The governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari has lamented that despite several efforts by the his administration to engage bandits, the moves have yielded little or no result as each group operates independently. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, at NAF Headquarters, on…
By Daniel Dauda in Jos The Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA) has filed a suit challenging the appointment of Mallam Danladi Sanusi Maishanu, as the “Mai Tangale”, the paramount ruler of the Tangale ethnic nationality in Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe state. Speaking in an interview with journalists on Friday in Jos, a member…
The Gbong Gwom Jos and Chairman, Plateau State Council of Chiefs, Da Gyang Buba, has lamented the deplorable security situation in the country, saying “no one spared and no where is safe.” The traditional ruler spoke when members of the House of Representatives Committee on Industry, paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace during…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s first president and one of the last of the generation of African leaders who fought colonialism, has died aged 97. The BBC reports that, Kaunda was admitted to a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, on Monday suffering from pneumonia. In the 1950s, Kaunda was a key figure in what was then…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to amend the criminal charges filed against a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Andrew Yakubu. Justice Ahmed Mohammed rejected the request on Thursday while ruling on an application by the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military and other security agencies not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals operating in various parts of the country. Speaking when he visited personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, Borno, on Thursday, Buhari said the war…
