The Department of State Services (DSS) have raided the residences of two relations of Tukur Mamu, the train hostage negotiator. In a statement on Friday, Ibrahim Mada, Special Projects Manager, Desert Herald newspaper, published by Mamu, said the DSS stormed the Kaduna residences of the publisher’s brother, Ibrahim Mamu and his brother in-law, Abdullahi Mashi…
By Patience Dombin, Jos Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong, has signed into law the Violence Against Persons Act (VAPP) passed by the State House of Assembly. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, Makut Macham, said the law will curb the menace of violence against women and children which…
A passenger train, traveling from Abuja to Kaduna, derailed on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. Casualty figures were unknown as details of the incident were sketchy. The train reportedly derailed after missing a point with several coaches tumbling. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. The statement signed…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, (SAN), has called on the governors of Benue and Plateau states to immediately ban open grazing and prosecute suspects linked to violent attacks. In a statement on Sunday expressing sympathy to the two states over incessant killings, Falana described the recent spate of attacks as “genocidal”. He said, “It is…
The air commponent of Operation Whirl Punch of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has eliminated over terrorists in an airstrike in Kaduna state. Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of the NAF disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Gabkwet said the airstrike followed an intelligence report about the movement of the syndicate along the Kwiga-Kampamin Doka axis…
Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai,has said that the naira redesign policy is not part of the manifesto of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but a personal decision. He also alleged that some “elements” in Aso Rock were working against the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television…
