The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), the umbrella muslim body headed by the Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has called on the federal government to live up to its primary responsibility of protecting lives and property. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the religious body also urged muslims to fervently engage in supplications…
By Solomon Semaila, Yola The United States (US) Embassy in Nigeria is partnering with Global Peace Development, a non-governmental organization (NGO) to bring an end to the persistant crisis in the North East. Through the partnership, about 220 local “Peace Architects” have been registered in the efforts to prevent conflict and extremism in Adamawa state….
Some victims of bandits’ attacks in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi state have cried out over persistent invasions and abduction in their communities by bandits. They also condemned the alleged silence by government and security agencies over the attacks which has led to destruction of lives and property. One of the community leaders who…
The Presidency has responded to calls by Father Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that the clergy man is after the President for failing to influence government contract his friends. Also, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), threatened to expose the Catholic Priest to the headquarters of the…
The minister of youth and sports development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has announced the dissolution of all boards of the national Olympic sports federations (NSF) in Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, the minister said a caretaker committees had been constituted to run the affairs of the federations pending elections. The minister noted that within the…
The Kaduna state government has disclosed that 323 persons were killed while 949 others were kidnapped by bandits in the last three months across Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan stated this on Friday while presenting a report on the security situation in the state at a security…
