Survivors of Monday’s attack on Abuja- Kaduna train have recounted their ordeals on their hospital beds. On Monday, terrorists attacked a Kaduna bound train from Abuja said to be carrying over 800 passengers on board. The attack was said to have occurred at about 8pm on Monday when the terrorists detonated the rail track. Several…
A Golf 3 car belonging to a journalist, Amos Matthew of New Nigeria newspapers, was stolen on Tuesday at the state secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna. Matthew was at the party secretariat to cover declaration by the Kaduna state Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Mohammed Dattijo who wants to run for…
The Kaduna state government has confirmed that 34 people, including two military personnel were killed in Sunday’s attacks on communities in Kaura Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna, the government also confirmed that, over 200 houses and 32 shops were burnt in the attacks while vehicles and 17…
The Kaduna state Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Muhammad Dattijo, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship race in the state. He made the declaration on Tuesday at the state secretariat of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna. Addressing party leaders and supporters, Dattijo said having served as commissioner and Chief of…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Plateau State House of Assembly has declared the seat of its former speaker, Abok Ayuba, vacant following his recent defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayuba who was elected on the platform of the APC to represent Jos East constituency, decamped to…
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday ordered the removal from office, 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly over their defection last year from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judgment delivered by Justice Taiwao Taiwo, held that the affected state legislators…
