A woman and her son have been kidnapped by gunmen at Dogarawa New Layout in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Chairman of the security committee constituted by residents of the area, Gafai Katsina, said the bandits stormed the area in the early hours of Monday. He said, the community vigilante could not…
Edward Masha, chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, has faulted Saturday’s conduct of council polls in the state, describing it as charade. Addressing journalists on Saturday in Kaduna, Masha said the exercise was a rape on democracy. He alleged that important election materials, especially, ward and local government result sheets,…
Atsi, sister of the Taraba state governor, Kefas Agbu, has died in an Abuja hospital where she was on admission following gunshot injury. The secretary to the Taraba state government, Timothy Kataps, confirmed her demise on Tuesday. Atsi was said to have sustained the gunshot injury after gunmen attacked a convoy she was in. A…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has announced has announced the indefinite suspension of the N-Power programme. The programme was launched by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to address problems of youth unemployment and help increase social development. However, speaking in an interview on a television programme yesterday, the minister said the indefinite…
Plateau sate governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has declared that there will be no opposition to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state during the 2027 general election. Mutfwang state this on Tuesday at the swearing in of Rufus Giwa the newly elected state Chairman of the party along side other executive members of the APC….
The Benue House of Assembly has recommended the suspension of Maurice Ikpambese, the chief judge (CJ) of the state, over alleged abuse of office and gross misconduct. The resolution followed a letter from Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue, to the assembly, which was read on Tuesday by Saater Tiseer, the house majority leader. According to…
