No fewer than 17 people have been reportedly killed by bandits in three communities in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. About 38 others were also said to have been abducted when the bandits invaded the communities on Tuesday night. Aminu Khalid, a former Councillor said the affected communities include, Ungwan Sako, Kunkurai and…
Kaduna based controversial islamic cleric,, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the redesigning of some naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying that it may force kidnappers to start demanding for ransom payment in dollars. The CBN had on October 26, announced the redesigning of N200, N500 and N1,000 notes. However, in a…
Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has said that there will be challenges with implementation, financial autonomy for the judiciary. This, according to him, is because the executive and not the judiciary is responsible for presenting the budget to the legislature. Speaking on Thursday while commissioning of the industrial court judges quarters in Porthacourt, Wike said,…
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana who spoke on the sidelines at an event to mark world Press Freedom Day, said Buhari’s administration has “outlived its usefulness” as a result of the worsening insecurity across the country. Falana told Plus Tv that Nigeria…
Five people have been killed by bandits in communities in Giwa and Zangon Kataf Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. In Zangon Kataf, the gunmen were said to have attacked Wawan Rafi village, killing four people, including a seven year old boy and his father. Seven houses, one car and one motorcycle were also said…
The Ogun state police command has said that a tyre burst caused the road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua. On Monday, the Lexus Jeep conveying Joshua and two members of the team crashed into a stationary truck around the Sinoma area near the Sagamu, Ogun state. Providing an update on the incident…
