Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Muhammed Alkali, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), says the commission has initiated 134 projects in various sectors across Taraba state. Alkali disclosed this on Monday when he led members of the NEDC board on a courtesy visit to the state governor, Agbu Kefas, at…
Six people have been reportedly killed while five others were abducted in an attack by bandits on Kwasam community, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. A resident of the community who pleaded anonymity said in a telephone interview on Saturday that the incident happened few minutes after 10pm on Friday. He said the bandits…
FULL TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY KUTEB YATSO OF NIGERIA (KYN) IN CONJUNCTION WITH LIKAM AND AKENTE RULING HOUSES OF UKWE TAKUM, READ BY THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF KYN, COMRADE EMMANUEL UKWEN, ON JANUARY 23, 2024, AT NUJ PRESS CENTRE, JALINGO. The attention of Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), LIKAM AND AKENTE RULING…
On 13 February 1975, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in Lagos. Fifty years later, the date still matters because his leadership belonged to a moment when Nigeria was moving in step with the wider world. The country was not operating on a private timetable. Decisions taken in Lagos were made at the same time…
The Ichen community of Bissaula in Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State has called on the state Governor, Darius Ishaku, to urgently ensure deployment of soldiers to the community to curb the incessant attacks and killings in the area. Bissaula, the traditional headquarters of Ichen people had been under constant attack by bandits since…
Women vegetable farmers in Gidan Duna community, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna state, have lauded HortiNigeria for enhancing their capacity and productivity in vegetable farming. Leader of the Gidan Duna Women Multipurpose Association, Mary Yakubu, made the commendation in an interview with journalists when Mohammed Salasi, Programme Director of HortiNigeria visited the community on…
