A member of a vigilante group in Lugbe area of Abuja, Ahmad Usman, a Muslim, was killed on Saturday afternoon for alleged blasphemy. Musa, 30, was accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad while arresting offenders of market regulations. It was learnt that the deceased was a member of the security group guarding the Timber market at…
Angry youths on Saturday, blocked the Kaduna- Abuja following the killing of four people and the abduction of 49 others in a weeklong attack by rampaging bandits in Angwan Madaki, Kakau community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The community which is located at the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis was said to have come…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The inaugural Nature’s Gift 21-km Marathon race organised by the Taraba state government held on Saturday in Jalingo, the state capital. Over 100 athletes participated in the amid heavy down pour to compete for the top prize. Nenfot Mathias from Plateau state and Charity Agbofure from Delta state. emerged as…
Two persons in the convoy of the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Sallah trip to Daura, were reported that have sustained minor injuries in an attack by terrorists near Dutsinma in state. The attackers, according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba, opened fire on the…
Gabriel Zock, a federal lawmaker, representing Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency of Kaduna state, has disbursed N100m as empowerment grant to 1000 women and youths in his constituency. Speaking at the disbursement of the money to the beneficiaries on Saturday at the Martin Luther Agwai Town Hall, Gidan Mana, Kachia LGA, Zock said the grant was in…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, made the disclosure to state house correspondents on Thursday after a meeting Tinubu had with stakeholders on agriculture and food production value-chain. Alake said the Presidet is not unmindful…
