Suspected terrorists who attacked Chisu village in Mangu Local Government of Plateau State, on Tuesday night, burnt 11 persons to death. The victims were said to have run to a house in the village for safety after they heard sporadic gunshots in the community around 11 pm but the assailants pursued them to the place and set the house on fire leading to their death. A resident of the Chisu community who escaped the attack, Michael Bulus, confirmed the death of the villagers to The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday. According to Bulus, the terrorists also burnt a church along…
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Date: 2023-Jun-21 🎯TOPIC: THE LORD IS MIGHTY IN BATTLE 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BElOW👇 https://youtu.be/_Z8LM0by0tU ✝ TEXT:Judges 7:1-25(Nkjv) 7:1. Then Jerubbaal (that [is,] Gideon) and all the people who [were] with him rose early and encamped beside the well of Harod, so that the camp of the Midianites was on the north side of them by the hill of Moreh in the valley. 7:2. And the LORD said to Gideon, “The people who [are] with you [are] too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying,…
The former Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, is currently in the Makurdi custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following an invitation, a News correspondent has learned. Ortom arrived at the Makurdi zonal office of the anti-graft agency, located at Alor Gordon Street, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that the former governor was invited to be questioned concerning an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure as an official. “Former governor Ortom is currently at our Makurdi zonal office in Benue State. He arrived at about 10 a.m. this morning, and he’s still…
Religious leaders are planning to organize national prayers for the bereaved families in the Kasese ADF rebel attack that has left 41 students killed. Under their umbrella body the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda(IRCU), the leaders said the date of the national prayer will be communicated as soon as possible. In a statement, the chairperson of the IRCU Council of Presidents, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu strongly condemned the rebel attack, describing the action as barbaric. He asked the security to intensify deployments in DRC to flush out the ADF rebel ruminants, adding that these “barbaric acts” are not only against…
The Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmad Aliyu, on Monday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Sokoto Specialist Hospital to ascertain the quality of services provided by the outfit. Malam Abubakar Bawa, the Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Sokoto. Bawa said that the governor’s decision to visit the health facility unannounced followed the series of concerns raised by citizens of the state over the poor health service delivery at the hospital. The press secretary added that other concerns that spurred the governor to visit the hospital were the need to have a first-hand…
The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed that it had commenced the implementation of the payment of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel. Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service and Federal Inland Revenue Service confirmed this in Abuja, stressing that AGO was not exempted from the payment of VAT based on the VAT Modification Order 2021. The development was, however, condemned by Nigerians, who pointed out that citizens were still trying to adjust to the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, not knowing that plans had been perfected…
The naira slumped further to the dollar after closing at 770.38/$ at the end of trading on the investor & exporter forex window on Monday. According to figures obtained from the FMDQ on Monday, the trading rates had closed at N686.96/$ on Friday. Trading opened at N703.50/$ and hit a high of N799/$ before closing at N770.38/$. The I& E forex window recorded a total turnover of $78.03m at the close of trading on Monday. The Central Bank of Nigeria, last week directed Deposit Money Banks to remove the rate cap on the naira at the I&E window to allow…
The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday, again accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of frustrating its petition challenging the result of the February 25 presidential election. Their lawyer, Jubrin Okutepa (SAN), complained to the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, that: “All the documents we have asked for, INEC has refused to give us. “We are bringing this to your notice for your intervention because we have done everything humanly possible. “These documents were certified since May 29. We have severally written letters detailing the documents we needed in the proof of our petition.” Okutepa…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who was appointed by President Bola Tinubu on Monday night, is expected to retire from the Nigeria Police Force on September 4, 2024. This is based on the civil service rule, which stipulates that civil servants are mandated to retire following the attainment of age 60 or having spent 35 years in service, depending on whichever comes first. If confirmed as the IG, Tinubu will be following the path of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who appointed a police officer whose retirement date preceded his tenure in office. Contrary to the Police Act, 2020,…
The Jigawa State Government has commenced the distribution of 38,911 sets of uniforms to female students of Senior Secondary Schools in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Education, Alhaji Abba Mustapha stated this at the inauguration of the exercise on Monday in Jahun, headquarters of Jahun Local Government Area of the state. According to him, students in 296 schools will benefit from the exercise. “The gesture is part of the government’s commitment towards supporting girl-child education in the state and the country at large. “I, therefore, call on the beneficiaries to make good use of the uniforms…