By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Six persons, including a 92 -year old man have been killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Mararaban Azagwa community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba state. Several others people were said to have been injured during the attack on Sunday night Spokesperson of the Taraba State Police…
The federal government has appealed to labour unions to continue negotiations regarding the new minimum wage. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, Minister of Information , Mohammed Idris, said the government is committed to peaceful and mutually beneficial outcome of the issues. The minister said recent efforts by both the National Assembly and…
A garrisoned state should not wake up to the disappearance of one hundred and seventy-seven citizens and then drift into equivocation. Kaduna State is one of the most securitised states in Nigeria. Barracks dot its landscape. Checkpoints punctuate everywhere. Intelligence formations abound. When such a place loses an entire community to abductors, the first duty…
Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central senatorial district, says the leaderships of most state houses of assemblies are selected stooges of governors. Sani, who stated this on his X handle,added that any member of the house who tries to question or challenge a governor on anything can earn himself a suspension. According…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, says intelligence collaboration remains the most effective tool for addressing security threats in the North-West region and beyond. The governor stated this on Thursday in Kaduna while declaring open a conference of State Directors of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the North-West. Represented by Sule Shuaibu (SAN),…
The Country Director, Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) Rev. Joseph Hayab has urged youths in Kaduna state to resist attempts by any politician who may want to used them to cause problems during the Local Government elections in the state, slated for September 4. Speaking on Thursday in Kafanchan, at the “Southern Kaduna Youth dialogue…
