Plateau State governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has expressed his condolences to the Governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, over the passing of his stepmother, Hajiya Hauwa Mohammed Duguri. During a condolence visit to the Bauchi State Government House, Governor Mutfwang conveyed his grief, describing Hajiya Hauwa as a role model and beacon of […]

Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon’s border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the district and a traditional leader said. It is the latest in a series of attempts to seize territory in the area. Aka Martin Tyoga, MP […]

A passenger has assaulted an officer of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, at the Lagos Airport. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NCAA, Michael Achimugu, made this known in a statement on Saturday. Achimugu said the passenger, identified as Ibok Maurice Ibok, was captured assaulting the officer over an alleged missing […]

State govt holds peace meeting with feuding parties | Security agencies patrol affected villages Details of the communal clash in Gululu village of Miga local government area of Jigawa State have emerged as residents gave accounts of the tragic incident. According to eyewitnesses, 15 people were killed during the crisis which occurred on Friday. To […]

Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), a frontline Igbo think tank, has warned against the imposition of former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mike Okiro, as the President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The warning was coming ahead of the forthcoming national elections of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. National President of ADF and former President of the […]

The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva. WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International […]

An activist and public affairs commentator, Malam Salihu Othman Isah, has condemned what he described as the incessant air strikes and other forms of military attacks on defenceless civilians in some parts of the country. Isah, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC ) said in an interview that it is unprofessional […]