Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has condemned the killing of 11 farmers by gunmen on Friday in Yangtu Development Area of the state. In a statement, the governor said, the persistent attacks and killings in several parts of the state by bandits was worrisome and unacceptable. The statement signed by Emmanuel Bello, Special Adviser to…
Troops of the 1 Division, Nigerian Army Kaduna, have neutralised five bandits terrorising some communities in Kaduna state. In a statement at the weekend, Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, said the bandits were killed during a faceoff with troops on Friday. He said the troops, “through heightened onslaught against bandits and…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the managing director and chief executive of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, indefinitely. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and publicity announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Also suspended indefinitely, are Olaniyi Netufo, executive director, corporate services, Barka Sajou, executive director, technical…
Six members of the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) in Taraba state have died in a fatal auto crash which occurred on Saturday. The victims were said to be returning from the conference of the women’s wing CAN which held in Gembu, Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba state. The Taraba…
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service line that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022 in Kaduna had been reconnected In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the NRC said the major track work on the rail line had been completed, adding that train services would soon resume on…
Edward Masha, chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, has faulted Saturday’s conduct of council polls in the state, describing it as charade. Addressing journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, Masha said the exercise was a rape on democracy. He alleged that important election materials, especially, ward and local government result sheets,…
