Six people have been reportedly killed by bandits in an attack on Takanai community, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samson Markus, a community leader, confirmed the incident on Wednesday on telephone. He said the bandits invaded the community at about 7m on Tuesday, killing six people including two children. He said residents…
Catholic Bishops of Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province (KEP) have said that President Bola Tinubu took hasty decision on removal of fuel subsidy. The bishops, in a statement signed at the end of their meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna, asked the president to consider reversing his decision. The statement signed my Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso said the President’s rash decision…
Another set of four of the remaining 32 abducted train passengers have been freed by their captors. The four released victims which include a 90 year old woman and her 53 year old daughter were released on Friday. Their released was confirmed in a statement on Friday by Tukur Mamu, a media consultant to Sheikh…
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe is dead. Ogbe who also served as minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019, is died on Saturday at the age of 78. His death was announced in a statement by the family. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service…
The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has mourned the late Ghali Umar Na’Abba, a speaker of the House of Representatives. Na’Abba died in the early hours of Wednesday. In a statement, Abbas said as speaker of the lower house inspired members of the green chamber in many ways. Abbas said the country has…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru has asked an Abuja federal high court to review the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to void her controversial declaration as the winner of the governorship election. The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following…
