President of the Southern Kaduna Peoples’ Union (SOKAPU), Samuel Tabara, has said that the union will not participate in the planned nationwide protest against hunger and economic hardship. In a statement in Kaduna, Tabara disassociated SOKAPU from the planned protest and condemned the motive behind it. He said, “a well intentioned protest cannot originate from people…
A police inspector, Yakubu Dauda, has been killed, by unknown gunmen in the Chwelnyap Rim community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. His rifle was said to have been taken away by his killers. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Monday when police officers were on an operation in the area….
Three wanted kidnappers and bandits have been arrested by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson of the command, Josephine Adeh, said the arrests were made following a coordinated intelligence-led operation. According to the statement, the suspects include Abdulkadir Abubakar 25, from Mpape, Abuja; Mohammed Tasiu Sani, 25, from Rigina,…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Kutep Muslim Development Association (KMDA) has declared that the proposed demolition of Takum Central Mosque in Taraba state by the state government is an affront on Muslims’ right to worship and a deliberate attempt to erase the history of Kuteb Muslims. In a statement on Sunday in Jalingo, chairman…
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that the economic hardship in the country is “getting to a boiling point and can trigger a nationwide agitation that might be worse than the October 2020 EndSARS if not addressed immediately.” In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, spokesperson of the part, Debo Ologunagba, said…
The Plateau government has revoked the licences of all private primary and secondary schools in the state. The commissioner for education, Elizabeth Wapmuk, Plateau announced this at a news conference in Jos, the state capital. “This is to inform the general public that the operating licences of all private nursery, pre-primary, primary, junior secondary, and…
