Former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has been released from prison after serving his five-year jail term. Lawan who represented Bagwai/Shanono constituency of Kano state, was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from Femi Otedola, who was chairman of Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited at the…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced that the crescent for the commencement of the Ramadan fasting has been sighted. In a broadcast on Wednesday night, Abubakar said Muslims in the country should commence fasting on Thursday, March 23. The sultan said…
Three police officers have been injured in an attack by bandits on the Maraban Jos Divisional Police Station, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Saturday, spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Mohammad Jalige, said the incident occurred on Friday when the hoodlums, who arrived the police division in three…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa Abuja The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare full scale war against terrorists unleashing mayhem in the country. The called came following the deadly attack on the an Abuja- Kaduna passenger train by terrorists on Monday at about 8pm. Eight people were killed while 26 others sustained injuries from…
The United States has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to protect Christian communities after over 170 worshippers were abducted in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The abduction which occurred on Sunday January 18, was initially denied by two officials of the Kaduna state government and the state’s…
A butcher, Usman Buda, has been killed over alleged blasphemy in Sokoto. According to TheCable, Buda was stoned to death by an angry mob over remarks considered to be an insult to Prophet Muhammad. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday at the Sokoto abattoir. Confirming the incident in a statement on Sunday,…
