The magistrate court grade 1 in Jalingo, Taraba state, has sentenced three persons arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to 10 years’ imprisonment over arms trafficking. The convicts — Sakina Garba, Ali Gono, and Ibrahim Abdulrashi were arrested between January and February 2026 along the Wukari-Jalingo road in Taraba with arms…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, suffered fresh losses in the House of Representatives, with six lawmakers defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Labour Party (LP) was also hit by the gale of defections, losing five members as political realignments intensified ahead of the next 2027…
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of Kabir Yahaya Gusau as the pioneer Managing Director (MD) of Gusau International Airport. The appointment was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the Secretary to the Zamfara State Government (SSG), Abubakar Mohammad Nakwada. The statement explained that the appointment was part of the ongoing…
Former Sokoto governor, Senator Aminu Tambuwal has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the African Democratic Party (ADC). Announcing his defection in a statement, Tambuwal said the persistent internal crisis, leadership disagreements, and growing divisions within the PDP have made it increasingly difficult to continue to remain in the party. “Today, after deep…
Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said that his administration is determined to position the state as the agricultural and livestock capital of Northern Nigeria through sustained investment in farmers and value chains. The governor spoke while flagging off the distribution of poultry farming inputs to about 5,000 poultry farmers across the state. He…
Zamfara state governor, Dauda Lawal and his deputy, Mani Mummuni, have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mummuni announced their defection on Monday during a meeting with members of the state executive council in Gusau, the state capital. The Director-General, media, and communication to the governor, Nuhu Anka, also confirmed Lawal’s defection…
