About 17 people have been killed by gunmen in an attack on Acha community, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. The the gunmen who attacked the community on Tuesday night also burnt several houses An eyewitness said the gunmen shot sporadically into the air on their arrival to the community. The military Special Task…
The police have arrested Moses Oko, a 20 year old man for allegedly killing Miss Jennifer Anthony, a 300-level student of the University of Jos, for ritual purposes. Jennifer’s lifeless body was recently found at a hotel in Jos, along Zaria Road on New Year’s Day with some of her body parts including her eyes…
Former head of the Interim National Government (ING) Chief Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Shonekan died on Tuesday in Lagos, aged 85. He was the Chairman of the ING that succeeded the military junta of Gen. Ibrahim Babangida between August 26 and November 17, 1993. Babangida had constituted the ING after he refused to hand over power…
The Kaduna state ministry of education has directed public schools in the state to migrate to the 4-day working week introduced by the state government, as the schools reopen on Monday for second session of the 2021/2022. The Commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal, who gave the directive in a statement in Kaduna, also called on…
Former governor of Lagos state and leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has finally declared his interest in the 2023 presidency. Fielding questions from reporters on Monday after meeting with President Muhammadu at the Presidential Villa,Abuja, Tinubu said he had the president about his intention. He said Buhari is not stopping…
The non release of funds for the the burial of the late Chairman of Taraba Traditional Council, Aku Uka, Dr. Shekarau Angyu Masa-Ibi, has pitched governor Darius Ishaku against his Jukun kinsmen. The paramount ruler of the Jukun nation, died in October 2021, after reigning for 45 years. His his funeral rites is scheduled to…
