Tension began to rise when the chairman, Idris Kutigi, attempted to overrule a delegate, Mike Ozekhome, who had called for the amendment of the provision to make it possible for any decision to be arrived at through two thirds majority, which he said was the same position with the constitution and global best practices. Read more….

Two killed, 50 houses burnt in Plateau communal clash

Two persons were on Tuesday confirmed dead and several wounded in a communal clash at a border community between Pankshin and Kanke Local Government Areas of Plateau.

The Chairman of Pankshin Local Government, Samuel Goar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Pankshin. Read more….

FG explains drop in power supply, assures of improvement

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the worsening power situation in the country was as a result of gas pipeline vandalism.

He said this at a media briefing on the current challenges of power supply in the country. Read more….

Motorcyclist drops bomb on busy Kaduna road

The police in Kaduna on Monday detonated a high calibre Improvised Explosive Device, IED, wrapped in a polythene bag and dropped by a man on a motorbike at the busy Sultan Road/Sir Kashim Road junction in Kaduna North Local Government Area.

The Kaduna Police Public Relation Officer, Aminu Lawan, confirmed the incident.

“We got a distress call that a polythene bag containing a questionable object was dropped by a passing Okada man so we quickly ordered our anti-bomb squad team to the area. The area was immediately condoned off when it was discovered that the polythene bag contained high caliber IEDs. Our anti-bomb squad was able to successfully detonate the IEDs and the area was immediately brought under control. Read more….