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Gunmen kill man, wife, one other in Plateau community

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June 2, 2026

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A man and his wife, identified as Mr Titus Brigade and Mrs Rahab Titus Brigade, as well as one other person, Mrs Laitu Pius, were on Monday, killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia who attacked the Tukur village of Kinat in Mangu Halle District of Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State.

A youth leader in the attacked community, Markus Lonkat who confirmed the incident in a telephone chat with DAILY POST on Tuesday, said the terrorists attacked the victims on their farm as they were cultivating their land.

“Fulani bandits attacked and killed the victims on their farm on Monday afternoon. Those killed were an elder, Mr. Titus Brigade, and his wife, Mrs. Rahab Titus Brigade, and another woman, Mrs. Laitu Pius. About five other people were injured by the bandits,” Lonkat said.

“To the best of our knowledge, the attack was unprovoked and we wonder why the barbaric act from the Fulani people who have lived with us here in Tukur for several years.

“We condemn this violence completely and call on security agencies especially the Operation Enduring Peace to be proactive in stamping out these attacks by the Fulani bandits,” he said.

In a related development, the Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area, Emmanuel Bala Mwolpun, has strongly condemned another attack on Gwomjang Community in Kadunu Ward in Gindiri District of the council by suspected Fulani gunmen on Sunday, 31st May 2026, which claimed the lives of eight residents while about 15 others were injured.

According to the youth leader of the community, Sunday Ezekiel, the attackers invaded the community around 7:30pm, opened fire on residents sporadically before fleeing into the bushes.

“The assault claimed the lives of eight persons, four women and four men, while 15 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured are currently receiving treatment at a clinic near the community,” Ezekiel said.

In a statement issued on Tuesday on his behalf by his Director of Press and Publicity, Jeremiah Dakahap, Mwolpun described the violence as barbaric and inhumane, and vowed that the perpetrators of the dastardly act will be brought to book.

While commiserating with the bereaved families and survivors, Mwolpun urged residents to be proactive about their security and to work closely with security agencies.

“We must not wait for the government alone to come to our rescue. Let us wake up and be our own security. Report any suspicious movement or activity to security agencies immediately so that prompt action can be taken,” he said.

He assured that he has directed that the injured victims be immediately taken to the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, JUTH, for specialized care while the local government would take full responsibility for their medical bills.

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2027: APC reopens electronic membership registration exercise nationwide

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August 25, 2026

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the reopening of its electronic membership registration exercise nationwide ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The party said the exercise will commence on Monday, August 31, 2026, across all wards nationwide.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the APC urged party stakeholders, supporters and members, both old and new, to participate in the exercise.

“Ahead of the 2027 General Elections, the All Progressives Congress, APC, announces the reopening of the Party’s Membership Electronic-Registration Exercise across the country on Monday, August 31, 2026.

“The E-Registration Exercise is designed to digitise the party’s membership register, ensure the integrity of membership records, enhance efficient access to membership data for planning and management decisions, promote internal democracy, and strengthen the party’s commitment to democratic innovation in Nigeria,” the statement read in full.

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Governor Buni Speaks on Using State Funds for N300m Donation

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August 25, 2026

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Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has clarified that his N300 million pledge toward a university project is a personal donation and does not come from state funds.

The Director-General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mamman Mohammed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday.

Buni announced the pledge on Sunday in Jos, Plateau State, during a one-day national symposium organised by the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS).

The group wants to use the money for a proposed university.

Kabiru Masari, Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, announced both donations at the event.

He pledged N300 million of his own and announced another N300 million on behalf of Buni, bringing the total contribution to N600 million.

Mohammed said neither donation came from the Yobe State Government.

“The donations made by Hon. Kabiru Masari on behalf of his humble self, and Governor Buni, were very personal and not on behalf of Yobe State Government,” he stated.

He added that Masari has no power to make pledges or decisions for the Yobe State Government and described reports linking the donation to state resources as “totally false, inaccurate, misleading and a distortion of facts.”

The pledge has drawn criticism from residents and activists in Yobe, who question why the governor would commit such a sum to a project outside the state while local education and healthcare face funding challenges.

The Yobe’s 2025 budget performance found that the state spent N2.8 billion on honorarium and sitting allowances between January and September, more than it spent on primary healthcare capital projects in the same period.

The State Primary Healthcare Board received N580 million in capital expenditure, while the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology got N1.8 billion.

The state also budgeted N2.1 billion for luxury vehicles in 2025, after spending N6.088 billion on vehicles in 2024.

The university at the centre of the donation, known as Fortune University, is under construction in Magama Gumau, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

JIBWIS, led by Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has raised funds for the project from several political and religious figures over the years.

The symposium, themed “Enhanced Political Participation and Social Justice as a Panacea for Unity and Development in Nigeria,” also featured remarks from Jingir on the country’s political process.

He has previously faced criticism for using his religious platform to make political statements, including recent calls for Nigerians to back a Muslim-Muslim ticket in 2027.

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin previously pledged N450 million toward the university, while Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu pledged N300 million.

Each of Nigeria’s 19 northern governors earlier donated N50 million to the project, and the Bauchi State Government provided 120 hectares of land for the site in Gumau.

Bauchi’s 20 local government areas separately contributed N200 million toward the project.

During the 2023 election campaign, then-presidential candidates Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar each donated N100 million to the university.

Jingir said JIBWIS has established over 5,000 primary and secondary schools nationwide and enrolled about seven million pupils under its education initiative.

At the Jos symposium, Jingir thanked Masari and Buni for their pledges and renewed his call on governments, corporate organisations and wealthy individuals to support the university’s completion.