Troops uncover plots to cause mayhem in Taraba, arrest suspects, recover arms By Callistus Agwaza in Jalingo Three people suspected to be planning to cause crisis in Taraba state have been arrested by troops of 6 Brigade, Jalingo. The suspects identified as Umar Zubair and Isah Abdulahi, were said to have been arrested in the…
Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the 8th Assembly, has berated Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state for none performance. In a statement on Saturday, Dogara said for over six years since the governor came on board, Bauchi state has no functional social amenities. Dogara who was speaker of the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has declined jurisdiction in the suit filed by Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of the state against against the Kaduna State House of Assembly. El-Rufai had on June 26, through his counsel, Abubakar Mustapha (SAN), filed the suit over allegations by the house that N423b was diverted during his…
The Kaduna state government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria. Governor Uba Sani had on Monday imposed the 24 hour curfew on the two cities to avert breakdown of law and order following the violent activities of some hoodlums who vandalised and looted public and private property. In a statement on…
The Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang has relaxed the 24 hour curfew imposed on Jos and Bukuru following improvement of the security situation. Mutfwang had on Monday imposed a 24 hour curfew following the hijacking of the nationwide peaceful protest against hunger and bad governance by hoodlums in the state. The miscreants went about vandalising…
The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier who killed a 16-year-old protester in Zaria. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said soldiers were enforcing the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis following reports of violence during the nationwide protest. He said the soldiers were attacked…
