The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu has said that the federal government is committed to ending insecurity in Benue state. Ribadu spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, the Benue state capital following the killing of over 72 people in Ukum and Logo LGAs on Good Friday. The NSA said President Bola Tinubu had…
The Kaduna state government has revoked all sales and land allocations of institutional houses within major legacy schools across the state. The secretary to the state government (SSG), AbdulKadir Mayere, announced the revocation in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mayere said the affected schools include Alhuda-huda College, Zaria; Queen Amina College, Kaduna; and…
The Kaduna state police command has refuted claims of an explosion on the Josawa road in the Abakpa area of the capital city. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, Mansir Hassan, police spokesperson, said the incident, which was initially reported as a suspected blast, was not an explosion. Hassan said a 12-year-old victim identified…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that five persons were killed while 13 others were injured in a truck accident in Tashan Gona, Billiri LGA of Gombe state. The sector FRSC sector commander in the state, Samson Kaura, said the incident occurred at about 7:20 am. on Easter Monday after a truck laden…
The Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has convened a meeting with critical stakeholders over the recent killings in the state. Speaking at the meeting which held on Monday in Jos, Mutfwang said the meeting aimed at fashioning out ways of tackling the recurrent attacks and wanton destruction of lives and properties in the state. The…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has joined the global Christian community in mourning the passage of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic church. Pope Francis died on Monday after a protracted illness at the age of 88. In a statement, Yakubu Pam,…
