President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the those behind the recent killings in Benue state will be held accountable. No fewer than 36 persons were killed on Wednesday in an attack by gunmen on Gbeji community in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue. In a statement issued on Saturday by Garba Shehu, Presidential spokesperson, Buhari,…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the over N1 trillion expected to be saved from withdrawal of electricity subsidy will be reinvested in improving power supply and the provision of social services. The minister stated this on Saturday while featuring as a guest on Hannu Da Yawa, a Hausa interview…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Kuteb elders in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State has kicked against plans by the state governor, Kefas Ogbu, to rob the Kuteb ethnic nationality of the Ukwe traditional stool in Takum. The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body of the Kuteb ethnic nationality, recently made similar allegations against…
The Kaduna state high court II on Tuesday denied bail to Bashir Sa’idu, former chief of staff, to ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai. The Kaduna state government dragged Saidu before the court presided by Justice Isa Aliyu on a 10 count charge bothering on alleged money laundering, embezzlement, and stealing. Saidu pleaded not guilty when the …
By Mark Miracle Nigerian-born English player, Bukayo Saka scored a sensational goal in an away victory over Slavia Prague in the Europa League quarter-final. Players who also recorded their names on the scorelines were, Nicolas Pepe who opened the deadlock, Alexandre Lacazate who converted from a penalty spot, and Bukayo Saka who scored after dribbling…
An official of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Adeyemi Israel Abiodun has been sentenced to one year for N195.2m fraud. Until his conviction Abiodun was the Director of Logistics of the students union body at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter. The NANS leader, according to a statement on Wednesday by the Economic and Financial…
