The magistrate court grade 1 in Jalingo, Taraba state, has sentenced three persons arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to 10 years’ imprisonment over arms trafficking. The convicts — Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and Ibrahim Abdulrashi were arrested between January and February 2026 along the Wukari-Jalingo road in Taraba with arms…
Coalition of Arewa Civil Society Groups(CACSG),have commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited for awarding the contract for the surveillance of crude oil to an ex- Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo better known as Tompolo,to end illegal bunkering,refining and other forms of oil theft in the Niger Delta region. The award of the…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF), has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to seek help from within and outside the country to address the escalating insecurity, spreading like wild fire across the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna, Chairman of NOSCEF, Mr. Ejoga Inalegwu said the country must not be left to…
A member of the House of Representatives Dachung Bagos, has said that lack of political will to act on intelligence reports by security agencies is one of the factors responsible for the killings in Plateau state. Bagos who represents Jos south/Jos east federal constituency of Plateau, stated this at a press conference on Tuesday in…
Despite being in captivity, Sadiq Abdullahi, son of Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP) primary election for Sabon Gari (Zaria) Federal constituency, Kaduna state. Sadiq who was among those abducted in the March 28 attack on the Abuja -Kaduna passenger train is…
A 10-year old boy, Tasi’u Abdullahi, has reportedly been killed by kidnappers in Rikkos community, Jos North LGA of Plateau state. An uncle of the deceased, Aliyu Muhammad, said in an interview with journalists on Tuesday in Jos that the boy was abducted on December 16 in front of his house after being lured by…
