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Gabriel Magaji, a 38-year-old man in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has committed suicide by hanging himself over his wife’s alleged infidelity. Magaji was said to have killed himself on Monday after finding out that his wife was sleeping with his friends and collecting money from them. Nansel Ramhan, spokesperson of the Nasarawa…

The federal government has commenced the payment of outstanding allowances to 9,066 participants of the batches A and B of the 2016 and 2018 N-Power programmes. This was disclosed in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Mr. Bashir Alkali.The statement said the federal government had in March…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the schedule of activities for the 2023 general election. The INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the breakdown on Saturday at a media briefing in Abuja. He said, with the latest announcement of the presidential polls, political parties are expected to begin collection of forms from INEC from…

Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, former governor of Kaduna, has resigned as secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), insisting the party must respect its zoning formula. In a letter dated November 17 and addressed to Adolphus Wabara, BoT chairman, Makarfi said he could not remain in office after the emergence of Kabiru…

Sunday Katung,  senator representing Kaduna South senatorial zone,  has raised the alarm over renewed attacks, killings, and kidnappings in some communities in the senatorial district. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Katung expressed deep concern over the resurgence of bandits in Southern Kaduna. He said the heinous activities of the criminals has brought immense…