Benue state governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has dissolved the state’s executive council. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the decision was made at the conclusion of the 12th meeting of the executive council on Wednesday. The statement added that the governor also…
Seven journalists of the Plateau state Radio and Television Corporation (PRTVC), narrowly escaped death on Tuesday following an attack by hoodlums. It was learnt that the incident occurred at about 10:30pm at Dandin Kowa, Jos South Local Government Area, when the journalists who closed from night duty were being conveyed to their respective homes. The…
The court of appeal sitting in Markurdi, Benue state, has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct fresh governorship primary in 11 LGAs. A three-member panel of the appellate court delivered the judgment on Monday, in an appeal filed by a governorship aspirant of the APC, Terhemba Shija, who lost at the primary election…
The Supreme Court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship primary in…
The name of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai was on Monday missing from the list of the ministerial nominees confirmed by the Senate. Also missing on the list was the name of Senator Abubakar Danlandi from Taraba State and former Nexim Bank, MD, Stella Oketette (Delta State). The Senate after the…
The death toll in the attack on Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state have risen to 39 following the discovery of 11 more corpses. Earlier reports had put the number of deaths at 28, with several people reportedly missing. A source in the area said the…
