The family of Yusuf Simon, from Pankshin LGA of Plateau State, has petitioned the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police over the alleged abduction, conversion to Islam, and marriage of their 17 year old daughter, Jinkai Simon. In the petition dated May 6, 2026, the family said Jinkai, a student of St. Bartholomew’s Secondary School, Wusasa,…
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has said that the federal government will effect a court judgment which ordered the removal of section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act, 2022. On February 25, President Muhammadu Buhari assented to the electoral act amendment bill passed by the National Assembly. However, while assenting to the bill,…
The list of oddities in Nigeria’s political scene are endless, and as former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida once said of Nigeria’s economy and Nigeria itself appear to be defying all logic. By the very account of Nigeria’s leaders, the situation in the country should have been much worse by now; by their logic Nigeria…
Governor of Kaduna state, Senator Uba Sani has said that his administration will continue to prioritise workers’ welfare and equip them appropriately within available resources. In his address marking workers day on Wednesday at the Murtala Square, Kaduna, Sani said his government is training and retraining workers to put them in good stead to contribute…
Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom, has lamented the killing of 134 people by rampaging armed invaders within five days in separate attacks on villages in Otukpo, Apa and Guma Local Government Areas of the state. It was gathered that the death toll of Wednesday’s attack on Umogidi village in Otukpo LGA rose to 52 from…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Sadiq Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won Wednesday’s rerun election for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared inconclusive the By-election that was held on the 3rd February for the constituency because the number of cancelled votes were more than the margin…
