The residence of Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a Kaduna based Islamic cleric was gutted by fire on Saturday. No life was lost in the inferno said to have lasted for about four hours. Gumi’s family resident was not affected by the fire, however, the Girls Secondary School, established by the cleric is located upstairs within the…
Benue State governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom was, on Saturday, prevented by security agents from gaining entrance to the Tactical Command of the Air force Base in Makurdi to receive Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was transiting from the airport to Taraba State for an engagement. Ortom who condemned the action of the airport security, said…
A chicken can never turn itself into a duck, no matter how much it tries. Unfortunately, this has been the hallmark of Governor Simon Bako Lalong’s political career since 2015 when he assumed the leadership of Plateau State – once the illustrious hub of the Middle Belt. The governor erroneously presumes that assuming the identity…
The Director of Operations of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda has been killed by gunmen. The gunmen, about five in number, were said to have killed him in the early hours of Friday at his Barakallahu residence, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the gunmen killed him and fled without taking…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyeson Wike has intervened in the protracted feud between two chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Jeremiah Useni and Senator Jonah Jang, a former governor of the state. Wike who met two leaders on Wednesday in Jos asked them to burry their differences…
Williams Attah, Gombe One person has been confirmed dead in Tuesday’s clash between two neighbouring communities in Gombe states. Meanwhile the Nyuwar Community Development Association (NCDA), has called on the state government to urgently set up a judicial commission of inquiry into the persistent attack on Jessu and Nyuwar communities in Balanga LGA. Chairman of…
