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….
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to commission more projects executed by the Kaduna state government in May 2022. The Managing Director of the Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA), Habiba Buhari disclosed this on Friday while inspecting the multi-billion naira bridge across River Kaduna, connecting Kabala to Barnawa areas within Kaduna metropolis. The President had during his…
An Ikeja high court, Lagos, on Friday, sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (aka Evans) and two others to life imprisonment after four years of trial. The were convicted for conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The other two convicts are Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu. However, one Ogechi Uchechukwe and two former soldiers,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. Buhari in an address during the signing of the document said in line with established tradition, he received inputs from relevant ministries, departments and agencies of government after careful and thorough reviews of the Bill and its implications to democratic processes…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has explained why the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is yet to completely deploy the Super Tucano fighter jets. Speaking on Friday during a dialogue with the media, Amao said some of the equipment were still being expected, although the air force personnel have begun using the…
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has said that with the declaration of bandits as terrorists, the army now have the necessary legal backing to deal with the criminals. According to him, the Nigerian military was reluctant to bomb the bandits because of concerns about facing the International Criminal Court (ICC). A federal high court…
