Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded…
Former National chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Alkali and Senator Sulaiman Othman Hunkuyi, candidate of the NNPP in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state, have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They were received into the APC on Tuesday by the National chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje….
The ad-hoc committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate the eight year administration of ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai has summoned some former and present government officials to appear before it. El-Rufai governed the state from May 2015 to May 2023. According to a statement by Suraj Bamalli, Media aide to…
The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle, says there cannot be one Nigeria without justice, fair play and mutual respect among the various ethnic groups in the country. Speaking at a lecture organised to mark the 58th birthday of Taiwo Adelakun, the Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church Worldwide, on Wednesday…
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday declared a total nationwide strike effective Tuesday, November 14, 2023. The leadership of the two unions reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, an official told The PUNCH under the condition of anonymity because he…
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has condemned the killing of 12 soldiers in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The NSGF, in a statement by its chairman and governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong, said the incident was unfortunate and must not be allowed to repeat itself as it is capable of…
