The death toll in the attack on Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state have risen to 39 following the discovery of 11 more corpses. Earlier reports had put the number of deaths at 28, with several people reportedly missing. A source in the area said the…
A former governor of Kaduna state, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said that Governor Nyesom Nwike of Rivers State should not be blamed for feeling bad about the outcome of the selection of a Presidential running mate as he has been a strong pillar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Makarfi who spoke in an interview…
The Director of Health and Care at the Nigerian Red Cross on Mpox, Dr. Mannir Jega, has disclosed that 108 Mpox cases have been confirmed in 27 states across the country. Jega disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna at the training of health workers from 15 states. He said Bayelsa state has the highest number…
Yakubu Dogara, a former speaker of the House of Representatives has accused the Bauchi state governor Bala Mohammed for allegedly priotising the construction of private mansions, flyovers and government houses over education and provision basic amenities to the people. The two politicians have been engaged in a war of words following the governor’s recent criticisms…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that it may not recognise the outcome of violent party congresses. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, spokesman of the commission, Mr. Festus Okoye, threatened that any political party that cannot conduct peaceful congresses would be blacklisted. Okoye lamented that the level of violence in the…
The Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned the murder of Fatima and her four children in Anambra state. Fatima was said to have been killed with four of her children on Sunday at Isulo, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra state by gunmen. In a statement Tuesday in Kaduna,…
