Seven people have been reportedly killed while a student of the Government Science Secondary School Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna state escaped with a bullet in separate attacks by terrorists on Saturday. Fifty seven people were also said to have been abducted by the terrorists. Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance,…
Patience Dombin spoke with some residents of Jos on the increasing wave of crime in parts of the city. Residence of Jos, the Plateau state capital are worried over the increasing criminal activities in the tin city. Many parts of the city are plagued by a wide range of criminality , ranging from ritual…
The Presidential election and National Assembly elections are to hold on February 25, 2023. Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Saturday while briefing journalists in Abuja. He added that governorship and state houses of assembly polls will take place on March 11, 2023. INEC had earlier scheduled the…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he is confident that he will win the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku stated this in an interview with journalists on Saturday shortly after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his presidential bid. Atiku was said to have arrived Obasanjo’s residence located within Olusegun…
By Patience Dombin, Jos There was massive voter turnout for the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency by-election in Plateau state. AmazingTimes Correspondent who visited some polling units in Kabong- Gada Biu, in Jos North Local Government Area, reports that a large number of people came out to vote. Accreditation and voting were conducted simultaneously, a development which…
Dikyet Gupiya, the district head of Pushit, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state, has been abducted by gunmen. Gupyet was reportedly abducted at his residence on on Thursday at about 9:15pm. The traditional ruler is said to be a close relative of the state deputy governor, Prof. Sonni Tyoden who is also from Pushit….
