The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his continuous criticism of President, Muhammadu Buhari and his administration. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu asked Kukah to consider joining partisan politics and see how…
By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo At least 19 persons have died of Lassa fever at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jalingo, Taraba state, in the last two months. The state commissioner of health Gbangsheya Buma, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with journalists in Jalingo. He said eight out of nine suspected cases that…
The United States has accused the Nigerian government for not bringing anyone to justice for the killing of members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiites. The US also frowned at how Nigerian courts continue to convict citizens for blasphemy, sentence them to long-term imprisonment and death. US Secretary of State,…
The Southern Kaduna Journalists Forum (SKJF), has described the appointment of the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa (rtd) as a round peg in a round hole. In a statement issued in Kaduna, the forum observed that the decision of President Bola Tinubu to appoint General Musa received overwhelming support from Nigerians…
A federal high court in Abuja has sacked a federal lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum federal constituency of Zamfara state, Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Delivering judgement on Thursday, the presiding judge, Obiora Egwuatu, held that Gummi’s defection was unconstitutional since there was no division in…
Sani Abdullahi, a teacher at Government Secondary School Kuriga, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state has disclosed that one person was killed in while about 280 pupils including teachers were abducted by bandits who invaded the secondary and primary schools in the community. The bandits were said to have invaded the schools located in the same…
