Tukur Mamu, the terrorists negotiator has been arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing. He was arraigned on Tuesday by the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) before a federal high court in Abuja.The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts and denied having allegiance to the terrorists….
No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…
Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Yakubu Pam has said that President Bola Tinubu means well for the country but must do more to ease the growing hardship and insecurity. Pam, who spoke in an interview during a condolence visit in…
The Coalition of Concerned Northern Groups (CCNG) has berated the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), declaring that it has no influence on northerners. The CCNG was reacting to recent comments by the spokesperson of the NEF, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, who said the north made a mistake by voting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 elections. Suleiman had…
The Pathfinder Arewa Project has lauded Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue for his recent donation of ₦5 million to each family of security personnel killed in the fight against banditry in the state. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, Abdulhamid Jakadan, chairman of the group, described the gesture as “a testament to the governor’s …
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the attack on the killing of two officers and the abduction of one other in an attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) by bandits. The hoodlums had invaded the military institution in the early hours of Tuesday, killing two officers while one officer was abducted. The ACF…
