A mother, Khadija Ali has been arrested by the police in Abuja for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby. Ali was reported to have dumped the baby along a bush path near Crush Rock, behind the uncompleted Red Bricks Market in Mpape, Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, in a statement on Sunday by…
Chairman of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state, Alhaji Shehu Bala, has said that the killings in the state will not end if people insist on vengeance. Speaking on Thursday while featuring on Arise TV programme, “Morning Show”, Bala said the solution to lasting peace in the state is forgiveness and understanding. “If…
The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), has accused the federal and the Kaduna state government for allegedly refusing to arrest and prosecute bandits terrorising communities in the southern part of Kaduna state. President SOKAPU, Awemi Maisamari, made the accusation at a news conference on Thursday in Kaduna. The SOKAPU President also lamented the “silence of…
The Southern Kaduna Leaders Council (SKLC) has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security agencies to investigate alleged genocide against the Southern Kaduna people during the administration of ex- governor Nasir El-Rufai. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna, Timothy Gandu, a former Commissioner and secretary of SKLC, said…
Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have arrested two suspected terrorists with weapons hidden under the seat of a motorcycle in Taraba state. Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,army spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the troops apprehended the suspects during a routine patrol at the Miyande village in Takum Local Government Area…
President Muhammadu Buhari has unveiled the redesigned naira notes on Wednesday in Abuja. The redesigned notes are N1000, N500 and N200 denominations. In attendance at the event was the governorof the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari…
