Salihu Dovo, Chairman of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State has been killed by gunmen who kidnapped him early Sunday morning. It was learnt that the gunmen stormed Mr Dovo’s residence in Sabon Gari, Jalingo at about 1 a.m and thereafter abducted and killed him. An eyewitness told Premium Times that the suspected assasins called an official of the…
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore herdsmen group has appealed to the Federal Government to consider the calls for restructuring of the country.In an interview with Sunday Punch, the group’s National Secretary Saleh Alhassan alleged that they are being marginalized in the country.Alhassan further said if the calls for restructuring is heeded to, it will enable…
Former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the All Progressives (APC) has failed Nigerians as it has not addressed the needs of Nigerians. Dalung said this during an interview with BBC Hausa. He said that despite the fact that he is a member of the APC, it is important for him to speak…
Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has alleged that the federal government is portraying itself as the “defender of herders” in the country. Featuring on Television Continental (TVC) programme “The Platform”, the lawyer stated that the forestry reserve law requires compulsory registration for those who want to carry out operations in states. Falana said; …
President Buhari has announced that Nigeria will be committing $80 million in the fight against terrorism and banditry in the northern part of the country this year. The President whose speech was read by Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyema during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government…
Fifteen people have died along the Kaduna-Abuja in accident caused by driving against traffic. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, January 24, said the information was presented in a research feedback to the Kaduna State Government by the military and security agencies conducting…
A man who was declared missing after going hiking with a group in Nasarawa has been found dead. Friends and family members took to Twitter early on Sunday, Jan 24, asking for help in finding a man named Stephen Tikya. They explained that he went on a hiking trip with a group to…
Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service stationed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja have apprehended two girls identified as Adebayo Kazeem and Babalola Kehinde, with tampered passports. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the Immigraion Service, DCI Sunday James, the ladies were about to board a Cairo-bound Egypt Airline flight on Thursday,…
Gambo Jimeta, a former inspector-general of police (IGP) is dead. Jimeta who served as IGP between 1986 and 1990, also served as national security adviser (NSA) to former head of state Ibrahim Babangida and was also the representative of Adamawa state to the national conference held in 2014. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu who confirmed the death of…
President Buhari has approved N6.45 billion for the setting up of gas plants in 38 locations nationwide to help in the treatment of COVID19 patients who need oxygen. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this at a national executive council meeting in Abuja on Thursday, January 21. She said the president approved the…
