By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has condemned the assassination of Tanimu Kunbiya, traditional ruler in Chanchagi in Takum Local Government Area of the state. The traditional ruler was killed alongside his son, Yusuf Kunbiya on Friday evening. In a statement on Saturday in Jalingo, Emmanuel Bello, Special Adviser to the…
Nigeria’s democratic system is facing a subtle but dangerous test. Recent controversies surrounding party registration, judicial intervention in electoral outcomes, and the steady weakening of opposition parties raise fundamental questions about political competition and institutional neutrality. While elections continue to be held, their meaning is increasingly contested. When courts overturn electoral outcomes and electoral bodies…
Atsi Kefas, sister of Agbu Kefas, governor of Taraba state, has reportedly been shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Jumai, the governor’s mother, and Atsi were driving along Kente road in Wukari LGA Taraba state when they were attacked….
Deadly bandits’leader Buhari Alhaji Halidu (popular known as Buhari Yadi), who was terrorising communities in the North-west, has been killed by troops of Operation Whirl Punch. Samuel Aruwan, Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Yadi was killed alongside some members of…
The Railway Property Management Company Limited (RPMC) is to partner with private developers for the construction of markets and hotels on its vast lands across the country. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Timothy Zelanga disclosed this in an interview with journalists during a two day training workshop for top management of the company…
Thirty-seven years ago, precisely on May 22-23, 1986, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) students embarked on a peaceful protest against their Vice Chancellor, Professor Ango Abdullahi, who invited the police to quell the protest. The violence inflicted by the police is only comparable to that of the 1978 “Ali-Must-Go” nation-wide students’ protest against the increase in…
