The federal government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims for Eid-al-Fitr celebrations. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Wednesday in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Shuaib Belgore. The minister wished the Muslim faithfuls a happy celebration and urged them to imbibe the virtues of…
The Kaduna state government has disclosed that 214 people were killed while 746 others were abducted by bandits from January to March 2023. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs made the disclosure on Wednesday while presenting the first quarter of 2023 security report to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, at the Government House,…
The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state have escaped from captivity. The students were abducted by terrorists on Monday, April 3, 2023. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal security and Home Affairs, said the students escaped from a thick forest bordering Kaduna…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the incumbent governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the winner of the governorship election. The returning officer for the governorship election, Mele Lamido, declared Fintiri winner of the election, after the collation of the supplementary election results. The final results showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru has asked an Abuja federal high court to review the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to void her controversial declaration as the winner of the governorship election. The Adamawa governorship supplementary election was conducted on Saturday following…
The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has called on security agencies to stop the attacks and mass killings by bandits in Benue, Taraba and the southern part of Kaduna state. In a statement on Monday in Kaduna, chairman of the forum, Ejoga Inalegwu, condemned the killings, noting that despite the security architecture in place,…
