Seven people were killed while over 20 others were reportedly abducted in multiple attacks on three communities in Kaduna state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan confirmed the killings in a statement on Sunday. His statement was however silent on the reported abduction of over 20 people in Anguwan Zallah- Udawa,…
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has expressed deep concern over what it described as “disturbing reports” of delayed security response to attacks on Christian communities. In a statement on Tuesday, the clergies decried the “deplorable security situation” in the country. The statement was jointly signed by Archbishop Lucius Ugorji and Bishop Donatus Aihmiosion,…
The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested a notorious bandit leader who has been on the run for 11 years. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspect, identified as Mati Bagio, 34, was arrested in the early hours of Friday at his…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang,, has disclosed that some political figures on him to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor spoke at a meeting of PDP stakeholders which held at the weekend at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Jos. He said, his decision to remain…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that too much of talks on the deteriorating security with action will not address the problem. The sultan spoke on Wednesday at the Special Summit on National Security organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja. He said things are getting bad, stressing that urgent…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…
