Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Gyang Balak, the Da Gwom Rwei, Vwang district , Jos-south Local Government Area of Plateau state. The traditional ruler was said to have been abducted on Sunday night on his way home, a few metres before the main gate of the National Institute For Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru in…
A non governmental organisation, Journalists Coalition for Citizens’ Rights Initiative (JCCRI), has raised the alarm over the influx of fulani herdsmen and other shadowy elements into the famous Pandam Game Reserve in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau. The group in a statement on Sunday, expressed fears that unless urgent steps are taken to…
By Daniel Dauda in Jos The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCDC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, has described journalists as the “light and salt of the society”. Pam stated this while delivery a sermon on Sunday at the Thanksgiving Service of the Correspondent Chapel, Plateau State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists…
Kaduna based controversial islamic cleric,, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned the redesigning of some naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying that it may force kidnappers to start demanding for ransom payment in dollars. The CBN had on October 26, announced the redesigning of N200, N500 and N1,000 notes. However, in a…
Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd) has said that corruption thrives more under civilian leaders than under military rulers. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Friday, Babangida said the military are saints when compared to what is happening under a democratic dispensation. He recalled that when he was military…
Civilian staff of the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Kaduna, have accused the management of the corporation for allegedly ordering soldiers to beat them during a peaceful protest to demand for the non payment of their allowances. The peaceful protest which held on Monday at the Kakuri factory of the corporation, was the second…
