Four of the remaining 43 passengers abducted in the attack Abuja- Kaduna passenger train on March 28, 2022, have been released. Tukur Mamu, who has been negotiating the release of the victims confirmed their on telephone, saying they were released on Monday. Mamu did not give details of how they were released, however, he gave…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled its activities for the 2023 general elections. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday night. The statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Party, Debo Ologunagba announced that dates the party’s Governorship and National Assembly primary elections, among…
Troops have rescued 30 people abducted by bandits in Birnin Gwari Area of Kaduna state. In a statement, Acting spokesperson of the 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Lt. Col. Musa Yahaya, said the kidnapped persons were rescued on Thursday by troops escorting the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj. Gen. SE Udonwa, who was…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), says 45 people have been kidnapped following “mass abductions” in communities in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, Awemi Maisamari, president of SOKAPU, said the bandits were demanding for N200 million ransom for the release of the victims. He said the…
The federal government has said that over 22,700 Nigerians obtained fake degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. The minister of education, Tahir Mamman, disclosed this at a press conference on Friday in Abuja marking one year in office. The federal government had in January inaugurated a committee to probe private universities established in the last 15…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Kuteb elders in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State has kicked against plans by the state governor, Kefas Ogbu, to rob the Kuteb ethnic nationality of the Ukwe traditional stool in Takum. The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), an umbrella body of the Kuteb ethnic nationality, recently made similar allegations against…
