By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Uba Maigari, Minister of State for Steel Development has called on residents of Taraba state not to participate in the nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance slated for Thursday. Addressing stakeholders on Wednesday in Jalingo, Maigari, a former deputy governor of the state, urged residents to disregard the inciting…
Emmanuel Yawe, the spokesman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has died. He was aged 65. Yawe, a veteran journalist, from Taraba state, died in his sleep on Friday morning. Murtala Aliyu, Secretary General of the ACF,, confirmed his death on the forum’s WhatsApp media platform. “It is with heavy heart that I bring to…
The Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), the alumni body of Government College, Keffi in Nasarawa State, will hold its annual general meeting this Saturday at the school premises. According to a statement by the planning committee, the meeting will be chaired by Ambassador Umaru Suleiman Azores, Vice Chairman of association’s Board of Trustees. Nasarawa State…
The federal government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Shuaib Begore, on urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice,…
Kaduna state governor- elect, Senator Uba Sani, has said that Nigeria would be a better place if citizens imbibe the values of humility, love, compassion, peace and righteousness. Sani stated this in a message marking Easter celebrations in Kaduna. He admonished Christians to strive to imbibe the values which Jesus Christ lived. Sani called on…
Dare devil bandits on Monday, invaded Nyalun community in Bashar District of Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing Salisu Idris, the village head and two others. Several people, including two wives of the village head, were said to have been abducted by the bandits. A source in the community said the bandits who…
