The Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria (KYN), the umbrella body for the Kuteb ethnic nationality in Taraba state, has declared that the planned installation of one Alhaji Yaro Garba Maigyada, as “Makama of Takum,” scheduled for Saturday (July 22, 2023), is provocative and an invitation to crisis in the area. In a statement on Friday in…
The trial of Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, has commenced before a federal high court in Abuja. TheCable reports that Mamu was arraigned in March by the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) on a 10-count charge bordering on terrorism. However, in March, he pleaded not guilty to all the counts and denied having allegiance to…
The Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has alerted residents of the outbreak of diphtheria disease in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area of the state. On Thursday, five children within the ages of one to 13 years, were reported to have died in Kafanchan following outbreak of what residents of the area described…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the federal government to ensure that the fuel subsidy palliatives being considered go beyond cash transfers. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, President of CAN, Arch Bishop Daniel Okoh, advised the government CAN to consider the introduction of mass transport across the states to reduce…
No fewer than 2,500 ghost workers have been uncovered from the payroll of the 23 Local Government Areas in Benue State. The state governor, Hyacinth Alia, disclosed this in a press statement issued by his spokesperson, Kula Tersoo, on Thursday in Makurdi. The governor, said there was a need to sanitise and clean all the…
Five children have reportedly died in Kafanchan, headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following the outbreak of a “strange disease.” The victims, were said to have suffered from pains around their necks after which they died within 24 hours as they were unable to eat. The victims were said to be aged…
