By Luminous Jannamike Supreme leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, says it was only by a miracle that he recovered from gunshots allegedly fired at him by the military during the December 2015 attack on his residence in Zaria, Kaduna State. El-Zakzaky disclosed this when northern Christian clerics paid him a […]

By Luminous Jannamike The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, under the joint leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, and the CAN President, Reverend Samson Ayokunle, yesterday, asked the Federal Government to fish out those behind the killing of Pastor Shuaibu Yohanna, in Kano and to punish them accordingly. Pastor Yohanna who headed the New Life for All […]

By Femi Bolaji COMMUNITY members and commuters on the vital Takum-Kahimbilla Road in Taraba State, a major link road between the northern states and Cameroun, are finding it extremely difficult to connect with the rest of the state following the collapse of the road, which was constructed by the Shehu Shagari administration over 42 years […]

…Curses kidnappers, killer herdsmen, bandits By Marie-Therese Nanlong, It was a beautiful sight on October 1 when the Pan-speaking natives in Plateau State trooped in their numbers to celebrate the ‘Kaa Pang Mat Long’ (the festival of Mountain of the King’s wife). The colourful event took place at Jepjan (Namu) community of Qua’an Pan Local […]

…Endorsed by PDP women, youth, elders Hundreds of Benue youths, elders, women, commercial motorcyclists(Okada riders), bus drivers, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members and students, yesterday, besieged the popular JS Tarka Foundation in Makurdi to receive and endorse the immediate past chief press secretary to the Benue State governor, Terver Akase, who resigned to formally join […]

By Peter Duru Finally, gunshots, well coordinated assassinations and murders have given way for the return of peace! Skirmishes and bloody attacks which consumed 12 soldiers, a top traditional ruler and many others came to an end. Peace has finally prevailed over the bitter war between the neighbouring Tiv-speaking Bonta community in Konshisha and Igede-speaking […]

 Gov Fintiri orders contractors to return to site and complete vital route By Umar Yusuf INCESSANT attacks in Adamawa State and other parts of the North East has forced contractors to halt work on the Maiha-Fulbere-Zhedinyi-Pella Road, which would have provided a direct link between Nigeria and Cameroun. The work on the 86-kilometre road, […]

 Quack ‘doctors’ caught running ‘hospitals and clinics’ By Bashir Bello THE Kano State Government has shut no fewer than 1,581 premises being used as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and patent medicine shops in 20 local government areas of the state. The state government embarked on the measures following the growing menace of quack doctors, pharmacists […]

By Wole Mosadomi & David Odama WITH states looking helpless in containing the spread of cholera, the ailment has claimed no fewer than 159 persons in Niger and Nasarawa states in the past few months. It is also threatening to kill more children, men and women as it ravages communities, especially those with poor water […]

 Bauchi gov wades in; says killing ‘dastardly and infamous act’ By Charly Agwam THE death of a 35-year-old woman, Rifkatu Yohanna, whose lifeless body was found on her farm last Monday in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, is causing palpable tension in the state.  Although it is still not clear why […]