Some aggrieved members of the Roman Catholic Church have called for the immediate suspension Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau state from the Church for alleged blasphemy. Addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja, the condemned the governor for making reference to the Pope while defending his acceptance to serve as the Director-General of the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a two-week warning strike over dissatisfaction with the federal government’s response to its demands. Addressing a press conference on Sunday in Abuja, ASUU president, Chris Piwuna said the strike would begin on October 13 and would be observed across all branches of the union nationwide. He…
A training aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed on Tuesday in Kaduna, killing two pilots on board. It was gathered that the pilots were on a training session when the incident happened at the NAF Base in Kaduna. The authorities of the NAF Base in Kaduna did not respond to telephone calls when…
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…
The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. At least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, while the country’s military says 199 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were being held in Gaza as hostages. More than 2,700 Palestinians…
Musa Garba, Kaduna state police commissioner, says the recruitment of underage children as house helps by some Nigerians and the irresponsible attitude of some parents were undermining the protection and enforcement of children’s right. He stated this on Monday at the opening of a two day orientation workshop organised in Kaduna by the United Nations…
