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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the recent killings in Plateau state. In a statement on Tuesday, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and strategy, Dele Alake, quoted Tinubu as saying that the attacks were needless. “It is most unfortunate that in this orgy…

Shuaibu Miqati, Chairman,  Kaduna State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Appeal and Reconciliation Committee,  has described the defections of some prominent chieftains of the party in Kaduna to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as “a sad and worrisome development.” On Saturday, 50 prominent members of PDP in Kaduna state were received into the APC by…

The Plateau State chapter of the Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON) has disclosed that 7,000 illegal private schools were currently operating in the state. State Chairman of the association, Mr. Solomon Musa, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos. The Plateau government recently revoked the licence of all…

The newly appointed chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that the agency under his watch will be guided by the rule of law. Speaking shortly after assuming duties on Thursday, Olukoyede said the agency will focus on the prevention of graft to save the government from spending money…

The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has condemned the continuous detention without trial of 15 community leaders from Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state, accused of allegedly killing 706 cows and 75 sheeps belonging to fulani herdmen. The spokesman of the Kaduna state police command, Muhammad Jalige, while confirming the arrests…