The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has revealed that the amnesty programme created for repentant bandits and other strategies is paying off following the reduction in the spate of attacks by bandits in the state.
He further stated that eight local government area bordering the Rugu forest still experience bandits attacks despite the efforts of the state government.
Governor Masari stated this when President Muhammadu Buhari visited the Internally Displaced persons at Batsari LG on Wednesday. Read More...
The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Atedo Peterside, has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Naija News reports that the president of the Anap Foundation made this known in a statement released on his Twitter handle on Wednesday.
Peterside stated that his reasons for joining the SPD were the party manifesto, the quality of the party’s national leadership and how appropriate it is for Nigeria at this time. Read More...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has confirmed an attack on his Yola residence by suspected member of Boko Haram.
Naija News earlier reported that former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, claimed that a terrorist invaded Atiku’s residence on his Twitter handle on Monday.
According to Omokri, the attack, which happened on Sunday night, was a threat to the life of the former Vice President and called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to investigate the incident thoroughly. Read More...