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Suspected killers of the retired President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Makurdi, Benue State, Justice Margaret Igbetar, have confessed to having killed her for taking their family’s landed property. Some gunmen had on August 24, 2023, invaded the retired judge’s residence located at Wantor Kwange Street, opposite School of Medicine, Benue State University, Makurdi…

Yusuf Gagdi, a federal lawmaker, representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam federal constituency of Plateau state, has declared that the quest to ensure that Nentawe Yilwada becomes governor of Plateau state, will be pursued with the last drop of blood. Gagdi made the declaration on Saturday in Pankshin at the annual “Pusdung,” a cultural festival of…

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign  if embattled former Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, is not prosecuted. In a chat with editors at the commission’s headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday,  Olukoyede  swore to follow the prosecution of Bello to the logical conclusion He also vowed that…

One person was killed while nine others were abducted by terrorists in an attack on Bagodo community, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The terrorists were said to have invaded the community located near Kamanzo, an outskirts of Kaduna metropolis at about 9pm on Monday. A resident of the community who confirmed the attack,…

The President of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Stephen Panya, has expressed disappointment over the failure of the federal government to secure the release of Leah Sharibu and others being held captive by the Boko Haram terrorists and bandits. In a statement in Jos, Panya reiterated calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to redouble…