The Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu Uche, has been set free alongside two other clerics and his driver. They who were abducted on Sunday in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway while returning from a religious programme. News of their release filtered in Monday…
Bashir Usman executive secretary of the National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE), has called on governors of the 36 states of the federation to provide adequate teachers and infrastructure for Nomadic Primary schools. He made the called on Tuesday in Kaduna, while declaring opened, a three – day workshop on skills acquisition and sustainable livelihoods…
The Plateau state police command has arrested nine suspects over the recent violent attacks in the state. Speaking during a press conference on Thursday in Jos, the capital of Plateau, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of zone 4, Ebong Eyibio, said operatives repelled attacks which were targeted at Ntam community and the…
Senator Dino Melaye has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi state. Melaye secured 313 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Idoko Ilonah, who got 124 votes. A former governor of Kaduna state and Chairman of the PDP electoral committee for the Kogi governorship primary, Senator Ahmed…
The Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) in Conjunction with some civil society groups have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to remove petroleum subsidy. The group also kicked against the N48 billion pipeline security contract awarded by the federal government to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, a former Niger Delta militant leader. Addressing a press conference on…
The United States has delivered critical military supplies to the Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen security operations amid escalating violence across the country. The delivery was announced on Tuesday by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) in a statement posted on X. “U.S. forces delivered critical military supplies to our Nigerian partners in Abuja….
