The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25, 2023 election and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, will address a press conference on Monday. The former vice-president is expected to react to last Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming the election of President Bola Tinubu in the elections. Atiku lost the appeal…
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has asked Nigerians to reject the antics of politicians trying to use religion to divide them and achieve selfish ends. Dogara stated this on Saturday at the convocation ceremony of Achievers University, Owo, Ondo state. He said if country’s diversity is well harnessed, it…
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo The Ayatutu Cultural and Social Development Initiative (AYACASODI), has called on the federal government to tackle the incessant attacks on Tiv communities in Benue Taraba and Nasarawa states by bandits. National president of AYACASODI, Chief Timothy Baaki, made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Jalingo. Baaki said the continued attacks…
Eleven of the 62 passengers abducted in the March 28attack on the Abuja- Kaduna train, have been released. Tukur Mamud, a media consultant to Kaduna based Islam cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi confirmed their released in a telephone chat on Saturday in Kaduna. Mamu who is the publisher of a local newspaper, “Desert Herald” had been…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has said that President Bola Tinubu is the first in recent history to demonstrate the political will to address the security challenges facing the state. Mutfwang who stated this on his X handle, commended the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and service chiefs for visiting the state following…
Dikyet Gupiya, the district head of Pushit, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state, has been abducted by gunmen. Gupyet was reportedly abducted at his residence on on Thursday at about 9:15pm. The traditional ruler is said to be a close relative of the state deputy governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden who is also from Pushit….
