President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), Samuel Tabara, has said that the union will not participate in the planned nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship. In a statement in Kaduna, Tabara disassociated SOKAPU from the planned protest and condemned the motive behind it. He said, “a well intentioned protest cannot originate from people…
A former Secretary General of the Anglican Communion (World wide), Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon has asked President Bola Tinubu to address security and economic challenges facing Nigerians if he wants to seek re-election in 2027. Speaking in a Zoom interview with selected journalists in Kaduna, he he lamented the unending security situation and the growing…
The Bwacha Political Organisation, a group supporting the governorship ambition of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha in Taraba state, has accused the state governor, Mr. Darius Ishaku of fanning the embers of religious strife. Bwacha who represents Taraba South Senatorial District, recently decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a…
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…
A federal lawmaker, representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu federal constituency of Benue state, Dr. Francis Agbo, has condemned the attack on a former councillor who represented Apa Ward Ado LGA, Williams Ochonu and others. The former councilor, alongside others were said to have been beaten to stupor on Sunday, by gun-wielding hoodlums in Otukpo. Agbo, in a statement…
The governorship primaries of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba state was characterised by violence as some angry youths attacked the convoy of Governor Darius Ishaku for alleged imposition of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the party’s flag bearer. According to reports by Punch newspapers, the angry youths mainly from Taraba North and…
