BY JAMES AKINOLA Gunmen identified as terrorists on Tuesday attacked Yakwada village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria and abducted nine persons including the daughter-in-law of Chairman, Northern Elders’ Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi and her four children. According to confirmed reports, the terrorists also killed aContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Archbishop Metropolitan and Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Henry Ndukuba, has carpeted the Federal Government over the increasing rate of poverty and insecurity across the country. The primate said he was deeply saddened by the excruciating pains Nigerians were going through because of the festering insecurityContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its fighter jets have bombarded terrorists’ logistics base in Kaduna State, killing 18 terrorists, including their kingpin, one Alhaji Shanono. The air strike conducted by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, followed intelligence that Alhaji Shanono had scheduled a meetingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Coalition of civil society groups, under the umbrella of Joint Action Front (JAF), yesterday, called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to commence mobilisation for a general strike and mass protest over the protracted industrial action by academic and non-academic staff ofContinue Reading