A former deputy governor of Nasarawa state, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado, has been abducted by gunmen. He was said to have been abducted during an attack on his residence in Gwagi village, Wamba LGA of the state. Gye-Wado, who is also the former dean of the faculty of law, Nasarawa State University, was kidnapped in the…
Agbu runs Taraba as personal estate, surrounded by incompetent aides, says APC chieftai By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo A chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Aliyu Zubairu has criticised the state governor, Agbu Kefas, for appointing inexperienced people in his cabinet. At a news conference on Sunday in Jalingo…
The federal government has issued a flood alert in 19 states and 76 locations. The states are expected to experience heavy rainfall from August 5 to 9. The warning was issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the federal ministry of environment. It urged residents and relevant authorities to take…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state, has asked community and traditional leaders to deal decisively with the menace of informants undermining security in their localities. In a statement he shared on his X handle, after an emergency security meeting on Wednesday with stakeholders from the seven Local Government Areas worst hit by insecurity, the governor…
The Kaduna state government, in collaboration with the military security outfit, Operation Save Heaven (OPSH), has concluded arrangements to resettle Southern Kaduna communities displaced by bandits to their ancestral homes. Governor Uba Sani, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists shortly after the state security council meeting at the Government House, Kaduna. Sani said the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming national census billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Minster of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the new date for the census will be determined by the incoming administration. The…
