The Kano state police command has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to forestall any break down of order following the tribunal judgment sacking Abba Yusuf as the governor of the state. The tribunal had declared Yusuf Gawana of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected governor of the state. In a…
At least 15 people were killed and several others injured in fresh attacks on Bwai and Chisu communities of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state on Tuesday night. The invaders also burnt church and residential buildings. The terrorists were said to have stormed the communities when the residents were asleep. One of the residents while…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngalale, announced the appointments in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, nine serving federal commissioners are among those appointed by the President. The statement said the appointees include, Emmanuel…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo and federal governments to fish out and prosecute the killers of the 16 hunters hunters from the north. On Thursday, a mob in the Uromi, Edo state intercepted the hunters of northern who were travelling from Elele, Rivers state to Kano to…
The ward head of Shuwaka, Kyaram District of Kanam Local Government Area, Plateau state Mallam Hudu Barau, has been killed by bandits. His lifeless body was said to have been found in the bush, six days after he was abducted. The Kanam Development Association disclosed this in a statement in Jos, the Plateau state capital….
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on governments at all levels to take urgent measures to create a safe and conducive environment for journalism practice in Nigeria. This call was made in a statement on Tuesday marking World Press Freedom Day. The statement signed by Idowu Adewale Communications Officer MRA noting that the rising spate of…
