Two people have been killed in attacks on two communities in Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday said six people were injured in the two incidents. According to him, the attacks took place in Mazari, Chikun Local Government Area and Doka…
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) been abducted in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Also, a boat carrying election personnel and materials to southern Ijaw LGA capsized and result sheets were lost during the incident. Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state, disclosed this in a statement on…
Speaker of the Plateau state House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has inaugurated nine lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) out of the 16 affirmed duly elected by the court of appeal. The 16 lawmakers were declared duly elected after they filed an appeal against the ruling of the state’s election tribunal. The court of…
The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has said that the union is optimistic about an end to prolong strike. The union has been on strike since February over issues revolving around revitalising public universities, review of lecturers’ salaries and allowances, among other issues. Speaking on Monday at a…
The Taraba State Police command said it has arrested a suspected commander of the Cameroon separatists group, Ambazonia in the State. The State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Shokoya, confirmed the arrest at an interactive session with political parties on Thursday ahead of the 2023 general elections. He said, the suspect, called General Basile, was arrested…
Amos Magaji, a member of the house of representatives, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Magaji represents Zangon Kataf/Jaba federal constituency of Kaduna state. The speaker of the house, Tajudeen Abbas, announced Magaji’s defection in a letter read on the floor of…
