The Kaduna state government has suspended weekly markets in Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Giwa, Igabi and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state. The state government also banned the sell of petrol in jerrycans within and outside the premises of petrol stations in the five LGAs. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, the…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has asked community and traditional leaders to deal decisively with the menace of informants undermining security in their localities. In a statement he shared on his X handle, after an emergency security meeting on Wednesday with stakeholders from the seven Local Government Areas worst hit by insecurity, the governor…
The Arewa Youth Vanguard (AYV) has alleged of plots by Yahaya Bello, outgoing governor of Kogi state to influence the removal of the Chief Gabriel Aduku, Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), who doubles as the acting chairman of Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC). In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the group, alleged…
The Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has arrested a consignments of donkey bones and dried donkey meat worth billions of naira. Ahmadu Shuaibu, the Comptroller of the init disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference its headquarters in Kaduna. He said other illegal products intercepted by operatives of…
Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his 12-year hold on power in Israel after its parliament voted in a new coalition government. The BBC reports that Right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as prime minister, leading a “government of change”. He will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Arewa Youths Conservative Forum (AYCF) have condemned the recent killings in Plateau state. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the two groups expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident. On Wednesday, gunmen invaded several communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state, killing over 50 people while…
