estate following the…
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda was sworn in on Wednesday for his sixth term as president. The home of his main opposition rival Bobi Wine, who decried the inauguration as a “sham” was surrounded by police during the ceremony. Museveni, who won re-election in January despite widespread reports of irregularities, took the oath of office at…
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…
Some victims of bandits’ attacks in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi state have cried out over persistent invasions and abduction in their communities by bandits. They also condemned the alleged silence by government and security agencies over the attacks which has led to destruction of lives and property. One of the community leaders who…
The Adara Development Association (ADA) has raised alarm over renewed activities of bandits terrorising its communities in Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. The group, in a statement on Monday, signed by Livinus Jatau, its, Publicity Secretary, called on the government to take urgent steps to contain the situation. The association recalled…
Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has said that those who lost out in their bids to be appointed running mate to Bola Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have resorted to promoting religious sentiments. Speaking with State House Correspondents on Wednesday in Abuja after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, Lalong…
