Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 19 kidnapped victims during a coordinated search-and-rescue operation around Gidan Dogo in the Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement on Saturday, Lt. Col. Olawuyi Itunuoluwa, acting assistant director of army public relations at the headquarters guards brigade, said the operation was carried…
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has picked senator Kashim Shettima, as his running for the 2023 elections. Tinubu disclosed this to journalists on Sunday shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina state. Shettima, who served for two-term as governor of Borno state, is…
The Plateau Festival of Arts and Culture (PLAFESAC 2022) kicked off on Tuesday at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium, Jos, in grand style. The event was declared opened by the state governor, Simon Lalong. The 53 ethnic groups in the state will fearure with dancances, Cultural displays and art. The even was declared opened, by…
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the recent attack on the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman. On October 21, gunmen attacked a convoy conveying the cleric in the Auchi area of Edo state. Seven people, including three police officers. In a statement on Tuesday, the association expressed worry over the incident…
Three miners have been reportedly shot to dead at a mining site around Tanjol in Jol community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau states. The National Publicity Secretary of the Berom Youth Movement (BYM), Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident on Sunday, adding that two people also sustained injuries. He said the incident occurred at…
A federal high court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex parte motion seeking the transfer of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), from Sokoto correctional facility. The IPOB leader was sent to Sokoto prison following his conviction on a seven-count terrorism-related charge by a federal high court in…
