An unspecified number of persons were reportedly killed on Sunday evening during an attack by gunmen on Anguwan Rukuba area of Jos, the Plateau State capital. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred at around 7.30pm, when the assailants stormed the neighbourhood on six motorcycles and opened fire on residents. According to sources, the attackers shot indiscriminately,…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has concluded its 8th national convention in Abuja, reaffirming Nentawe Yilwatda as national chairman and Ajibola Basiru as national secretary. Delegates at the convention, held at Eagle Square, also produced a new national working committee (NWC) through a consensus arrangement endorsed by party stakeholders. Ben Nwoye was named deputy national…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has temporarily released former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai from custody following his mother’s death on Friday. El-Rufai’s son, Bashir El-Rufai, announced this on X on Friday, though he later deleted the post. “My beloved great legend of a father (@elrufai) is being released from…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, has commenced reconciliation with the faction backed by Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (PDP). Turaki disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday, in Abuja. He said the move followed an advisory by the court of appeal in Ibadan, Oyo state, which urged…
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Rev. Sunday Agang, has been abducted by gunmen. Agang was said to have been abducted on Tuesday when six gunmen invaded his residence at Farin-Gada area of Jos, Plateau state capital, at about 2:30 pm. ECWA spokesperson, Dickson Auta, confirmed…
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has confirmed that Senegal has submitted an appeal case against Confederation of African Football (CAF) for stripping it of the AFCON 2025 title. The Lausanne-based court disclosed in a media release that it received the appeal by the Senegalese football federation (FSF) on Wednesday. Senegal won the AFCON…
