By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ A factional leader of the Boko Haram insurgents, Abubakar Shekau, has released new audio, threatening the Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed-Gumi, over his plans to preach to the enclaves of criminals in the bushes. Recall that the cleric during an interview with the BBC Hausa service had declared his intention to enter into the bushes to preach to the Fulani herders. According to him, the herders are now being...

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ There was a mild drama at the Criminal Area Court II in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, when a serving Commissioner in charge of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sanusi Faruk, and 2 Directors were docked for criminal conspiracy and breach of trust to the tune of N1.728million. The two directors are, Markus Yara Sawa, Ministry of Women Affairs, and Iliya Ayuba, Ministry of Youth and Sports...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ Tension is now brewing in Wukari local government following reports that the Chief of Rafin-Kada in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba Hakimi Danasebe Tazim has allegedly ordered youths to destroy some houses belonging to internally displaced persons (IDPs). A community leader, Mr. Christopher Adyem told journalists that they were at the site rebuilding their houses when suddenly they saw four young men emerged from the car of the...