By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has said that the recent building collapse, which claimed the lives of 22 students at Saints Academy in Jos, Plateau state, should serve as a wakeup call on all relevant authorities to live up to their responsibilities to avoid future recurrences. On Friday,…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the attack on the killing of two officers and the abduction of one other in an attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) by bandits. The hoodlums had invaded the military institution in the early hours of Tuesday, killing two officers while one officer was abducted. The ACF…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has asked the federal government to bring repentant Boko terrorists to justice. In statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, chairman of the forum and former minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe said it will be gross injustice against thousands of victims of the terrorists if they are not brought to face…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has joined the global Christian community in mourning the passage of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church. Pope Francis died on Monday after a protracted illness at the age of 88. In a statement, Yakubu Pam,…
A justice of the Supreme Court, Olukayode Ariwoola, is to be sworn in today as acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) by President Muhammadu Buhari following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Muhammad on Monday. Ariwoola is the next-highest ranking justice of the supreme court and is expected to take over in acting capacity from Monday. Mohammad…
The Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the 44, Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Colonel Stephen Onuchukwu, has disclosed that more than 7000 officers and soldiers wounded in counterinsurgency operations have been treated in the hospital. Onuchukwu disclosed this on Saturday when the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, visit to the hospital as part…
