The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressive Union (BEPU) has raised the alarm over the imposition of levies on farming communities in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Chairman of BEPU, Ishaq Kasai, said besides imposing taxes on farmers, the bandits have intensified their attacks on communities. The statement…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that military and law enforcement strategies alone are not sufficient to curb the growing threat of violent extremism in Nigeria’s north-west. The governor stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna while declaring opened a two day summit on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in North West zone. Sani,…
Co-founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, have announced their decision to divorce after 27 years of marriage. A statement announcing their divorce was posted on Twitter on Monday. “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple. “After a great deal…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the offer of salary increase by the federal government. In a statement issued on Thursday signed by its president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU accused the government repudiating a salary package arrived at through a collective bargaining during negotiation. The university lecturers had been on strike for about…
Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by troops of the Nigerian Army during a raid on their hideouts in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state. In a statement on Thursday, the army said the raid was conducted by troops of 6 Brigade in Taraba. The army said the troops carried out the operation and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, and five others from the N544 million contract fraud offences brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court on Friday held that the anti-graft agency failed to establish…
