Caleb Mutfwang, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state, says he will end the incessant killings in the state if elected. He also promised to ensure that all communities displaced by terrorists in the state returned to the ancestral homes. Speaking during a reception by Plateau Community in Kaduna on…
Below is the full text of a press statement by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), detailing alleged involvement of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari and four other police officers in illicit drug deal. TEXT OF PRESS BRIEFING BY THE NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, NDLEA, ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14,…
Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has announced the implementation of autonomy for state legislature and judiciary, with effect from May. The governor disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents on Monday. According to him, the decision was reached during a meeting attended by federal lawmakers,…
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…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The ad-hoc committee set up last week by the senate to investigation the disbursement of development fund to the 36 states of the federation since 2017, has summoned the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, Central Bank governor, Godwin Emefiele and others to appear before it . The senate had in a motion…
Terrorists have reportedly killed 32 people in an attack on four communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident, according to the President of the Adara Development Association (ADA), Awemi Maisamari, occurred on Sunday. He said the affected communities include, Ungwan Gamu, Dogon Noma, Ungwan Sarki and Maikori villages. He said the…
