President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the forthcoming national census billed to take place across the country between May 3 and 5. Minster of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday, saying the new date for the census will be determined by the incoming administration. The…
Northern Christians leaders who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have declared that the party’s muslim- muslim ticket is unacceptable. In a communique issued after their meeting on Monday in Abuja, they maintained that they cannot, in fairness to their consciences and faith, campaign for the party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket in their various…
Caleb Mutfwang, governor of Plateau government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Mangu Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s spokesperson, Gyang Bere, announced this in a statement on Tuesday, in Jos. He said the decision after consultations with the various security agencies. There had been attacks in the area by bandits leading to…
Gabriel Zock, a federal lawmaker, representing Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency of Kaduna state, has disbursed N100m as empowerment grant to 1000 women and youths in his constituency. Speaking at the disbursement of the money to the beneficiaries on Saturday at the Martin Luther Agwai Town Hall, Gidan Mana, Kachia LGA, Zock said the grant was in…
Two suspected gun manufacturers have been arrested by troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state. The military security outfit also recovered 20 caches of automatic weapons from the suspects. Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Jos, the Media Officer, OPSH, Captain Oya James, gave the…
The federal government has declared December 26 and 27 as well as January 2, 2023, as public holidays. The ministry of interior announced the festive season holidays in a statement signed by Belgore Shuaib, the permanent secretary, on Friday. The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. Rauf Aregbesola, the…
