President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites, across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment.” In a statement on Thursday, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu said the directive followed Buhari’s approval of the recommendations…
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) in Kaduna State has rejected the result of the governorship election won by Senator Uba Sani of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing journalists on Tuesday in Kaduna, state chairman of the party, Hassan Hyet, said the declaration of Sani by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as…
Pusdung is the annual cultural festival of the Ngas ethnic nationality in Pankshin and Kanke Local Government Areas of Plateau state. The festival was initiated in 1988 to promote the rich cultural and traditions of the Ngas nation. The event is always held at Nefur arena in Pankshin, the headquarters of Ngas people. Besides, cultural…
An Air force jet was reported to have bombed several communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state, according to reports by THISDAY newspapers. Many people were reportedly injured while property were destroyed. According to report, Chikuba and Kwaki communities were the worst hit by the bombardment which took said to have taken place…
The Kaduna state chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and its governorship candidate, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, have vowed to appeal against the decision of a Federal High Court, in a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which sought to stop the inclusion of all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Simply put, a secured society is not necessarily one that has no challenges or problems. Security is not absence of threats. It is the ability of the state to ensure that people within its jurisdiction go about their daily endeavors without any threats to their lives, families and properties; or if such threats or challenges…
