The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air component of Operation Fansan Yamma has dismantled bandit enclaves in Dunya Hill and Batauna Forest in Giwa LGA of Kaduna state. Spokesperson of NAF, Olusola Akinboyewa, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Akinboyewa said the strategic strikes were conducted on November 12 in furtherance of the…
The Nigerian Army has rebranded the Joint Task Force (JTF)- Operation Safe Haven to Operation Enduring Peace to guarantee peace in Plateau state and its environs. The Media and Information Officer of security outfit Major Samson Zhakom, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday on Saturday. He said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher…
The Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Jacob Gyang Buba, has expressed concern over the plight of communities displaced by bandits in Plateau state. He also appealed to politicians not to indulge in acts that will create tension and worsen the security situation ahead of the 2023 general elections. The paramount ruler of the Berom nation, Plateau…
The Taraba State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has elected Rev. Fr. Williams Awoshiri as its new chairman. The election which took place on Thursday in Jalingo, was supervised by a delegation from the National Secretariat of CAN, led by Dr. Uzoaku Williams. Awoshiri’s election, according to the association, signals a renewed…
Three lawmakers elected to the Kaduna state House of Assembly on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Also, Danjuma La’ah, a two- term former senator who represented Kaduna South senatorial zone on the platform of the PDP, has resigned his…
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North) to seven years imprisonment for money laundering. The court also ordered that the two companies belonging to Nwaoboshi -Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd, be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of the…
