Gunmen have reportedly killed five people in a fresh attack on Kogul community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state. Several people were said to have been injured while some houses were burnt. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday night. The attack came barely two days after two people were killed in…
A former Ogun state, Gbenga Daniel, has directed that his pension and allowances as a former governor should be suspended. In a letter dated June 14, 2023, address to Dapo Dapo, governor of Ogun state, Daniel who was elected Senator in the 2023 general elections, said his decision for the immediate suspension of the monthly…
The deputy governor of Edo state, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has called on wealthy and privileged individuals to assist the needy and less-privileged members of society. Shaibu made the call on Thursday in Benin City when a delegation of the Edo state chapter of the Association of Catholic Medical Practitioners (ACMP) paid him a courtesy visit…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano has asked the immediate former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, to ignore an invitation by the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC). The commission has invited Ganduje for questioning over video clips that showed him allegedly collecting bribes from contractors. However, in a statement on Thursday, the…
The governor of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, has signed an executive order restructuring and reducing the number of ministries in the state from 28 to 16. The governor disclosed this in a post on his official Twitter handle on Thursday. According to him, the decision to reduce the number of ministries, was taken to transform the…
A federal high court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Abba Kyari, in the sum of N50 million. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) had in June 2022, filed a 24-count charge marked against Kyari and his two siblings – Mohammed Kyari and Ali Kyari over non-disclosure…
