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By Muhammad TankoAt least 27 people were killed and many others injured when gunmen launched a late-night attack on the Jebu-Rahoss community in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday.The Local Secretary of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Riyom District, Mr Haggai Gankis, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, stating that the attackers stormed the community around 9:00 p.m., shooting indiscriminately and using machetes on residents.”Twenty-seven innocent people were shot or hacked to death—mostly women. Many others are currently hospitalized with gunshot and machete wounds. We suspected Fulani herdsmen to be behind the attack,” Gankis said.He added that…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoThe NISTAD Empowerment Foundation has advised the Nigerian government and African continent to invest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital skills to empower youth to overcome challenges such as insecurity, lack of electricity, water, and low access to healthcare.This was contained in a press statement issued, signed and made available to Nigerian Times Online on Wednesday by the communication officer to the foundation Ms Folusho Ogar.The statement said the call to action highlights the potential of AI and digital skills to drive positive change and improve the lives of young people in Nigeria and beyond.According to the statement…

By Muhammad TankoThe Special prayer was offered during Jigawa State Executive Council Meeting, led by Governor Umar Namadi for the late former Nigerian President Migammadu Buhari.The Prayer was conducted by the Special Assustant in Regoius Affairs, Malam Majibtapha YakubuAlso Muslims congratulations on Tuesday afternoon in Jos, joined in offering funeral prayers in absentia for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari at Laranto Market.The special prayers, led by Malam Baba Muhammad, sought Allah to grant Buhari mercy and reward him with Al-Jannatul Firdausi.The congregation expressed sorrow over Buhari’s demise, acknowledging that death is inevitable for every soul.”We deemed it necessary to…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoA four-day capacity development workshop for health leaders and managers kicked off in Dutse, Jigawa State capital, with 70 participants drawn from the 27 Local Government Areas.The workshop was organized by the Department of Health Research and Statistics of the State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the SWAp Coordination Unit.The workshop was aimed at strengthening leadership, planning, and systems thinking across the health sector.Dr. Kabiru Ibrahim, Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, declared the workshop open, on behalf of the Commissioner of Health, Dr Abdullahi Kainuwa.Dr Kabiru emphasized on the importance of well-coordinated, skilled, and visionary…

By Bayo Muhammad AlabiraMohammadu Buhari was a Nigerian military general and politician who served as the country’s military ruler from 1983 to 1985 and later as democratically elected President from 2015 to 2023.Buhari was born on December 17, 1942, in Daura, Katsina State, he rose through the ranks of the Nigerian Army, attending various military training institutions in Nigeria, the UK, India, and the US.Early Life and Education:Buhari was the 23rd child of his father, Mallam Ardo Adamu, a Fulani chieftain. After his father’s death when Buhari was four, his mother, Zulaihat, raised him.Buhari attended local Qur’anic schools, Daura and…

Muhammad Alabira NabordoFormer Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has explained that his support for the opposition coalition under the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) is driven by patriotism and a desire to save democracy in Nigeria.Speaking in Dutse, Jigawa State capital on Monday, Lamido said the coalition’s unity is for the progress of the country, not selfish interests.He reaffirmed his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stating that he will not leave the party, he helped build in 1998.Lamido made the disclosure while introducing the Jigawa State chairman of the ADC, Alhaji Kabiru Hussaini, to PDP members at a political…

From Bala IbrahimAminu Ibrahim Ringim, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general election in Jigawa State, has alleged that former Governor Sule Lamido is the main cause of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).Ringim stated this while reacting to Lamido’s recent comments, where he said he would remain in the PDP and work for the Coalition (ADC) in the coming elections.According to Ringim, Lamido is the mastermind behind the PDP’s failure in 2015, and Minister Nyesom Wike is copying his tactics.Ringim claimed that Lamido’s actions led to the PDP losing several governors, including…

By Muhammad TankoThree Fulani siblings were killed while rearing their cattle without provocation by gunmen alledgedly to be Berom in Nukur village, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State.This was stated by the state Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo.He said the assailants also stole about 150 cattle and killed 23 during the attack, which occurred on Thursday.Babayo told journalists in Jos on Saturday, that the victims’ corpses were recovered on Friday evening with the help of personnel from Operation Safe Haven who responded promptly following a thorough search.He described the…

By Muhammad TankoTwenty suspects linked to the gruesome killing of 13 travellers in Mangun community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, were on Friday arraigned before the State High Court in Jos as well as remanded in prison custody.The suspects, including Rabiu Haruna, Julius Abaris, Clement Machel, Gideon Istifanus, Bamkat Dan’doka, Dauda Ezekiel, Lawrence Samaila, Mantu Daniel, Gabriel Sunday, Steven Luka, and Joel Danladi.Others are Plankat Ayuba, Nanfan Habiba, Frances Augustine, Andy Danladi, Gungret Appolos, Bamshak Letak, Titus Bakwet, Balmun Helon, and Chutse Salvation, all pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge filed against them.In suit number PLD/J115/2025, the…

20 arraigned remanded in custody, over killing of 13 travellers in PlateauBy Muhammad TankoTwenty suspects linked to the gruesome killing of 13 travellers in Mangun community, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, were on Friday arraigned before the State High Court in Jos as well as remanded in prison custody.The suspects, including Rabiu Haruna, Julius Abaris, Clement Machel, Gideon Istifanus, Bamkat Dan’doka, Dauda Ezekiel, Lawrence Samaila, Mantu Daniel, Gabriel Sunday, Steven Luka, and Joel Danladi.Others are Plankat Ayuba, Nanfan Habiba, Frances Augustine, Andy Danladi, Gungret Appolos, Bamshak Letak, Titus Bakwet, Balmun Helon, and Chutse Salvation, all pleaded not guilty…