Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has disclosed that over 64 communities in the state have been taken over by bandits. Speaking on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Tuesday, Mutfwang said the latest attacks on communities in Bokkos LGA which claimed over 80 lives was sponsored by yet-to-be-identified individuals. “I can tell you in all honesty that…
Troops uncover plots to cause mayhem in Taraba, arrest suspects, recover arms By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Three people suspected to be planning to cause crisis in Taraba state have been arrested by troops of 6 Brigade, Jalingo. The suspects identified as Umar Zubair and Isah Abdulahi, were said to have been arrested in the…
Fourteen people have been reportedly killed by gunmen in separate attacks on communities in Jos South and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau state. Two people were also said to have sustained injuries in the attacks that occurred on Sunday night. The gunmen were said to have killed 12 people in Sabon Layi village, Kuru…
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Daniel Okoh, has distanced himself from the appointment of seven officials of the association in the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Thursday night, Okoh expressed worry about the development, noting that, “it counters the well-known stance…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned its electoral officers to refrain from activities that will tamper with the commission’s integrity. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC’s chairman, said this on Thursday while swearing in 19 resident electoral commissioners (RECs) in Abuja. According to TheCable, the commissioners comprise nine from the academia, six civil servants including retired…
National leader, APC members with Disability, Mr Tolu Bankole (seated) in a group photo during their 2022 national summit on Thursday in Abuja. Photo by Sylvanus Tyoakaa
