Patient Dombin, Jos Gunmen who abducted the district head of Panyam, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state, Aminu Derwan have demanded for N150 million ransom for his release. A family source who pleaded anonymity disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, the Plateau state capital. Derwan was abducted when the gunmen invaded his palace in…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the over N1 trillion expected to be saved from withdrawal of electricity subsidy will be reinvested in improving power supply and the provision of social services. The minister stated this on Saturday while featuring as a guest on Hannu Da Yawa, a Hausa interview…
The Presidential screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared 15 aspirants while two were disqualified. Chairman of the screening committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Friday after the screening exercise in Abuja. Mark who declined to reveal the names of the disqualified presidential aspirants, said they…
A former governor of Zamfara state and senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari, was said to have been detained and grilled by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), according reports by The Punch newspapers. The newspaper said reasons the detention and interrogation of Yari was not clear yet. According to Punch, a source…
Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has alleged that there were plots by saboteurs to disrupt the forthcoming elections. Tinubu made the allegation on Wednesday at the APC presidential rally which held at the MKO Abiola stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun state. He declared that petrol scarcity and naira redesign will not affect…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said that Nigeria has what it takes to excel with the right leadership in place. In a statement marking the 53rd anniversary of the end of the civil war, Obi said a working nation will not give room for extremist groups. He said for…
