Forty- four suspects have been arrested by the police in Plateau State for various offences including eleven persons who recently attacked the Plateau State Polytechnic Staff Quarters and kidnapped some residents. The gunmen, had for the third time this year, raided the polytechnic’s staff quarters located at Heipang in Barkin Ladi Council Area of the State and abducted some residents including the younger sister of the institution’s Assistant Registrar, Miss Abigail Amos and a twelve year son of the institution’s Chaplain, Kim Dido. They were later released by the gunmen suspected to be herdsmen after ransom was allegedly paid to them The  State Commissioner of Police, Mr Isaac Akinmoyede, who […]

The Plateau state Amirul hajj, Justice Suraj Muhammad, has said no official or students of Jami’a Islamiyya Madina from the state were involved in fraudulent act. Justice Muhammad was responding to media report that alleged some Plateau state students of Jami’a Islamiyya Madina collected huge amount of money from pilgrims for their sacrificial animal. He said: “Our attention was drawn to a story that some students’ of Jami’a Islamiyya Madina collected money from our pilgrims. “We have investigated the matter and we discovered that it was true, we have also discovered all the student are from Jigawa  not Plateau state.” Justice Ibrahim said many pilgrims were […]

DR AMOS BULUS FSTAN CIRFAT BAGS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE ON EXEMPLARY CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP: The Provost of the Federal College of Education Pankshin, Dr Amos Bulus Cirfat FSTAN popularly known as “Dr. ABC” has earned an award of Excellence in Exemplary Christian Leadership from the Southern Nigeria Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria . The award was presented to the Provost Dr.AB Cirfat on Tuesday 6th August 2019 in the College Board Room by the President of the Southern Youth Wing of CAN Barr. Oluchukwu Nnabugwu who was represented by the Secretary of the Association, Pastor Prince Ekiye C. Ekiye who led the team of representatives to the College. […]

RevolutionNow: IPC denounce attacks on journalists by security operatives By Golok Nanmwa International Press Center, IPC, Lagos on Tuesday condemned in strong terms the arrest and molestation of journalists by security agents during the #RevolutionNow protests in some Nigerian cities on Monday, August 5, 2019. In was contained in a statement made available to newsmen reads that in Calabar, according to Premium Times dated August 5, 2019, the police accused journalists of being members of the #RevolutionNow movement and took them into custody after brutalising them. The concerned journalists – Nicholas Kalu of The Nation, Jeremiah Achibong of CrossRiverWatch and Jonathan Ugbal of CrossRiverWatch – were arrested and detained before […]

The Department of State Services has released the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria , Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. A Kaduna State High Court, today, granted the Cleric’s bail application to enable him to travel to India for medical attention. The Public Relations Officer of the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya confirmed the released in a statement in Abuja, this evening. count | 143

Press Statement from Zang Technologies Ltd. On August 1, 2019, we were handed an award of excellence in technology and innovation at the Federal Government’s second Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Awards held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. To us in Zangtech, this is a dream come true. We have toiled, researched and reviewed our inventions several times to standout in the competitive market, and meet contemporary needs of human societies. This recognition therefore means we are getting closer to our envisaged heights. We therefore deeply appreciate all those who patronized, encouraged and criticized us to do more. This includes fellow innovators whose presence in the competitive world often […]

SENATOR I.D. GYANG SALUTES COL MANJANG FOR BACKING CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF AWARD AT DEFENCE COLLEGE. Senator I.D. Gyang, Senate Deputy Chairman Defence Committee has saluted Col Manjang of the Nigerian Army for backing the Chief of Army Staff Award at the Graduation Ceremony of Course 27 National Defence College Nigeria, Abuja consisting of 127 officers and participants. Senator Gyang is urging Col Manjang, the award winner, to sustain the excellence he is known for and to further deploy his intellect, courage and patriotism in dedicated and diligent service to the nation. Senator Gyang was on the entourage of the Senate President His Excellency Ahmed Lawal to the Graduation ceremony […]