Two bandits have been neutralised while others were said to have escaped with various degree of bullet wounds during a fierce gun battle with the police in Idasso area of Kidandan, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A kidnap victim was also rescued unhurt by the police during the incident which occurred on Wednesday…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Public discourse in Nigeria is rarely short of drama or strong opinions. Yet, from time to time, a statement emerges that pierces the national conscience and forces a moment of sobering reflection on our collective values. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s recent assertion that Christian communities in the Middle Belt have been “staging”…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report restructuring and rationalisation of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies. Faced with escalating recurrent expenditure and dwindling revenue, the federal government,led by former President Goodluck Jonathan, had in 2011,constituted a presidential committee on restructuring and rationalisation of federal government garastatals, commissions and agencies….
The Plateau state government has constructed a drugs and commodities warehouse as part of measures to mitigate the spread of fake medical products in the state. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Jos, the state capital, the commissioner of health, Cletus Shurkuk, said the warehouse, valued at N590,458,290, would be used as a storage…
President Muhammadu Buhari has presented a budget of N20.51 trillion for the 2023 appropriation bill to the National Assembly. Buhari made the presentation on Friday to the joint session of the National Assembly at the temporary chamber of the House of Representatives. The President said the budget tagged, “Budget of Fiscal Consolidation and Transition”, was…
Another set of four of the remaining 32 abducted train passengers have been freed by their captors. The four released victims which include a 90 year old woman and her 53 year old daughter were released on Friday. Their released was confirmed in a statement on Friday by Tukur Mamu, a media consultant to Sheikh…
