By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Kutep Muslim Development Association (KMDA) has declared that the proposed demolition of Takum Central Mosque in Taraba state by the state government is an affront on Muslims’ right to worship and a deliberate attempt to erase the history of Kuteb Muslims. In a statement on Sunday in Jalingo, chairman…
A former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd) is dead. Useni died on Thursday at the age of 82 following a protracted illness. His death was confirmed in a statement in Jos, by Gyang Bere, spokesperson to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state. Governor Mutfwang described Useni’s death as…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) will on Friday arraign three ex-appointees of former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, in a fresh N64 million money laundering charge. The ex-appointees are former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor, Mr Olajimi Lawal, a former Accountant General of Kaduna State, Mr. Umar Waziri and the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has approved the established of Directorate of Veteran Affairs to ensure better welfare packages for its retirees and their families. Spokesman of NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao gave the approval for…
National Primary Health Care Department Agency (NPHCDA) has disclosed that diphtheria has so far, killed 20 in Kaduna State. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib and Co-Chair of the Federal Task Team on Diphtheria, made the disclosure on Wednesday in an interview with journalists after visiting Kaduna Diphtheria Treatment…
The Concerned Christian Youth of Northern Nigeria (CCYNN) has asked politicians to stop meddling in the affairs of the church. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, Chairman of the group, Paul Katuka, alleged that some politicians were behind the current crisis rocking the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the…
