Troops of Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly killed a notorious leader of the Boko Haram terrorists, Alhaji Modu. According to agency reports, Modu, who was better known as “Bem Bem”, was killed alongside 27 other Boko Haram fighters on August 3, in military airstrikes in Mandara mountain, Gwoza Local Government Area…
The Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned hearing on a suite filed by Nasir El-Rufai, ex- governor of Kaduna state, against the Kaduna state House of Assembly to July 17. Joined in the suit is the state’s Attorney General and commissioner for justice. The former governor is challenging the report of a committee of…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngalale, announced the appointments in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, nine serving federal commissioners are among those appointed by the President. The statement said the appointees include, Emmanuel…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign if embattled former Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is not prosecuted. In a chat with editors at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday, Olukoyede swore to follow the prosecution of Bello to the logical conclusion He also vowed that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned its electoral officers to refrain from activities that will tamper with the commission’s integrity. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Thursday while swearing in 19 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the commissioners comprise nine from the academia, six civil servants including retired…
The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Kasuwan Magani Church District Council, Kajuru Laocal Government Area of Kaduna state, has disclosed that 807 of its members were abducted by bandits from January to November 2022. Chairman of the Church District Council, Rev. Timothy Maigida, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Kaduna. Maigida also…
