Kaduna: Gunmen kill two policemen, abduct foreign national.
Gunmen, on Wednesday abducted an American and a Canadian in Kworo-jere area of Kagarko Local government, Kaduna state. The victims were said to have been ambushed on their way back from Kaura and Kafanchana. The gunmen also killed two of the policemen attached to the foreign nationals. The public relations officer for the Kaduna state […]
Nigerian stock surges in 2018.
The world-beating rally in Nigerian stocks may not be over yet. The main equity index in Africa’s biggest economy has surged 12 percent this year in dollar terms, the most among 96 major bourses tracked by Bloomberg, pushing it to the highest level since 2008. Dangote Cement Plc, controlled by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, […]
Again, Nigeria ranks low in the Global Gender Gap report.
Nigeria has yet again ranked low in the Global Gender Gap Report. Nigeria took 122nd position in the World Economic Forum Report behind other African countries like Gambia and Burkina Faso. The report which was based on four key subindex that includes: Economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment, studied […]
Udom sacks SSG, appoints replacement.
The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Etekamba Umoren. The Governor announced the immediate appointment of Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem as the new Secretary to the State Government. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Charles Udoh, and made available to newsmen in […]
I don’t have anything against Fulanis – Fayose.
TPCN – The Ekiti State Governor has said that he does not harbor any ill feeling against the Fulanis and the herdsmen among them. The Governor, however, noted that Ekiti state will not surrender any part of its land for the Federal Government’s proposed cattle colony. In a series of tweets using his official twitter […]
Police deploys 4000 officers for Anambra rerun
About 4,300 police officers have been deployed for the Saturday’s Anambra central district rerun election. This was disclosed by the Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr. Garba Umar, during a press conference in Amawbia. According to him, there are 1,448 polling units and at least three policemen will man each unit in the local governments involved. […]
The Nigeria Killings And Many Unanswered Questions
In the wee hours of the New Year day, tragedy struck in Tom-Atar and Umenge villages of Guma, a farming town in Benue; a state in the Northcentral region of Nigeria. Cattle herders of the Fulani ethnic extraction had laid sieges on the sleeping villages, slaughtering at least 50 persons in their sleep – […]