The Chief of Gurku, Karu Local government Area of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri and his wife have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen. Details of the incident were scanty at the time of this report, but it was gathered that the criminals invaded the palace of the first class chief on Sunday night and kidnapped…
The Kaduna state government is working on a bill aimed at repositioning traditional institutions in the state to serve the people better. A Government House statement said Nasir El-Rufai, the state governor, disclosed this on Wednesday at the quarterly meeting of the Kaduna State Council of Chiefs. The statement said the governor has shared the…
One of the parents of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna has disclosed that N180 million was paid to bandits before their abducted children were released. The students were abducted on April 20 when bandits attacked the institution. A video shared share by Television Continental (TVC) on social media showed two parents saying that…
A former Inspector-General of Police, Tafa Balogun, has died. Balogun who was appointed AIG in March 2002, was said to have died at a hospital in Lekki, Lagos at about 8:30 pm on Thursday following a brief illness. He was aged 74, few days to his 75th birthday. He was born on August 25, 1947,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to govern the country like the immediate past government led by former president, Muhammadu Buhari. According to The Punch newspapers, the Vice President of CAN, Rev. Stephen Baba-Panya stated this on the sidelines of the installation of Rev. Ayuba Asheshe, as the new…
By Daniel Dauda in Jos A lecturer with the Department of Theatre Arts of the University of Jos, Dr. Dan Ella, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence at Haske quarters in Laminga community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours…
