Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has called for more security deployment to stop the killings in the state. In a statement on Sunday, signed by Gyang Bere, his spokesman, Mutfwang said he was saddened by the coordinated attacks, killings and destruction of property by bandits in Plateau communities. The statement said some of the affected…
The Taraba State Government is said to be considering land reforms in a bid to permanently resolve the perennial conflict between the Tiv and Jukun ethnic groups in the Southern part of the state. The Chairman of the Economic, Youth and Security Summit, Benjamin Bako, gave the hint at at a press conference after a…
A member of the Kaduna state House of Assembly, representing Chikun constituency, Garba Madami is dead. Madami, a member of the PDP, died on Saturday in the hospital where he was on admission. He died three days after the inauguration of the house on June 13, 2023, which he was unable to participate as he…
The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), an umbrella body for old students of federal government colleges across the country, on Saturday, staged a peaceful protest against the massive encroachment of the land belonging to the Federal Government College, Kaduna. The old students were joined in the protest by students of the school. The immediate…
The Arewa Civil Society Organisation (ACSO) has applauded the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bawa was suspended from office on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu for alleged questionable activities. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Adamu Aminu Musa, chairman of the ACSO said, Bawa’s suspension…
President Bola Tinubu, has appointed Abdulkarim Chukkol as the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC). The appointment of Chukkol followed the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the commission. Chukkol is an alumnus of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy, Quantico, the European Center of Security Studies, Germany, and also…
