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…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani has asked the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to work closely with governors in the region to ensure the success of developmental initiatives. Speaking when members of the Commission’s Board of Directors, led by its Chairman, Lawal Abdullahi, the governor emphasised the need for collaboration with the governors for…
Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna, has resigned as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), insisting the party must respect its zoning formula. In a letter dated November 17 and addressed to Adolphus Wabara, BoT chairman, Makarfi said he could not remain in office after the emergence of Kabiru…
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says bandits who threatened to kill the remaining students of Greenfield University, Kaduna,have agreed that they will not killed them. The bandits had recently threatened to kill the students who they abducted in the school on April 18, 2021 if the parents fail to pay a N100 million and…
The speaker of the Ekiti state house of assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, is dead. He was aged 66.. His death was confirmed in a statement on Wednesday by Yinka Oyebode, spokesman to the Ekiti governor. The speaker was said to have died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was…
Patience Dombin spoke with some residents of Jos on the increasing wave of crime in parts of the city. Residence of Jos, the Plateau state capital are worried over the increasing criminal activities in the tin city. Many parts of the city are plagued by a wide range of criminality , ranging from ritual…
