The United States has called on the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to protect Christian communities after over 170 worshippers were abducted in Kurmin Wali community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The abduction which occurred on Sunday January 18, was initially denied by two officials of the Kaduna state government and the state’s…
Two Northern groups, the Concerned Northern Forum (CNF) and the Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), have expressed different stand points on the decision of an Abuja Federal High Court, restraining the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, from arresting and detaining the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin…
The federal government said it will support ginger farmers in three states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with input packages worth N1.6b from the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). Mohammed Ibrahim,executive secretary of NADF, disclosed this on Wednesday at the launch of “Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Taskforce Support Initiative” in Kaduna. Ibrahim said 15,000…
Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state has threatened to sack lecturers of the Kaduna State University (KASU) and declare their positions vacant if they don’t return to the classrooms. The lecturers are participating in the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). El-Rufai who spoke during a live Hausa programme on local…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said Nigeria is sharing its sovereignty, which is guaranteed in the constitution, with bandits and other terrorists. He also said under the eight years of the Buhari administration, Nigeria “saw the ugliest phase of corruption.” Speaking on Monday in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, while delivering a…
The Niger state police command has denied reports that bandits have threatened to invade M.I Wushishi housing estate in Minna, the state capital Sources in the estate had alleged that the bandits, believed to be miners operating around the area attacked the estate in broad daylight, breaking cars and windows of houses in broad daylight…
