Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo The Ayatutu Cultural and Social Development Initiative (AYACASODI), has called on the federal government to tackle the incessant attacks on Tiv communities in Benue Taraba and Nasarawa states by bandits. National president of AYACASODI, Chief Timothy Baaki, made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Jalingo. Baaki said the continued attacks…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has asked community and traditional leaders to deal decisively with the menace of informants undermining security in their localities. In a statement he shared on his X handle, after an emergency security meeting on Wednesday with stakeholders from the seven Local Government Areas worst hit by insecurity, the governor…
The Kaduna state government has commenced the distribution of the second batch of palliatives with 128 trucks of rice and maize worth N3.4 billion to the less privileged. Govermor of the state, Senator Uba Sani disclosed this on Monday, during the flag-off of the distribution. Sani said the second batch of the palliatives will gulped…
Gabriel Zock, a federal lawmaker representing Kachia/Kagarko federal Constituency of Kaduna State has presented a grant of N37 million to 500 women in the constituency to help them start up petty businesses. He also donated N11 million as financial support to Muslims and Christian religious leaders in the constituency to encourage them to continue to…
Bandits have abducted 87 people in Tantatu community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The attack occurred barely 48 hours after 14 people were abducted in a similar attack on Dogon Noma community also in Kajuru LGA. The bandits who were said to be in large number invaded the community at about 10pm…
Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau state governor, has approved the appointments of 204 media aides. The appointments were announced in a statement on Friday by Gyang Bere, spokesperson to the governor. Bere said the appointments were aimed at disseminating the policies of the administration to the grassroots. “In a bid to enhance public awareness and disseminate the…
