KDSG Security Update: Thirty-four confirmed dead in Kaura LGA attacks
…Two military personnel among casualties …Several injured, scores of houses and shops burnt. Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna State Governmen that after search operations and detailed checks, 34 people have been confirmed dead following Sunday’s attack in Kaura local government area. According to the report, four locations were attacked by unidentified assailants: Tsonje, […]
FAAC: FG, States, LG Share N695bn For February
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared N695.03 billion to the three tiers of government as revenue for February amid plans by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) limited to deduct N242.53 billion for subsidy. The FAAC Director Information, Mr. Olajide Oshundun, disclosed this in a communique on Tuesday, after a Virtual Conference. From […]
2023: El-Rufai’s Former Chief of Staff To Run For Governor In Kaduna
The former Chief of Staff to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Muhammad Abdullahi has declared his intention to contest for the governorship seat of the state in the 2023 general elections on the platform of the All Progressive Congress with a pledge to consolidate on the achievements made by the current administration in the […]
Lawmakers’ sacking: Police take over Assembly complex, deploy APC
Armed security personnel, on Tuesday, took over the Cross River State House of Assembly complex. The security personnel, drawn from the police Anti-Kidnapping Squad, riot and regular policemen, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, were strategically stationed on the routes leading to the state House of Assembly complex. Movement into the complex, which […]
Obiano water-drinking video: EFCC sanctions official, ex-gov gets bail
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has placed under disciplinary action its officer, who leaked the video of a former Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, who was taken into custody on Thursday over alleged N42bn fraud. The commission, in a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, distanced itself from the video, which showed […]
Defend yourselves, CAN advises residents as bandits attack Southern Kaduna again
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria on the state, Rev. John Hayab, described the fresh attack on Southern Kaduna as sad. Some bandits had raided Agban Kagoro, Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State Sunday night, killed 15 people and burnt houses. Hayab lamented that human beings were killed without adequate protection from […]
FG scraps PCR test for fully vaccinated travellers
The Federal Government on Monday said that, fully vaccinated inbound travellers would no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test. Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha disclosed this at the National briefing of the Committee in Abuja. The FG said they […]
No extension of March 26 UTME registration deadline – Oloyede
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyode, on Friday in Kano said the board had so far registered not fewer than 1.4 million candidates across the country for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. He reminded candidates that there would be no extension of the March 26 deadline for the UTME registration. Oloyode […]
Fuel crisis may spark worse protests than EndSARS, PDP warns FG
The Peoples Democratic Party has warned that the ongoing fuel crisis may snowball into nationwide protests worse than the October 2020 EndSARS protests. In a statement signed on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the main opposition accused the Federal Government of “kneeling on the necks of Nigerians.” PDP said, “There is […]
‘Deeply distressing’, Buhari condemns attacks on Obiozor’s house, police assets
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has described as “deeply distressing” the attacks on a police station and the home of the President-General of the Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, Prof. George Obiozor. This was contained in a statement signed on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, […]