The Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday, received a former governor of Kano State, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, back to its fold. Shekarau dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), three months after joining the party, citing “betrayal of trust”. He had earlier partted ways in May 2022, with the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje of the…
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the federal government, seeking to extradite Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), to the United States to face criminal charges. Kyari is wanted in the United States over alleged conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. Delivering judgment on Monday,…
The Ichen community of Bissaula in Kurmi Local Government Area of Taraba State has called on the state Governor, Darius Ishaku, to urgently ensure deployment of soldiers to the community to curb the incessant attacks and killings in the area. Bissaula, the traditional headquarters of Ichen people had been under constant attack by bandits since…
The Sokoto State Police Command has disclosed that the prime suspects in the killing Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, were still at large. The spokesman of the command, Sanusi Abubakar, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH newspaper on Sunday in Sokoto. On May 12, 2022, Emmanuel, a…
The Nigerian army on Saturday, announced the dismissals of two soldiers-John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, allegedly involved in the killing of Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric in Yobe state. The acting commanding officer in charge of army’s 241 Reece battalion in Nguru, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, told journalists that a joint board of inquiry set…
The federal government has said that it will be insensitive to resume the Abuja-Kaduna train service while abducted passengers are still in captivity. The minister of state for works and housing, Mu’azu Sambo, state this on Wednesday while briefing state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari….
