The Kaduna state government is working on a bill aimed at repositioning traditional institutions in the state to serve the people better. A Government House statement said Nasir El-Rufai, the state governor, disclosed this on Wednesday at the quarterly meeting of the Kaduna State Council of Chiefs. The statement said the governor has shared the…
Two clergy men- Evangelist Nuhu Bakwa and his pastor friend, abducted on Monday by gunmen in Bisichi, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau state, have been freed by their abductors. It was learnt that the two victims were released Thursday night after their relatives paid an undisclosed amount as ransom. The abductors were said…
The National Examination Council (NECO), has released the results of the Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) conducted between July and August, 2023. Announcing the results at the organisation’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the exam body, Prof. Danlami Wushishi, said 1,296,985 candidates, comprising 616,398 males and 580,587 females, sat for…
Death toll from Wednesday’s attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 52, according to local authorities. This followed the recovery of 40 more bodies on Wednesday and Thursday night while the search and rescue team kept combing the bushes for missing persons. The Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC)…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Edo and federal governments to fish out and prosecute the killers of the 16 hunters hunters from the north. On Thursday, a mob in the Uromi, Edo state intercepted the hunters of northern who were travelling from Elele, Rivers state to Kano to…
The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement on Thursday unveiled a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council comprising zonal and state coordinators, as well as directors for mobilisation, women affairs, strategy, security, legal affairs and other key areas ahead of the 2027 general elections. The council, announced in a statement on Thursday, has the Director-General of the movement, John Ughulu, as…
