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The widow of late journalist, Bagauda Kaltho, Mrs. Martha Kaltho, has described as callous and false the claim that her husband died in a bomb explosion he planted at Durbar Hotel, Kaduna, during the military regime of the late Gen. Sani Abacha. Kalto, a journalist with The News/Tempo magazine, was believed to have been murdered through a bomb…

A non governmental organisation (NGO), The Knowledge for the Blind Initiative (KFBI), has announced the appointment of Ms Blessing Ibi as its brand ambassador. The organisation also announced the constitution of its advisory committee in the North Central zone. In a statement on Sunday, the Executive Director of the KFBI, Andrew Gani-Ikilama said, Ibi is…

Many bandits killed as military airstrikes hit residence of their notorious leader, Bello Turji Scores of bandits under the command of Bello Turji , a notorious leader of the criminals have reportedly been eliminated in their camp. The bandits, according to reports by PRNigeria were killed in a surprise raid by air troops of Operation…

The North-East Governors’ Forum (NEGF), has said that the mass exodus of bandits from the North-West region has made the relative peace in the region vulnerable. According to The PUNCH the governors stated this in a communique issued at the end of their seventh meeting on Friday in Gombe. The meeting was attended by governors…

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to engage in further consultations with relevant stakeholders towards ending the protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The President said this on Friday when he met with the committee of pro-chancellors of federal universities, at the State House in Abuja. In a statement by the Special…