The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating insecurity in the state. The governor made the commendation on Tuesday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum, however, called for more …
The newly appointed governors in Plateau state are to be sworn in on Friday by Governor, Caleb Mutfwang. The swearing-in followed the screening and confirmation of 19 nominees submitted to state House of Assembly by the governor. Those to be sworn in include: Mr. Peter L Gwom from Barkin Ladi LGA, Sule Musa Haruna, –…
The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government to adequately equip the Nigeria Police to fight insurgents bandits and other criminal elements in the country. The state Chairman of the association, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Niger…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), says the sudden death of Obadiah Mailafiya, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is a huge loss to Nigerian. The union also expressed foul play in Mailafiya’s death and demanded for a thorough independent forensic analysis to determine the cause. Mailafiya died on Sunday…
The family of the abducted managing director of Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, has allegedly paid a huge sum of N100m to secure his release, according to reports by Daily Nigerian an online newspaper. Hassan was released on Wednesday after spending about 10 days in captivity, following his abduction alongside hundreds of passengers on Abuja-Kaduna…
Timileyin Ajayi, gospel singer, has been arrested by the police in Nasarawa state, after he was allegedly caught with the severed head of his girlfriend. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday in Agwan Sarki, Orozo, Karu LGA, near the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ajayi’s arrest was facilitated by an intelligence tip-off, leading…
