A Kano Upper Shari’a court has convicted Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, a cleric, for blasphemy. Nasiru-Kabara was charged over alleged blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. The charges were preferred against him by the Kano state government. Suraj Sa’eda, the prosecution counsel, said the defendant committed the offence on August 10, October 25, and December 20, 2019. Delivering…
Troops rescue 13 kidnap victims in Kaduna, recover arms By John Shiklam in Kaduna Troops of Sector 4 Operation Whirl Punch have rescued 13 hostages from kidnappers’ den in Chigulu village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has vowed that those behind the death of military personnel in Delta would be fished out and brought to justice. Speaking at the burial ceremony held for the slain soldiers at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja. on Wednesday vowed that the perpetrators of the heinous…
No fewer than 29 people have been killed in an attack by terrorists in Guyaku community, Gombi LGA of Adamawa state. According to reports by Reuters, the attackers invaded the community late on Sunday and carried out sporadic shootings for several hours, killing residents and destroying property. The report said, Adamawa state governor Ahmadu Fintiri,…
Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body of the Kuteb ethnic nationality in Taraba state, has vowed to resist moves by Governor Ogbu Kefas, to instal former Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, as the “Ukwe Takum,” the paramount ruler of the Kutebs. Addressing a press conference on Thursday in…
Ex-members of the Kaduna state executive council under the administration of former governor Nasir El-Rufai, have dismissed the recent report by the adhoc committee of the state House of Assembly alleging the stealing of N423billion and money laundering. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, the former officials maintained that the report is the outcome…
