No fewer than 10,264 people have been displaced by flood with six deaths in several communities in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State due to torrential rainfall that lasted for several hours. The affected communities include Kirkinga, Mildu, Duhu, Maradi, Mayo Wandu, Shuware, Pambla 2, and Palam. It was gathered that the downpour which came from the Madara mountain of the Madagali local Government Area destroyed houses, and foodstuff, and washed off farmlands, including the...

The prospective corps members who were abducted in Zamfara State on August 17, 2023while traveling to Sokoto State for their orientation course will receive their discharge certificates. They were aboard an Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus when they were ambushed and taken hostage. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) decided to issue corps members discharge certificates due to the trauma. The victims include Daniel Etim Bassey (Uruan LGA, University of Nigeria, Nsukka), Obong Victor...

The Chairman Peace Committee in Chanchanji community of Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State, Salem Mela, and his wife and children were reported to have been arrested in the early hours of Thursday by men suspected to be from the Department of State Services (DSS). Reacting to the arrest, the committee’s Secretary, Solomon John Kulenkwagh in a statement demanded the immediate release of Mela and his family members. It expressed concern over the recent...