Three kinsmen of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, have been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen. The gunmen were said to have attacked on Saturday at 5 pm when they blocked the Lordye-Gbajimba road in Guma Local Government Area of Benue state. The Chief Press Secretary of the governor Nathaniel Ikyur disclosed this in a statement…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), appealed to politicians to focus on issue based campaigns and avoid personal attacks and character assassination. Chairman of the association, Rev. Yakubu Pam, made the appeal at a three -day special prayer summit on Thursday in Kaduna, ahead…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has mourned the sudden death of Mr. Ojima Omale, a young enterprising shoe designer based in Abuja. Osinbajo’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, on Monday, titled, ‘VP mourns death of OJBEST, 28, his young friend, shoe designer’. The vice president described the deceased 28-year-old…
Bandits on Wednesday night, released Janet Gimba, the Kaduna customary court judge, who was abducted alongside her four children about 11 days ago. One of the children, a 14 year old boy, was however, killed on Tuesday by the bandits when the N298 ransom demanded could not be delivered at stipulated time. The remaining three…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has warned unscrupulous elements plotting to cause confusion in the state to desist from such unpatriotic act. The governor sounded the warning in a broadcast on Monday evening on political developments in the state. The warning came following growing tension ahead of the the tribunal judgement on the governorship election…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled its activities for the 2023 general elections. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba announced that dates the party’s Governorship and National Assembly primary elections, among…
