The Muslim community in Plateau state on Thursday, join hundreds of people in a peaceful protest against the appeal court judgments that sacked two senators and four members of the House of Representatives, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The protest came from the 17 Local Government Areas…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths for Development and National Unity (AYDNU) have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for currency swap. In separate statements on Saturday in Kaduna, both groups said many rural communities will not be able to change the old notes before the…
At least 17 persons have been confirmed dead while over 120 others were hospitalised following the collapse of a two storey building at Saint Academy, in Busa Buji community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state. The unfortunate incident occurred on Friday at about 8 am when the students were said to be writing…
The Director of Operations of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda has been killed by gunmen. The gunmen, about five in number, were said to have killed him in the early hours of Friday at his Barakallahu residence, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the gunmen killed him and fled without taking…
At least 30 people have lost their lives following a deadly petrol tanker explosion in Dendo community, Agaie Local Government Area of Niger state. The incident was said to have occurred at about 12:30 am on Sunday. In a statement, the Director-General of Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Abdullahi Baba-Arab, said the tanker was…
Over 500 bandits said to have protested against the arrest of one Alhaji Masume, father to two of the bandits, reportedly laid siege on Tsafe town, Headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara state. They were said to have demanded for the release of Masume who was arrested by security operatives in Tsafe cattle…
