The Kaduna state police command has arrested four suspected kidnappers who killed their victim, Mohammed Kabiru, a six year old boy after collecting N1 million ransom. Parading the suspects on Monday in Kaduna, Mohammad Jalige, spokesman of the command, said Kabiru was abducted on April 24 at the Badarawa area, Kaduna. He said the suspects…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned that henceforth, it will no longer tolerate those who are bent on throw the country into anarchy. In a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the secret service, Peter Afunanya, said the DSS will no longer tolerate deliberate machinations by subversive and hostile groups whose agenda…
The Gombe state government has suspended 668 of its workers for failing to present themselves for biometric capture. The state government had recently approved Integrated Payroll Payment Gateway and Human Resource Management Information System to reduce leakages in its finances. In a statement, the Commissioner for Finance, Muhammad Magaji, said the suspended workers include, 431…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Nigerian media professionals to flush out the bad eggs whose nefarious activities are denting the credibility and reputation of the mainstream practitioners. In a message Sunday congratulating the Nigerian media on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the Senate President also assured that the ninth…
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), the umbrella muslim body headed by the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the federal government to live up to its primary responsibility of protecting lives and property. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the religious body also urged muslims to fervently engage in supplications…
By Solomon Semaila, Yola The United States (US) Embassy in Nigeria is partnering with Global Peace Development, a non-governmental organization (NGO) to bring an end to the persistant crisis in the North East. Through the partnership, about 220 local “Peace Architects” have been registered in the efforts to prevent conflict and extremism in Adamawa state….
