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Court adjourns hearing on Kano mosque arson

Kano Upper Shari’a Court on Friday fixed July 4 for hearing in the ongoing trial of Shafi’u Abubakar, 38, who allegedly set a mosque on fi

11 persons declared wanted over Plateau killings

Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and some parts of Bauchi and Kaduna states, on Friday, declared 11 perso

Edo guber poll wiII reflect people’s choice –INEC

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured that the September 21, governorship election in Edo

Ado Bayero won’t go for prayers at Palace mosque – Police

The Kano State Police Command has dismissed reports that Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero will lead Jumma’t Prayers at Kofar Kudu Central Mosque, Kano, where A

Sit-at-home: Military declares total clamdown on IPOB over killing of 5 soldiers

The military high command has vowed to clamp down on members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who masterminded killing of soldiers