No fewer than nine people were killed and three others injured in an attack by gunmen in Avu, Kwall district of Bassa Local Government, Plateau State. Likita Dani, a resident of the area said the attack occurred on Sunday at about 8 pm.“The attackers arrived the community around 8 p.m. when some people were sleeping while…
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa state, has sacked Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the election. Delivering judgment on Monday in the petition filed by Ombugadu and the PDP challenging the election of Sule in…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang says no stone would be left unturned in the efforts towards addressing the security challenges facing the state. The governor said this in a broadcast to mark the country’s 63rd independence anniversary. The governor also granted pardoned to one prisoner while three others had had their sentences reduced. Mutfwang said…
Tinubu to Nigerians: Government is doing everything to ease your loa President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is doing all that it can to ease the hardship Nigerians are going through. The president stated this in a broadcast marking the country’s 63rd independence anniversary. The president announced a provosional wage increase of N25,000 for…
One person was reportedly killed while 19 others were abducted by bandits in Angwanwaku community, Kufana Chiefdom of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Tanimu Makaddas, Secretary of the Chiefdom, said the incident occurred around 12:30 am on Saturday when the criminals invaded the community, adding that most of those abducted were women. Makaddas said…
The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Jalingo, has affirmed the election of Kefas Agbu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the duly elected governor of Taraba state. In a judgment delivered on Saturday, the tribunal dismissed the petition filed by Muhammad Yahaya and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for lacking in…
