Plateau creates more chiefdoms, districts

Governor Simon Lalong has approved the creation of 268 Districts and Village Areas as well as two Chiefdoms in the state. Three others traditional traditional institutions of second Class status were restored while five others were upgraded to third class status. This was announced on Thursday in a statement in Jos, by Makut Macham, Director…

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Gunmen kill LP women leader in Kaduna

Victoria Chintex, the women leader of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, has been killed by unknown gunmen. In a statement on Tuesday, Edward Buju, Publicity Secretary of the LP in  Southern Kaduna Senatorial Zone, said the incident occurred on Monday, when the gunmen invaded her resident in Kaura…

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Kaduna govt ask residents in flood proned areas to relocate

The Kaduna State government has asked residents living in flood-prone areas to immediately relocate to safer places. Usman Mazadu, Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), gave the directive in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna The action follows Monday’s flood that reportedly destroyed property and many houses in Sabon-Gari and Zaria…

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