The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that one of its fighter jets has crashed in Zamfara state. There was reports of the crash on Sunday, but the NAF, had in a statement by its spokesman Edward Gabkwet, denied the reports of the crash. However in a statement on Monday, Gabkwet confirmed the incident, disclosing…
Bishop Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto has said that he is not against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari but is against the way the deplorable security and economic woes are being handled by the president. Fielding questions from newsmen at St Barkitha Catholic Secretariat Sokoto, Kukah said, Nigeria has becoome a house of…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshall Oladayo Amao, has said that air power is a force multiplier in all military operations. He noted that the recent successes recorded by the military show how critical air power is in meeting the security aspirations of Nigerians. Amao stated this on Tuesday at the commissioning of…
The Kaduna state government has inaugurated a 10 member committee for the resettlement of persons displaced by bandits in some parts of Southern Kaduna. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Kaduna, Uba Sani, governor of the state, noted that “the Southern part of Kaduna state has faced its share of displacement of individuals and…
Northern Ulamahs have condemned what they described as “local and international propaganda falsely alleging genocide against Nigerian Christians, describing such claims as misleading and divisive”. In a communique issued in Kaduna on Thursday, at the end of their “special summit on contemporary issues facing the Nigerian Muslims”, the Ulamahs said Muslims have also been disproportionately…
A northern support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed Kailani Mohammad for appointment as the National Chairman of the party. The position of the National Chairman became vacant following the recent resignation of Abdullahi Ganduje. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, Awwal Aliyu, Chairman of the forum, described Mohammad as a transformative…
