The Irigwe Development Association (IDA), has distanced itself from Saturday’s killing of commuters along Rukuba Road, Jos. In a statement in Jos, the group asked the Plateau state police command to withdraw its statement attributing the killings to “suspected Irigwe youths”. The police command had in a statement on Saturday by its spokesman, Gabriel Ogaba, said…
The Plateau state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned Saturday’s killing of commuters along Rukuba road, in Jos. In a statement on Sunday in Jos, chairman of the association, Rev. Fr. Polycarp Lubo, urged security agencies to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice. Lubo also condemned ongoing killings…
The Plateau state government has announced a 24 hour curfew in Jos north Local Government Area following growing tension within Jos metropolis. The decision came hours after the governor announced a dusk to down curfew on the area including Jos South and Bassa LGAs following Saturday’s killing of 23 people allegedly by angry youths along…
The Kukah Centre, founded by Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has decried widespread poverty in Nigeria, saying it is a threat to peaceful coexistence. The Executive Director of the Centre, Rev. Fr. Attah Barkindo, stated this in Yola during the presentation of empowerment kits to 100 beneficiaries trained in various skills. Barkindo said, the prevalent and…
The Plateau state government has imposed has imposed curfew on Jos North, Jos South and Bassa Local government areas of the state following the violence that claimed the lives of 23 people in Jos on Saturday. This was announced in a statement by the Plateau state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong. Violence erupted in the Rukuba…
Former emir of Kano, Khalifa Mohammadu Sanusi has that no one can afford to be a conformist in a society that is so abnormal. Sanusi spoke on Saturday in Kaduna at a colloquium marking his 60th birthday. He said nobody can ignore the fact that things are not working in Nigeria. Lamenting the current socio…
