Nigeria and African news

The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has commended the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating insecurity in the state. The governor made the commendation  on Tuesday when the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Maiduguri, the state capital. Zulum, however, called for more …

Chairman of the senate committee on labour, employment, and productivity, Diket Plang has alleged that foreign armed groups, working with local collaborators, are behind the recent killings in Bokkos LGA of Plateau state. In a statement on Monday, Plang, who represents Plateau Central Senatorial District, described the attacks  as “heinous” and a threat to the…

There was protest in the Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis on Monday evening following the alleged killing of a young man by operatives of the special joint task force, set up to tackle urban crime and drug abuse. The task force, comprising personnel of the army, police, Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law…

Three persons, including a pastor, have been killed in fresh attacks by bandits on Suwa and Ding’ak communities, Mushere chiefdom of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. The attacks were said to have occurred on Friday August 8, around 2pm. Kefas Mallai, Chairman of Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, confirmed the killings in an interview…

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe is dead. Ogbe who also served as minister of agriculture from 2015 to 2019, is died on Saturday at the age of 78. His death was announced in a statement by the family. “He departed peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, service…