Sixteen people have been reportedly abducted in yet another attack on Angwan Pa community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A resident of the area said the incident occurred on Monday at about 7:30 pm. The incident occurred barely 24 hours after Christmas Day attack on Angwan Aku, also in Kajuru LGA, where…
Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded…
The Kaduna state police command said it had arrested 1,137 suspected criminals in the past two months. Addressing a press conference on Thursday at the command’s headquarters in Kaduna, Audu Dabigi, the commissioner of police in the state, said the arrested suspects include 73 armed robbers, 79 kidnappers and 985 phone snatchers. Dabigi also said…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that state governments and the federal government are currently working to achieve state policing. The governor disclosed this on Thursday at the passing-out ceremony of the second batch of Benue community volunteer guards on Thursday in Markurdi. According tobhom, the federal government has started working with the governors…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House Representatives has called for the prosecution of officials of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), for lying under oath. In a statement on Tuesday, leader of the caucus, Hon. Kingsley Chinda alleged that officials of the NCC lied on oath while testifying before the House, on the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is to commence its bi-weekly media briefings and weekly updates ahead of the 2023 general elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Wednesday in a message titled, “100 days to the 2023 general election”. The INEC chairman said Nigerians deserve the right to know about…
