A former Head of Service (HoS) in Cross River state, Dr. Chris Ita, is dead. His death was announced in a letter by the family, dated August 18, and addressed to the President General of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), an umbrella body for old boys of Government College, Keffi, in Nasarawa state, where the…
Uba Sani, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, has debunked rumours of a “cold war” between Kashim Shettima, the party’s vice presidential candidate and Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Speaking at the inauguration of Shettima as the Chairman, Arewa Women for Tinubu (AWT), on Friday in Kaduna, Sani described the rumours as malicious…
Ten people, including a man, his wife, and child, were said to have been killed on following a transformer explotion in the Kabong area of Jos metropolis. But the Plateau state police command, while confirming the incident, said six people died in the unfortunate incident. Also about 25 shops were said to have been gutted…
Four terrorists have been killed by troops in Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, said in a statement on Sunday that the troops were conducting clearance patrols. He said in Kajuru LGA, three bandits were killed by troops along Gonna…
By Samuel Vincent in Abuja The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Salamatu Suleiman and 11 others as Chairman and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The confirmation followed the presentation of a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. Opeyemi, while presenting the…
The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has pleaded for urgent donations to provide humanitarian services for victims of the recent flooding in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno. The flood on Tuesday displaced many residents in the Fori, Galtimari, Gwange, and Bulabulin areas of Maiduguri, following the collapse of the Alau dam, which has been at full capacity for the…
