Ahmad Bamali, emir of Zazzau, (Zaria), Kaduna state, has lamented over the frequent cases of banditry and kidnappings in his domain. The emir spoke on Monday while receiving heads of security agencies in the state, who paid him a courtesy call. The heads of the security agencies were led by Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna state commissioner…
The Kaduna state government has announced the postponement of schools in the state scheduled for Monday August 9 following advise on ongoing security operations. The government also suspended the execution of ongoing projects in high risk areas pending further security advise. A statement on Friday evening, jointly signed by the Commissioner for Internal Security and…
The Presidential screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cleared 15 aspirants while two were disqualified. Chairman of the screening committee, Senator David Mark, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Friday after the screening exercise in Abuja. Mark who declined to reveal the names of the disqualified presidential aspirants, said they…
Daniel Dauda in Jos At least 15 people, mostly women and children have been killed in separate attacks on two communities in Jos South and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau state. AmazingTimes gathered that the incidents occurred on Sunday when the gunmen, suspected to Fulani herdsmen invaded Dong village in Jos South LGA and Kwi…
Kaduna state governor- elect, Senator Uba Sani, has said that Nigeria would be a better place if citizens imbibe the values of humility, love, compassion, peace and righteousness. Sani stated this in a message marking Easter celebrations in Kaduna. He admonished Christians to strive to imbibe the values which Jesus Christ lived. Sani called on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, has frowned at the nation’s rising and seemingly uncontrollable debt profile. The governors also expressed concern about the operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), maintaining that the apex bank “is operating as an independent government within a government, which is a pervasion of the autonomy of…
