The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested a notorious bandit leader who has been on the run for 11 years. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspect, identified as Mati Bagio, 34, was arrested in the early hours of Friday at his…
By Abiodun Oluwadare “It fills me with pride that President Buhari chose London to come for his medical treatment,” the Mayor of London remarked on his arrival in Lagos on the day the former President Buhari was buried. To the British politician, it was a feather in the cap of London’s health system, a subtle…
Former governor of Benue state, <span;>Samuel Ortom, has opened up on why he works against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election. Speaking on Thursday in an interview, Ortom with Arise Television, Ortom said the party abandoned justice and fairness. Speaking in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday, he said the…
Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a temporary suspension of its recruitment portal. The portal is dedicated to recruitment into paramilitary agencies — Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The suspension comes just two days after the…
The Igede ethnic minority group in Benue state has expressed willingness to be excised from Benue and merged with the proposed Ogoja state to be carved out of Cross River state. There has been growing agitation across several parts of Nigeria for the creation of more states to reflect ethnic, cultural, and developmental interests following…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has expressed disappointment over the recent attacks in the state, lamenting that despite intelligence reports about the attack, it still happened. On Monday, 27 people were killed by suspected fulani bandits in an attack on Bindi community in the Riyom LGA of the state. The assailants reportedly invaded the community at about…
