The Federal Government is set to deploy the 12 Super Tucano jets recently acquire against bandits as part of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end terrorism before 2023. The Nation newspaper reports that as a prelude to the deployment, the government has already started perfecting the conditions for the release of a gazette, which…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo The Taraba Tiv Youth Development Forum (TTYDF) has said that the Tiv people are not settlers but part of the indigenous ethnic groups in the state. In a statement in Jalingo, President of the forum, Torkuma Moses dismissed insinuations by the Jukun Youth and Cultural Development Association (JYCDA) that the…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Theophilus Danjuma, a former minister of defence is to Chair the Nwunyo fishing and cultural festival in Taraba state. The festival is scheduled to hold on April 19th and 20th, 2024, in Ibi LGA of the state. The Nwunyo Fishing Festival is an annual event that attract tourists from within…
The Niger state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has said that the number of pupils and students abducted from the St Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools has risen to 303. The abduction occurred in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed the St Mary’s Catholic School in the early hours…
The federal government has approved the increase of the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from N33,000 to N77, 000. In a statement on Wednesday, acting spokesperson of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, said the upward review takes effect from July 2024. The statement added that the said the development is in line…
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has condemned the killing of 12 soldiers in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The NSGF, in a statement by its chairman and governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong, said the incident was unfortunate and must not be allowed to repeat itself as it is capable of…
